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Earlier work

Records made between 2020 and 2023

Records made before Trash Music and The Album Everyone Wants. A mix of experimental noise, ambient instrumentals, lo-fi songwriting, and the occasional NFT-era detour. All available on Bandcamp.

1. 

   DJPants.eth Presents: The #NFTBlues

   2021

   A concept record about the ecstatic highs and vacuous lows of the NFT music scene, made in the thick of it.

2. 

   Hey buddy, can you spare $74k / year?

   March 2021

   Songs about money, work, and the cost of staying in the Bay Area.

3. 

   It’s Natural to Lose Friends

   February 2021

   Quiet, reflective record on letting go.

4. 

   You Don’t Love Me

   January 2021

   Short EP, songwriter mode.

5. 

   Born to Be Damned

   December 2020

   Dark folk, home recordings.

6. 

   A Candle is a Raging Fire!

   October 2020

   Experimental song-cycle.

7. 

   Soundtracks

   May 2020

   Six instrumental compositions, originally made as bedding music for documentary films. Available for sync licensing — hello@chrisportka.com.

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