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On the track at the end of each page
Why every category page closes with a single track of my own — and what I try to do with it.
At the bottom of every category page is one track of mine. Not a self-promotion section, not a back catalogue — one track, picked to fit the same room as the playlist above it.
I wanted the site to be honest about who's behind the picks. A curator who also writes music has different ears than one who only listens. You can hear it in the choices. Putting a track of mine alongside the playlist felt fairer than hiding it.
The track is always something that meets the same bar as the playlist. If it would wake you up during the sleep playlist, it doesn't get to sit there. If it would pull focus during the focus playlist, same deal. It has to disappear in the same way.
That's also why none of these are singles or lead tracks. They're the quiet ones, the ones that usually live at the back of a record.