Por Tu Barrio

Esta va para todos los que pasaran el da de San Valentn solos 
This one goes out to everyone spending Valentines Day alone  

Written & Performed by AL3C and HeyBela
Produced & Mixed by Pete Rango
Mastered by Rome Palermo


Por Tu Barrio #14

Art of Emotions

A reminder that life is full of changes and transitions. However, its often in those moments of untethered beginnings that we discover our true strength and resilience. Yes, it can be scary and uncertain, but it's also exhilarating and empowering. So don't be afraid to soar scary and uncertain territory and let go of what is holding you back.

Artwork featured in Times Square NYC for NFT NYC on April 12. This artwork was featured a physical printed ticket for the event. 

Untethered Beginnings

codependency [demo]

This is an acoustic demo that I wrote/recorded yesterday (11/18/22) ~ it is a reflection on past relationships and the duality of codependency. It can be beautiful for two people to lean on each other during hard times, but it can quickly turn toxic. Too much dependency on a significant other, friend or family member can be detrimental to one"s growth and individuality.

I didn"t overthink this - I wrote the song and recorded this demo in a couple of hours. It"s a little rough around the edges, but so are many relationships 

Anyone who mints this demo will be airdropped one edition of the final version of the song when it drops on https://sound.xyz/ in early 2023 

Cover art generated by Stable Diffusion AI

50% of proceeds supporting https://juicebox.money/@campfir3


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NOT4ME (Acoustic)

 All collectors who share their 2023 New Year"s Resolution in a comment are eligible for an airdrop from my Sound collection 

Lots of things changed for me in 2022.

I moved to Brooklyn, switched careers, ended a long-term relationship, quit weed, traveled everywhere from Paris to Bogot, moved OUT of Brooklyn, released my debut single and genesis music NFTs...you get the point.

In the midst of all of this I have attempted to become more discerning in my day to day life. Every day brings new decisions. How will I show up for myself? Which relationships will I prioritize? Which habits will I direct my time and energy to?

NOT4ME was my first attempt to answer these questions as I began to face my vices, cut my losses and chart a course for healing. I am grateful for the chance to share this stripped down version of NOT4ME for the first time here on Sound, and I hope you enjoy 

Written & performed by AL3C
Mixed by Mixed Emotions Music

NOT4ME (Acoustic) #8

NOT4ME

The stories that we tell ourselves determine our self-image, which determines how we move through each day. NOT4ME is about recognizing and releasing the habits, patterns and stories in life that hurt us more than they contribute to our healing.

NOT4ME has been an affirmation for me throughout the 6 months since I wrote it - it is the story that I told myself to reclaim my identity and learn how to love myself despite persistent feelings of guilt and shame. Releasing these negative feelings allowed me to better show up for myself, re-center creativity and welcome healthier habits into my life.

This song is more relevant to me now than ever. It has made me more discerning of what supports my growth and what is simplynot for me 

I hope NOT4ME supports your journey in some way.

I hope it makes you smile.

I hope it makes you dance.



Written & Performed by AL3C
Produced by AL3C & Pete Rango
Mastered by Rome Palermo
Album artwork by Scolla Fungwe & losingmyego
Community support from Campfire & Mochi!
Outro thoughts from Lackhoney, Mariana Makwaia, Saiko, Tarot & Domino

NOT4ME #5

Proof of Merge is a fully on-chain, non-transferable, and dynamic NFT that will change throughout The Merge. We detect The Merge on-chain by checking if the DIFFICULTY opcode returns 0 according to EIP3675. During The Merge, the current Ethereum execution layer will merge into the Beacon chain, and Ethereum will transition from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake. Proof of Merge is a collaboration between Michael Blau (x0r) and Mason Hall.

Proof of Merge

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From crypto-curious to web3 degens. Graduates of Harvard Business School. 

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Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula (NIRCam Image)

What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth.

Called the Cosmic Cliffs, the region is actually the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, roughly 7,600 light-years away. The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the center of the bubble, above the area shown in this image. The high-energy radiation from these stars is sculpting the nebulas wall by slowly eroding it away.  

NIRCam  with its crisp resolution and unparalleled sensitivity  unveils hundreds of previously hidden stars, and even numerous background galaxies. Several prominent features in this image are described below.

-- The steam that appears to rise from the celestial mountains is actually hot, ionized gas and hot dust streaming away from the nebula due to intense, ultraviolet radiation. 

-- Dramatic pillars rise above the glowing wall of gas, resisting the blistering ultraviolet radiation from the young stars.

-- Bubbles and cavities are being blown by the intense radiation and stellar winds of newborn stars.

-- Protostellar jets and outflows, which appear in gold, shoot from dust-enshrouded, nascent stars.

-- A blow-out erupts at the top-center of the ridge, spewing gas and dust into the interstellar medium. 

-- An unusual arch appears, looking like a bent-over cylinder.

This period of very early star formation is difficult to capture because, for an individual star, it lasts only about 50,000 to 100,000 years  but Webbs extreme sensitivity and exquisite spatial resolution have chronicled this rare event.

Located roughly 7,600 light-years away, NGC 3324 was first catalogued by James Dunlop in 1826. Visible from the Southern Hemisphere, it is located at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), which resides in the constellation Carina. The Carina Nebula is home to the Keyhole Nebula and the active, unstable supergiant star called Eta Carinae. 

NIRCam was built by a team at the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martins Advanced Technology Center.

For a full array of Webbs first images and spectra, including downloadable files, please visit: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images 

Credits:
IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

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Webb's First Deep Field (NIRCam Image)

Thousands of galaxies flood this near-infrared image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. High-resolution imaging from NASAs James Webb Space Telescope combined with a natural effect known as gravitational lensing made this finely detailed image possible.

First, focus on the galaxies responsible for the lensing: the bright white elliptical galaxy at the center of the image and smaller white galaxies throughout the image. Bound together by gravity in a galaxy cluster, they are bending the light from galaxies that appear in the vast distances behind them. The combined mass of the galaxies and dark matter act as a cosmic telescope, creating magnified, contorted, and sometimes mirrored images of individual galaxies.

Clear examples of mirroring are found in the prominent orange arcs to the left and right of the brightest cluster galaxy. These are lensed galaxies  each individual galaxy is shown twice in one arc. Webbs image has fully revealed their bright cores, which are filled with stars, along with orange star clusters along their edges.

Not all galaxies in this field are mirrored  some are stretched. Others appear scattered by interactions with other galaxies, leaving trails of stars behind them.

Webb has refined the level of detail we can observe throughout this field. Very diffuse galaxies appear like collections of loosely bound dandelion seeds aloft in a breeze. Individual pods of star formation practically bloom within some of the most distant galaxies  the clearest, most detailed views of star clusters in the early universe so far.

One galaxy speckled with star clusters appears near the bottom end of the bright central stars vertical diffraction spike  just to the right of a long orange arc. The long, thin ladybug-like galaxy is flecked with pockets of star formation. Draw a line between its wings to roughly match up its star clusters, mirrored top to bottom. Because this galaxy is so magnified and its individual star clusters are so crisp, researchers will be able to study it in exquisite detail, which wasnt previously possible for galaxies this distant.

The galaxies in this scene that are farthest away  the tiniest galaxies that are located well behind the cluster  look nothing like the spiral and elliptical galaxies observed in the local universe. They are much clumpier and more irregular. Webbs highly detailed image may help researchers measure the ages and masses of star clusters within these distant galaxies. This might lead to more accurate models of galaxies that existed at cosmic spring, when galaxies were sprouting tiny buds of new growth, actively interacting and merging, and had yet to develop into larger spirals. Ultimately, Webbs upcoming observations will help astronomers better understand how galaxies form and grow in the early universe.

NIRCam was built by a team at the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martins Advanced Technology Center.

For a full array of Webbs first images and spectra, including downloadable files, please visit: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images 

Credits:
IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

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In June of 2022 builders from across the internet came together to hack on top of the Zora API and produce creations showcasing the power of NFTs.

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SkywalkerZ

A collection of regen Z astronauts exploring the web3 x social impact space

SkywalkerZ #384

Onchain Block Invaders (OBI) is a 100% generated and stored on-chain evolvable pfp collection with swappable skins and color palettes.

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The first 100% ON CHAIN pfp collection with interchangeable skins and color palettes.

OBI #3953  

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Crypto Native #53

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