How We Curate
The Traklife Editorial Code
Traklife operates as an editorial institution — not a submission service.
We commit to:
- Authorship over algorithms
- Intentionality over virality
- Process over output
- Cultural contribution over personal ambition
- Context over hype
Curation is subjective, moment-based, and human.
We will get things wrong — and we own that.
The Editorial Lens (How Decisions Are Made)
Every submission is evaluated through context, not metrics.
We ask:
- What is the artist trying to say — and why now?
- Does this work contribute to culture or simply react to trends?
- Is there a moment forming — or being forced?
- Does this align with what Traklife is documenting right now?
If the answer isn’t clear, we pass — even if the work is strong.
Passing does not mean “bad.”
It means not aligned at this moment.
What Traklife Does Not Optimize For
- Streaming numbers
- Social media virality
- Industry cosigns
- Paid influence
- Algorithmic momentum
Those signals exist elsewhere.
Traklife exists to document meaning.