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With Jhelisa In The Mix… All Is “Ultra Light” In The Angel Camp

Categories: Releases
Posted on August 30, 2009 Posted by The Angel

Nothing beats working with someone whose talent is so remarkable, so pervasive that you can feel it from light years away… Jhelisa is such an incredible spirit, not only a phenomenal vocalist, arranger, writer, producer… She’s a fireball of energy, a catalyst of intensity and a creative being like no one I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.

We go way back… In fact, Jhelisa and I were both living in London when I produced and recorded my very first album for Delicious Vinyl; the ill fated, never released, “A Message From The Angel…”, but that’s another story. I was singing back in those days, but never happily… The voice that I heard in my head, as I wrote and produced those songs, was way more soulful than I could ever manage and knowing my own limitations, I was keen to bring in guests to fulfill the potential that I felt I couldn’t reach on my own. When Jhelisa agreed to sing on a bunch of the songs I was in seventh heaven…

So that was then, and you’ll probably never get to hear any of that material for a million different reasons, however, earlier this year Jhelisa and I teamed up in LA and the first of two very different tracks are about to be released, “Ultra Light” by The Angel feat Jhelisa on September 22nd and “Words Like Daggers” as 60 Channels… But the icing on the cake is additional Jhelisa flavour on my upcoming instrumental album, “Xtra Sensory Goodness”. For a little extra background on Jhelisa, here’s a mention in this August’s Spin:

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More info on “Ultra Light” in the coming weeks!!

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“True Blood” June 28th -The Angel Is In The Mix

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Posted on June 22, 2009 Posted by The Angel

Vampire and monster stories have always intrigued me… As a kid, I especially loved watching vampire movies only to wind up so scared that I had to sleep with the blanket covering my neck well into my teens, ha. Luckily, I eventually got over that phase…

Now I get a real kick out of licensing my music to shows that I am a fan of… It gives me a chance to be an objective observer and to experience my songs in a fresh context. This is definitely the case with “True Blood”. It’s the opposite effect of scoring to picture, where I’m creating original music to embellish and support the scene, adding context to the visual.
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A couple of other excellent HBO favs have licensed some of my work… 60 Channels “Ride With The Flow”, became the backdrop to Nate hallucinating at Brenda’s in the episode “Crossroads”, of the brilliant “Six Feet Under” and The Angel “Make It Betta” featuring Tre Hardson, was playing in Stringer Bell’s ride in the episode “Sentencing”, of my all time favorite, “The Wire”.

The license to “True Blood” trumps the others in a unique way because writer, Raelle Tucker, wrote one of my songs into her script for the episode “Scratches”… which begs the question, “What did the song inspire for the scene… and which song?”

We’ll find out on June 28th… ‘Til then I am as intrigued as the rest of the “True Blood” fans to see where Alan Ball and his team are taking us next… So far it’s been a fun and provocative ride with plenty of underlying clever social commentary…

Any time they want to invite me down to DJ at Fangtasia, I’ll be there.

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Settin’ Up “Supa Crucial Downtempo Remixes & Rarities”

Categories: Releases
Posted on March 19, 2009 Posted by The Angel

It’s amazing how much music gets made that either never gets released or that only gets a limited release… remixes of the moment or songs that had no home because they were too different for a specific album, or simply because, at the time, there really was no outlet for them in the grand scheme of things.

I took a trip down memory lane through the Supa Crucial catalogue over the past month and realized that we have some real gems that either, no one can find out there anymore due to labels having gone under, limited vinyl releases that never got digitized or simply because tunes got lost in the flurry of new activities and priorities… temporarily forgotten but the love was never lost.

Hence we are compiling and releasing these downtempo beauties in April. Here’s a little early behind the scenes info…
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DJ Drez gives The Angel “Destiny Complete (Bittersweet Version)” & OG version feat Mystic, the Jahta remix treatment
One time Garth Trinidad favorite Jaz Klash “Thru The Haze (The Angel Remix)”
Divine Styler’s remix of The Angel “Make It Betta” feat Tre Hardson originally a limited vinyl only release
The Angel “Act As If (Act III Mix)” feat Divine Styler originally released on the “Boiler Room (Original Motion Picture Score)” album
The Dread Flimstone & Paleface remix of 60 Channels “Ride With The Flow” originally a limited vinyl only release
Headset (Plug Research) remix of “OK…Alright” by Mystic unearthed and unreleased until now
Tre Hardson “10 Million Ways” produced by The Angel – this track was recorded at a time when there was no logical home for it, but there is now

Some more surprises… but you’ll just have to wait for the next installment to find out about the rest. Stay tuned!

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Bringing 60 Channels Back To The Future…

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Posted on March 10, 2009 Posted by Supa Crucial Crew

Later this year look out for a brand new 60 Channels EP entitled “Ultra Light” featuring Jhelisa!
But this month we’re bringing out…


March 10th the single “Scorched Earth (Earthstar Mix)” feat Rain Phoenix.
This mix is a mellow and sombre incarnation of the original track taken from the album
“Covert Movements”
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“Scorched Earth
Parched Soul
Understanding Pain
Yet The Less I Know…”
Lyrics by The Angel

March 17th the album “Covert Movements (Instrumentals)” containing full instrumental versions of the original album. For all the graphic designer buddies of ours, who consistently tell us that they love working those long hours listening to instrumentals for inspiration – here’s one for ya…
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Good Energy Is Golden…

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Posted on February 4, 2009 Posted by The Angel

Luckily, I’ve got some really good souls in my circle… and as if I’d sent for this one myself, Tre Hardson aka Slimkid3 just came by and graced us with his special brand of goodness. Mind you, I had no idea he was in LA recording with Fatlip when I reached out this morning to see when he might next be in town… but that’s how it works when people are truly connected.

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So we shared some spiritual notions, philosophical banter, Libra concerns over how to manage multiple artist personalities – like Tre with Slimkid3 and me with 60 Channels as my alter ego, a few war stories and a laugh! The Pharcyde are heading out to Australia next week to play the Good Vibrations Festival 2009 … and I will happily be on lockdown in the cave so I can get all these new releases ready. Finally back to makin’ records in ‘09!

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60 Channels ‘Black Rush’ as End Title Song on ‘Crash’

Categories: Shout Outs
Posted on December 27, 2008 Posted by Supa Crucial Crew

Jan 2nd ‘09 – The STARZ! original series of ‘Crash’ will close the episode entitled, ‘Ring Dings’ with the 60 Channels track ‘Black Rush’ featuring vocals by Angie Hart (Frente!) from the album, ‘Covert Movements.’60 Channels is a second artist project created and produced by The Angel. Repeats all week through Jan 11th On Demand through Jan 15th.

A special year end shout out goes to Glen Mazzara, creator of the series…

Angie Hart records the evocative vocals on 'Black Rush'

Angie Hart records the evocative vocals on 'Black Rush'

“When I wrote this song, I had Angie’s voice in my head, knowing that she would draw in the listener with a beautiful and intimate performance… bringing the lyrics to life”. – The Angel

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60 Channels Knowledge Mag Archive

Categories: Interviews & Charts
Posted on October 22, 2008 Posted by Supa Crucial Crew

The Angel aka 60 Channels

The Angel aka 60 Channels

60 Channels – The Angel Interview with Chris Muniz for “Covert Movements” album release.

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