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“Ultra Light” on the dark side… That’s where Supa Crucial is starting off 2010. The soulful single by The Angel featuring Jhelisa has been given the dnb treatment by LA’s own R.A.W. aka 6BLOCC as well as Dstar & Mason, part of Philly’s Gasm crew. These remixes will satisfy those who gravitate toward a beautiful, sultry vocal blended with dark bangin’ beats. Release date is Feb 16th, but you’ll find an early taster below…
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…
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!
The film struck such a chord with the UK’s youth in ‘06 when it was first released, but it’s only just getting a U.S. release this month and it will be fresh to an American audience. There is still much nostalgia for the film in the UK, with both “WEST 10 LDN” airing this year by the same production team of director, Menhaj Huda and writer, Noel Clarke (myself included as composer) and the film’s sequel, “AdULTHOOD”, which built on “KiDULTHOOD’s” success and took it into the top 10 UK box office for a month this past summer…
So with renewed excitement about the film, I revisited the opening theme and looked for a way to bring it up front and in your face for ‘08. This time it doesn’t need to sit behind dialogue, setting the tone for the film, it can just stand loud and proud… When I was in the process of writing and recording the score for the film, I was working in LA, uploading quicktime movies for the director, Menhaj Huda to download and check out while he was in London. After an initial batch of cues I had a good feel for Huds’ (Menhaj Huda’s) sensibilities and when I sent him the quicktime movie with the original theme, I could hear the excitement in his voice as he said “I can’t wait to open my film with this piece of music”. Well, now – rewind and come again… with a fresh take.
Anne Litt at KCRW, here in Los Angeles, just started playing the remix.
