Killah Priest's Mystery Channel EP, is his first release on 600 Block Records after his acclaimed features on Pugs Atomz’ Test Drive LP in 2022. The EP, coming on Good Friday (29th March) on limited edition CD via BSOM features two original productions from Bryan Ford/Tusk57, an amazing Tall Black Guy Productions remix, instrumentals of all three tracks.
Written and produced by Bryan Ford. Bryan Ford who is a multi genre producer, composer and instrumentalist on guitar, bass, keys, and drums who sharpened his composition and production skills over a 20+ year career as a behind-the-scenes electronic musician, releasing music as himself, Lake Street Project, B. Ford, Terry Swank, Tusk57, and various collaborations. He's produced for and collaborated with various artists such as Killah Priest, Pugs Atomz, Grammy-nominated Jazz trombonist Marshall Gilkes, Pseudo Slang, MC Tree, J Boogie, Family Tree, Glenn Underground, Roy Davis Jr., Stacy Kidd, Andre Harris, Chicago Afrobeat Project and Meg Lee Chin of Pigface, among others.
Tall Black Guy’s remix of Mystery Channel is a soulful jazzy take on the EP’s namesake, bringing his signature style to his first collaboration with 600 Block Records. From humble origins in Detroit, raised on a healthy diet of Motown, Jazz and early Hip-Hop...Tall Black Guy has become a standard bearer for the current hip hop beats scene. Through a steady stream of productions filled with incredibly clever sample flips and deft production chops, he has won fans across the world, including Gilles Peterson, Lefto, Jazzy Jeff, Questlove and countless others.
The cover art for Killah Priest's Mystery Channel EP was illustrated by Jiba Mole Anderson the famed graphic novelist who created The Horsemen and other black graphic literature. He has been recognized by The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, GQ Magazine, and The New York Times.
credits
released April 5, 2024
Production:
Bryan Ford (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7),
Tall Black Guy (tracks: 3, 6)
Lyrics written and performed by Killah Priest
Music written and produced by Bryan Ford as Tusk57
Track 3 & 6 written and produced by Tall Black Guy
Cover Art by Jiba Molei Anderson
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Priest is so intelligent and his albums seem to always come out as works of art! He is the King of Deep Thinkers and the GOAT of something that is light years beyond hip hop! Lost Soul
supported by 8 fans who also own “Mystery Channel EP”
Bronze, I am so grateful to have you and the Wiseman to make life worth living through your music. Big fan since day 1. This shit is beautiful. A Day to God is a Thousand Years. Peace Avery K
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