Channel Tres - Head Rush - Signed Copy
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Information
- Artist : Channel Tres
- Label : RCA
- Format : 2 x 12" (140g)
- Sleeve : Gatefold
- Country : United States
- Genres : HouseElectronic
- Estimated shipping date : August 2024
Description
Signed copy. Limited units available.
Pre-order (ex. US) 2LP standard weight Black Vinyl, Black Poly Lined Sleeves, Gatefold Jacket. Ships in August 2024.
Channel Tres announces his debut album Head Rush, which is set for release on June 14th via RCA Records. The album’s announcement arrives alongside new single “Berghain,” which features fellow South LA artist Barney Bones and serves as a first taste of what fans can expect from the album. Head Rush features all of the sonic hallmarks for which Channel Tres has become known since the release of his now-classic 2018 single “Controller,” but finds him incorporating previously unheard influences that mark the beginning of a new musical chapter. “Berghain” makes that immediately clear — it showcases an urgency unlike anything else in Channel’s catalog to date.
Speaking about “Berghain,” Channel shares, “It’s about the time I played Berghain and how the culture in that environment made me feel, I didn’t feel weird anymore. Everyone’s the same, the goal for everyone in that place is to enjoy themselves and be free, and music played a pivotal role in that. It was the main thing for me and I wanted to document that experience I had there through music so that I always have that memory in my life. So I can feel that memory while I’m performing and relive that experience.”
Channel Tres emerged from Compton's musical scene as a purveyor of innovation, pushing the traditional spirit of West Coast rap into unexplored territories. He’s toured globally, from major festivals to sold-out arenas. For Channel, music is about reconnecting with his own history, whether it’s in his lyrics, or through the influences and musical history that he uncovers in his production. His last EP i can’t go outside debuted in Spotify’s Top 10 US Album Debuts with features from Tyler, The Creator and Tinashe. With his forthcoming debut album Head Rush, he opens his most exciting musical chapter to date.
For Channel Tres, the decision to finally drop an LP is a deeply personal one. “There were things about my story that I didn’t know how to express, musically or lyrically,” he says. But after a, sometimes trying, period of growth, he’s finally ready to articulate this chapter of his life: “I would say my artistry has grown to a place where I’m comfortable sharing this much at one time.”
Head Rush is a richly layered record, but one that feels totally intuitive, without a trace of doubt or self-consciousness. Throughout his career, Tres has blended recognizable genres, textures, and points of view into a truly singular form all his own. Longtime listeners will recognize in Head Rush the hallmarks of a Channel Tres record: a mastery of rhythm, the rare ability to make songs sinister and fluorescent at once.