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 releases March 29, 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 600 Block Records under exclusive license to Black Stone of Mecca
