A couple months later, guided by the intent to put together a mixtape that sounded like a remix collection, she released the free download cut 4 me with contributions from kingdom and peers bok bok, girl unit, jam city, and nguzunguzu. It has been exactly four years since she released her breakthrough mixtape cut 4 me, which, alongside fka twigs, frank ocean and the weeknd. Kelela mizanekristos born june 4, 1983 is an american singer and songwriter. Kelela s excellent 20 mixtape cut 4 me receives the felicitous deluxe edition treatment and will be available on triple lp and cd for the very first time. Kelelas debut mixtape, cut 4 me, is the culmination of a long journey, exploring the space between loss and freedom, and the process of letting go as a catalyst for growth. K elela mizanekristos spends our conversation elegantly crumbling marijuana and then slowly rolling a large joint. Cut was all written very casually, said ezra rubin, the label. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download.
Its a quiet evening for me, but for kelela mizanekristos, the most. Almost four years to the day, after key appearances on songs by the likes of kindness, solange, danny brown, and gorillaz, and the release of a strong ep, kelela followed it up with this second fulllength, what she calls her first album. On her debut mixtape cut 4 me, kelela has lined up tracks from many of the producers associated with the great night. Cut 4 me youre all that i need tenderly give me what i need would you please rock carefully youre all that i need talk to me give me what i need. Kelela cut 4 me kelela has placed new mixtape cut 4 me online listen to it now. As promised, kingdoms fade to mind imprint has dropped cut 4 me, kelelas debut mixtape, a showcase for the. Kelela mizanekristos born june 6, 1983 is an ethiopian american singer and songwriter. She released her debut mixtape, cut 4 me in october 20 and an ep in october 2015 named hallucinogen. Download kelelas debut mixtape, cut 4 me the fader. Kelela cut 4 me deluxe edition music skip to main content.
The official kelela site new album take me apart out now on warp records. Kelelas debut project cut 4 me was released on oct 1st, 20 by fade to mind via soundcloud. Oct 01, 20 kelela has been known to announce in performances that this song is about a girl. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Kelela mizanekristos born 1983, known as kelela, is an american singer and songwriter. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 20 mixtape cut 4 me, which gained her praise from music critics. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. It was universally acclaimed and made the best of lists for outlets such as complex, emusic. Kelela s mixtape cut 4 me was released on october 1st, 20 on producer. This morning, kelela released her debut mixtape, cut 4 me, a collaboration with kingdom, girl unit, jam city and other producers from the fade to mindnight slugs contingent. So many nights shes got me high someone who wont bite dont wanna stop her i gave it time. Her heritage is ethiopian, and as a teenager she was voted most likely to be a pop star. Check out cut 4 me deluxe by kelela on amazon music. This morning, kelela released her debut mixtape, cut 4 me, a collaboration with kingdom, girl unit, jam city and other producers from the. Fade to mind and night slugs regulars who produced the instrumentals on the debut release return to provide eight new unreleased remixes.
Oct 19, 20 kelela mizanekristos is an labased singer and solanges former tourmate, who just released a mixtape called cut 4 me 8. On her debut mixtape cut 4 me, kelela has lined up tracks from many of the producers associated with the great night slugs label. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 20 mixtape cut 4 me. The remixes explore five of the original songs, each pushing them in exhilarating new directions. It was a turning point for me as an artist because it came together. Kelela cut 4 me fadelp001 by fadetomind fadeto mind. Kelelas future pop transformatively draws on the music of. Seeking to make the mixtape sound like a remix album, kelela added her own vocals over instrumental tracks by djs from fade to mind and night slugs. Five months later, kelela returned with this free download, released through rubins night slugs sister label fade to mind. Unlike many of the tracks on cut 4 me which she has stated in interviews are about her breakup with a man. Cut 4 me followed kelela through heartbreak, melancholy and finding the resolve to go on fighting. Cut 4 me deluxe kelela to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Fade to mind is a both a record label and a movement, a series of club nights and cooperative projects in music, visual art, video, and apparel.
Her 20 debut mixtape, cut 4 me, earned praise from music critics and contemporaries such as solange knowles and bjork, and was listed in various publications yearend lists. Glimmering with all the polished, futuristic promise of a janet jackson record, kelela mizanekristos longawaited debut album is here. On her debut mixtape cut 4 me, kelela has lined up tracks from. One of the years more striking debuts, it wasnt available on any physical formats until april 2015, when. A trained vocalist in love with club culture, she fuses 80s synth pop with cutting edge production, an american sensibility but with european tastes. Ezra rubin, will boston, kelela mizanekristos record labels.
Fade to mind released cut 4 me on the 1st october 20 sign up to download it here. Of her mixtape, she says to rookie mag, i will work with all of these producers for all of my life. Kelela mizanekristos has previously experimented with indie, jazz, and metal while searching for an outlet for her voice. The longawaited opus arrives at the tail end of an extended tour with the xx and scenestealing guest spots on recent albums from longtime ally solange, warps gonzo rap star danny brown and most recently on humanz from gorillaz. Kelela cut 4 me f comm vinyl record global groove records. Kelela mizanekristos is an american singer and songwriter.
Kelela has been known to announce in performances that this song is about a girl. She stops several times to lift a hand and sweep one of. Mar 03, 2015 kelela is the labased singer with waist length dreads watch her cut them off here who we first heard on poptronica duo teengirl fantasys efx and hailed as the future of music when we met her. In 2015, she released hallucinogen, an ep which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Download scrobbler developer api free music downloads merchandise. Kelela s mixtape cut 4 me was released on october 1st, 20 on producer kingdoms fade to mind label. The vocalist and songwriter, born kelela mizanekristos in washington, d. Kelela s debut mixtape cut 4 me out october 1st on fade to mind. Jam city from kelelas cut 4 me for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Oct 06, 2017 i simply adore kelela and her musical direction of combining elements of 90s rnb with futuristic electronic sounds. Sparked by kingdoms ongoing relationship with texas producer prince william, l. Mixtape seemed like an unnecessarily modest designation for cut 4 me, one of the most striking and satisfying releases of 20.
Oct 09, 20 if cut 4 me, the first mixtape from the d. And while theres nothing as abrasive as the beats on her acclaimed 20 mixtape cut 4 me, take me apart retains her proclivity for the leftfield, bubbling with 90s and 00sstyle futurism via delicate touches of sinogrime. Seeking to make the mixtape sound like a remix album, kelela sung over instrumental tracks by producers from the fade to mind and night slugs record labels, whose sound has been described as one of the most distinctive sounds in uk dance. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our coo. With 22 tracks in total, cut 4 me deluxe edition is the definitive version of kelela s breakout record. Go all night let me roll bank head extended cut 4 me. Stream kelela cut 4 me fadelp001, a playlist by fadetomind from desktop or your mobile device. It was released on october 1, 20, by fade to mind for free download on soundcloud. We released it as a free download, but people are still paying for it on itunes, just to support it. Her debut studio album, take me apart, was released in 2017. Kelela is an american singer who is of ethiopian descent.
As a result, cut 4 me never loses the biting point between invention and immediacy. Between the digital and physical releases of cut 4 me, kelela was featured on an array of tracks, including bok boks melbas call, a pair of highlights off kindness otherness, and future browns danger zone, after which she joined the latter group on the warp roster. The tracks are mostly very sparse, allowing kelela s vocals to shine. Shes a proud ethiopian american, and is very knowledgable of her roots and her culture take me aparts cover has her name written in one of ethiopias languages. Find and follow posts tagged kelela mizanekristos on tumblr. Over the course of the cut 4 me mixtape and the hallucinogen ep, kelela forged her name as a lithe vocalist with a distinctly leftfield sound on take me apart thats all consolidated, with dreamy vocals and prismatic, gorgeously. So many nights shes got me high someone who wont bite dont wanna stop her i gave it tim. Kelela knows how to make her vocals resonate with a sound palette which feels uniquely hers. Kelela cut 4 me, free mixtape stream and download on livemixtapes web or app. Stream cut 4 me, a playlist by kelela from desktop or your mobile device. So many nights shes got me high someone who wont bite dont wanna stop her i gave it time, im in no rush youre slippin now, thats. Seeking to make the mixtape sound like a remix album, kelela sung over instrumental tracks by producers from the fade to mind and night slugs record labels, whose sound has been described. Cut 4 me is the debut mixtape by american singer and songwriter kelela.
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