After working behind the boards for the likes of the Weeknd, Drake, Lady Gaga and Wiz Khalifa, Toronto producer Illangelo (a.k.a. Carlo Montagnese) is striking out on his own with a solo LP titled History of Man.
A press release notes that the LP, which Bromance US drops August 20, was inspired by John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost." The song cycle is apparently arranged as a 10-chapter "cinematic electronic soundscape" intended to be experienced as a single opus. That said, Illangelo is previewing a single track ("Crash Landing") to whet our appetites.
According to press material, the track "takes place at a committee hearing where the board members attempt to piece together the escape of our protagonist, Prisoner #870729." You'll have to take Illangelo's word for it, as it's an instrumental tune flooded with wobbly synths and clicky-tick electronic percussion.
History of Man:
Chapter I: One Dreamy Hum
Chapter II: Crash Landing
Chapter III: The Escape
Chapter IV: Farewell
Chapter V: The Haunting
Chapter VI: War
Chapter VII: Seven Phases
Chapter VIII: A Strange World
Chapter IX: Shattered Paradise
Chapter X: The Forsaken Ones
A press release notes that the LP, which Bromance US drops August 20, was inspired by John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost." The song cycle is apparently arranged as a 10-chapter "cinematic electronic soundscape" intended to be experienced as a single opus. That said, Illangelo is previewing a single track ("Crash Landing") to whet our appetites.
According to press material, the track "takes place at a committee hearing where the board members attempt to piece together the escape of our protagonist, Prisoner #870729." You'll have to take Illangelo's word for it, as it's an instrumental tune flooded with wobbly synths and clicky-tick electronic percussion.
History of Man:
Chapter I: One Dreamy Hum
Chapter II: Crash Landing
Chapter III: The Escape
Chapter IV: Farewell
Chapter V: The Haunting
Chapter VI: War
Chapter VII: Seven Phases
Chapter VIII: A Strange World
Chapter IX: Shattered Paradise
Chapter X: The Forsaken Ones
