It has since gotten Staff Picked on Vimeo. Shortly after he released a video with Los Angeles filmmaker Lance Drake that is as stunning and futuristic as the original composition. Illangelo released his single 'Clockwork', featuring vocalist Phlo Finister, on May 12, 2014. Additionally 'Like Lust' and 'Ivory' went on receive back to back Best New Track on Pitchfork. Their self-described style of minimal soul in combination with Illangelo's futuristic sound created a unique texture that has since been gaining much momentum selling out their Australian tour and several dates across the USA and Europe. On May 2, 2014, Illangelo collaborated with the Sydney trio Movement on their self titled debut EP.
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Earlier that month, he released a series of demos from the pre- House Of Balloons era (circa 2010) on his Bandcamp page. Illangelo released a single titled 'What The Fuss' on February 18, 2014, which features up and coming Toronto native Rochelle Jordan. On August 20, 2013, Illangelo released his debut concept-album titled 'History of Man', which he describes as 'a literary, visual and audio narrative inspired by the epic poem 'Paradise Lost' by 17th-century English poet John Milton'. 2012 was spent working mainly on Trilogy (The Weeknd album). In January 2011, Drake decided to take 'Crew Love' for his upcoming album. Illangelo thought he would have to move back to Calgary as his money ran out, but then began to work on House of Balloons with producer Doc McKinney and The Weeknd. In December 2010, Illangelo and Abel (The Weeknd) connected in Toronto and did 'Crew Love,' making it the first time he got to work with an artist that he genuinely loved and admired. I realized I ha to go to Toronto.' He moved to Toronto in 2010, saved up some money, and gave himself 'one year to make happen.' Music career After doing music there for 8 years, he says, 'It came to a point where I realized I was not going to reach my goal of what I wanted to do with my life.
He was one half of the duo Somewhere Else with collaborator Billy Walsh, and he released his debut concept album History of Man on Augunder his label Hear the Art Inc., Bromance Records and Owsla. His work includes Post Malone's 'I Fall Apart', Fall Out Boy 'The Last of the Real Ones', Lykke Li, M.I.A., MØ, executive production of The Weeknd's 2011 mixtapes, the 2012 compilation album from The Weeknd titled Trilogy along with singles from rappers Wiz Khalifa's 'Remember You', Drake's 'Crew Love', Ricky Hil's 'Nomads', (all featuring The Weeknd), and remixes such as Lady Gaga's 'Marry the Night (The Weeknd and Illangelo remix)' and Florence and the Machine's 'Shake It Out (The Weeknd remix)'. Carlo Montagnese (born July 29, 1987), better known as Illangelo, is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian producer, songwriter, musician and mixing engineer from Calgary, Alberta, who came to attention as long-time collaborator of The Weeknd.
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