Channel Three released his sixth EP, Real Culture Shit, via Godmode and RCA Records. Stream it below on Apple Music or Spotify.
A continuation of Channel’s efforts to blend Chicago house, Detroit techno, and West Coast rap into a genre called “Compton house,” Real Culture Shit marks the beginning of a new phase in the 31-year-old artist’s career. After years of building a niche reputation with a wide range of fans — from dance DJ circles to Sir Elton John — He’s finally bringing his sound to the mainstream, and the five tracks lining the new EP show just how much pop potential his signature style has.
But make no mistake: Channel’s rise to pop stardom doesn’t mean he’s compromising his artistry to please the masses. If anything, the new sound and unstoppable movement of Real Culture Shit show that the Los Angeles native’s straightforward intuition is well suited to translating his vision into pop bops. Even the title of the EP speaks to this dynamic.
“This EP is about me remembering the different relationships I had with my friends in the past,” Channel explained in a statement. “As an adult now, some of the relationships I don’t have are as close as I would like. When I meet any of my friends or call them on the phone we have words and slang that we use that we only knows. I call that kind of thing ‘real cultural shit.’ It’s a statement about how I don’t need to please anyone, all I need to do is be myself, and everything will be fine.
For Channel, “being himself” is great. Since hitting the scene in 2018 with “Controller,” he’s released several acclaimed EPs and collaborated with Tyler, the Creator, JPEGMAFIA, SG Lewis, and more.
“As an artist, the things that make me unique are the things that I’m insecure about or ashamed of, but those are the things that have also shaped me into the person that I am,” he continued. Tying his philosophy back to the new EP, he concluded: “It’s about loving yourself, and that’s really cultural shit.”
In conjunction with the release, Channel also embarked on a headlining world tour that began in Okeechobee, Florida on March 3rd and concluded in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 24th. Grab your seats HEREand see the full schedule below.
Real Culture Shit Artwork:
Real Culture Shit Tracklist:
01. Sleep When Dead
02.6am
03. Just Can’t Get Enough
04. Big Time
05. All My Friends
Channel Tres Tour Dates 2023:
03/03 – Okeechobee, FL @ Okeechobee Festival
03/04 – Phoenix, AZ @ M3F Festival
05/03 – San Diego, CA @ CRSSD Festival
03/10 – Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan
03/11 – Oslo, WALA @ Parkteatret
03/13 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
03/14 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo
03/15 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
03/17 – Cologne, DE @ Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld
03/18 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie
03/19 – Paris, FR @ Trabendo
03/21 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/23 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
03/24 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Warehouse
03/26 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
03/28 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
03/29 – London, UK @ Koko
04/29 – Cuernavaca, MX @ Festival Vaiven
05/26 – London, UK @ Project 6
02/06 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/09 – Madrid, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/22 – Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest Festival
06/24 – Vancouver, BC @ FVDED in the Park