[Download] Central Servies (El-P & Camu Tao) - Forever Frozen In Television Time & Camu Tao King of Hearts Preorder

Today Definitive Jux have announced the preorder for the long awaited release of the late great Camu Tao's album King of Hearts. But thats not all, along with the announcement Def Jux and El-P have released the long thought shelved project by El and Camu's group Central Services. Check out and download the awesome EP Forever Frozen In Television time below.

We are very proud to announce the preorders for Camu Tao's King of Hearts. We've assembled a few different tiers of packages that include the album, t-shirt, and limited edtion print (limited to first 50 orders!). You can also download the 2005 Central Services project for free on the preorder page. For those of you interested in donating to the Lung Association, we've also set up a few packages with the ability to do so. We are very excited for fans to hear this brilliant album from a brilliant artist who left this world all too soon.

Central Services - Forever Frozen In Television Time by Some Kind of Awesome

[Download] Central Servies (El-P & Camu Tao) - "What God Should Do"

Yes, El drops another fresh joint off the unreleased Central Services album FOREVER FROZEN IN TELEVISION TIME. The album was recorded in early 2005 and was unforunately never released. However, the EP will be given away for free in conjunction with the release of the late great Camu Tao's album KING OF HEARTS which drops on august 3rd via DEF JUX/FAT POSSUM. 

For more tracks from the CS album and Camu's album check the player below.

El-P Announces Upcoming Camu Tao Album Release

Two years ago today  Tero "Camu Tao" Smith died after a grueling battle with cancer.  He was a friend, a son, a brother, a groom to be and last but not least a brilliant producer, singer, rapper and entertainer.  Words can not express the heartache that has been felt in the wake of his passing by those who loved and respected him. 

For two years i have written about Camu on this day.  Not a day has gone by that we, his family, friends and fans, haven't thought about him.  About who he was, what he did and what he never got the chance to do.  About the talent he never got to truly share with the world and the love he did.  For over four years i have hoped to make the following bittersweet announcement:

This summer, on August 17th, Camu Tao's first and final solo album KING OF HEARTS will be released by Definitive Jux in collaboration with Fat Possum Records.  In conjunction with this release we will also be giving away (for free) the 2005 Central Services (Camu Tao and EL-P) ep "Forever Frozen In Television Time".

In many ways KING OF HEARTS is a record of what could have been, a snapshot of an artist mid-evolution.  In some ways its a diary discovered in the belongings of a friend who passed away. Or maybe it's a scrap book of a master inventor with only half of the schematics of some incredible new invention detailed inside. You don't need to see the invention fully realized in order to recognize the magnitude of the creative force behind the sketches.

For those of you who know, i don't feel like I have to explain to you how important the release of KING OF HEARTS is.  He was, as i've said before, the secret none of us wanted to keep.  He is a legend.

For the many of you out there unfamiliar with Camu and his work:  we've written a bio/press release as well as collected some of his music as well as a world premier off of KOH called "Perfect Plan" which I'm putting below.  I only ask that you take a little bit of time out of your day to investigate.  Don't let yourself be closed off to this mans music simply because you haven't heard of it/him before.  Getting his amazing, weird, raw and original music heard is all he ever wanted.  We only ask that you give him that chance.  I believe you'll be happy you finally discovered the world of the King Of Hearts.  I know for the many of us who loved and respected him that knowing Camu and his music changed us forever.  

What we hope happens when you hear King Of Hearts is that you feel the way we feel; This music (even in its raw form) is some of the bravest, most surprising, inspired, and (now more so than ever) poignant material around from an artist who was only beginning to tap into his potential. It's a raw reminder for his fans, friends, and family of how special and off the wall his energy was, and yet it sounds nothing like anything he's ever done before or has previously been known for.  In fact, I don't think its over the top to say that what Camu was doing sounds like nothing before it because I know for a fact that there was never anyone like Camu before him. 

There won't ever be another after, either.  

Rest In Peace, Tero "Camu Tao" Smith 

Sincerely,

Jaime "EL-P" Meline

For more info on the release and Camu Tao check out the official Definitive Jux website.