Jhelisa has shared her new single Purpose Love, a nine minute epic accompanied by two additional cuts of the track. Purpose Love is the original version, Purpose Love (Acoustic Lovers Edit) is the first two minutes of the original and Purpose Love Edit marks a four minute version of the main section of the original.
Speaking about Purpose Love, Jhelisa said, “My initial inspiration for Purpose Love was simple, a totally intentional lyric, no ambiguities, using a specific and direct message, that is recognising the love in life, honouring the love in my life, uplifting the love in my life, from all the places from which it comes…God, Family, Friends, Nature. A repetitive, motivating manifesto, an energy that is a proclamation sent out into the atmosphere with a mission to generate a counter energy to the chaos of crazy violence, ignorance and confusion permeating and threatening our very existence. The lyric ‘You are the BEAUTY that LIVES, My Purpose Is Love’ that thought and intention becomes a true force…the closest I will get to an invocation, incantation, hoodoo, used in the most positive way to produce the big balancing energy, feeling, and outcome…I hope this song is used to create a Love Revolution, madness is welcome but it won’t survive…Enjoy!”
As well as the single Jhelisa is celebrating 30 years since the release of her debut album Galactica Rush. To mark the anniversary Jhelisa has revealed a new version of the album, remastered in Hi Res Audio and cut at half speed to vinyl from the original analogue masters. The original version of the album picked up strong praise from the media for the blend of neo soul, jazz funk and trip hop.
image of Jhelisa courtesy Dwayne Boyd
