Belfast up-and-comers
Chalk have dropped new single,
'The Gate'.It's their first for Nice Swan Records, and follows the release of their debut EP '
Conditions' earlier this year.
Frontman Ross Cullen says: “‘The Gate’ is a song about the pressures that surround you. The first musical part that was written was the ending, which is an ode to ‘Come to Daddy’ by Aphex Twin. I wanted to create a track inspired by Locked Club or Mica Levi, something that had a type of deranged percussion playing at a 1/16 rate.
"Then I found a drum and bass drum sample which we had Luke re-record in the drum booth. Luke and Ben came up with the vocal delivery for the “Push and Pull” bits then I coloured in the rest. We’re leaning into sampling a lot more - especially our own field recordings - sounds of public transport, and construction that we’ve built a library of."
Check it out below, and catch the band live at the following:
DECEMBER
09 Trans Musicales, Rennes, FRA
13 Whelans (Upstairs), Dublin, IE
16 Mandela Hall, Belfast, UK (w/ ASIWYFA)
