Chalk Crystalpunk (“Skem” Grey Smoke Vinyl)

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• Irish duo Chalks full-length debut LP, Crystalpunk, speaks directly to the upbringing and roots of the band membersaward-winning musicians and filmmakers Ross Cullen [vocalist + producer] and Benedict Goddard [multi-instrumentalist + director]. The beauty, confusion, complexity, and intensity of their youth lived under the shadow and around the scars of conflict are entangled in the industrial dance-punk hybrid encoded in the records DNA, aptly entitled Crystalpunk.

  This record is us waving a flag for that generation the ones who inherited confusion, resilience, and a fractured sense of self. Theyre waving that flag as intensely as possible too. For the uninitiated, Chalk mainlines the reaction between genres, eras, and cultures, commuting this collision into their sound. The Belfast group could comfortably power an underground warehouse party after-dark, incite a mid-day festival mosh-pit, or shake an arena on any given evening. Their power has seamlessly translated to the stage with the group packing venues and delivering alternately sweaty and electrifying performances to a growing rabid fan base. As a group, they’ve sold out shows across the UK, EU and USA, notched festival performances such as Glastonbury, SXSW, BBK, Trans Musicals and more across 11 countries and were handpicked to tour alongside IDLES and Fontaines D.C..

  Coming from dissimilar backgrounds and rallying together naturally, Ben and Ross first crossed paths in film school. As the story goes, Ben had noticed a framed poster of Dublin disruptors Gilla Band in one of Rosss Instagram photos and felt a kinship before ever actually speaking to him. Nobody else at our school was into experimental noise guitar bands, so that was all I needed to see, laughs Ben. Emerging in 2022, Chalk initially made waves with songs like Them, Velodrome, and Static.

  In 2025, the guys hit the studio in Donegal with producer and longtime creative cohort Chris W Ryan to bring Crystalpunk to life. Documenting youth and living fully in their process allowed the band to create their most immersive piece to date.

  Ultimately, they come-of-age and tell a story that resonates beyond borders. Not just a portrait of the band, but one of their home, a complicated place where the sacrifices made and risks taken by activists, artists, ravers and punks created the only environment that a band like Chalk could emerge from. Crystalpunk is not about choosing a side, its about choosing the future.

• Artist: Chalk Label: ALTER Music LLC Format: LP Units: 1 Country: UK & US Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Noise Rock, Post-Punk

• A1 Tongue
  A2 Pain
  A3 CanT Feel It
  A4 Longer
  A5 One-Night-Eight-Zero
  B1 Eclipse
  B2 Skem
  B3 I.D.C
  B4 Bal Feirste
  B5 Ache