A gig held at Rough Trade Bristol on Saturday 9th November. The event starts at 20:30.
CHUCK STRANGERS • www.instagram.com/chuckstrangers
ELDON • www.instagram.com/eldonsomers
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This tangled romance is the crux of A Forsaken Lover’s Plea, Chuck’s most comprehensive solo project since Consumers Park, his 2018 debut. The five years that have made up the interim time, not unlike the four years he spent making unheard beats, were teeming with hard-learned lessons, even if not all of those lessons are available on streaming. For one, he found that if he applied himself with patience and discipline, he’d be surprised at what he could accomplish: “It’s cliche,” he says, “but if you put in a bunch of reps, you’re going to get brolic.” Like muscle mass on a body, the reps manifest themselves in a distinctive bulkening, adding compelling new layers to his singular sound. Where Consumers Park remained steadfast in the 90s-borne, boom-bap ethos that forged him, A Forsaken Lover’s Plea sounds markedly lush, candid rhymes bolstered by a slew of guest producers — including The Alchemist, Animoss, and NV. Chuck’s own production feels current without ditching its previous homeliness, a seamless compliment to his honest, lived-in raps.
Yet there’s also the quotidian, sometimes grueling, up-and-down of a committed relationship to something like hip-hop — cathartic at best, and unforgiving at worst. Though rap-as-girlfriend is another cliche he’s wary of, his lasting affair with the music has taught him rough lessons, not unlike real-life courtships, of humility, patience, and process.
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14+ event.
Presented by DM Generation.
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DM events • www.linktr.ee/dm.online
Entry requirements: 14+
ELDON • www.instagram.com/eldonsomers
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This tangled romance is the crux of A Forsaken Lover’s Plea, Chuck’s most comprehensive solo project since Consumers Park, his 2018 debut. The five years that have made up the interim time, not unlike the four years he spent making unheard beats, were teeming with hard-learned lessons, even if not all of those lessons are available on streaming. For one, he found that if he applied himself with patience and discipline, he’d be surprised at what he could accomplish: “It’s cliche,” he says, “but if you put in a bunch of reps, you’re going to get brolic.” Like muscle mass on a body, the reps manifest themselves in a distinctive bulkening, adding compelling new layers to his singular sound. Where Consumers Park remained steadfast in the 90s-borne, boom-bap ethos that forged him, A Forsaken Lover’s Plea sounds markedly lush, candid rhymes bolstered by a slew of guest producers — including The Alchemist, Animoss, and NV. Chuck’s own production feels current without ditching its previous homeliness, a seamless compliment to his honest, lived-in raps.
Yet there’s also the quotidian, sometimes grueling, up-and-down of a committed relationship to something like hip-hop — cathartic at best, and unforgiving at worst. Though rap-as-girlfriend is another cliche he’s wary of, his lasting affair with the music has taught him rough lessons, not unlike real-life courtships, of humility, patience, and process.
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14+ event.
Presented by DM Generation.
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DM events • www.linktr.ee/dm.online
Entry requirements: 14+
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