Irish duo Chalk's full-length debut LP, Crystalpunk [ALTER Music], speaks 
directly to the upbringing and roots of the band members--award-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 record's 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." They're 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 Ross's 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."
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, it's about choosing the future.