Surf-rocker, trying to surf and trying to rock.

Dorian Kelley - acoustic guitar, vocals, synths, piano, drums.

Nick Cornelison - drums, piano, trumpet, additonal vocals.

MGMT/BOOKINGS: 
chkramusic@gmail.com

CONTACT:
chkramusic@gmail.com

A Dream That Started it All

The electricity cut out and the darkness came like the thick velvet curtains of the theatre extinguishing all the light in the room. Even with the torch light of my phone all I could make out were the ghostly silhouettes of a sold out crowd in front of a dark grey monochromatic world. It was like sensory overload. I felt panicked like a cluster of spark plugs in my abdomen. Thousands of impatient people screaming and shouting convinced that the show would not go on. With no sense of direction, pressed shoulder to shoulder, I made my way through the maze of bodies on the dance-floor feeling the sound of every solo cup, tin can and kick of the bottle beneath my feet. The smell of marijuana clouds hovering above me like a low hanging fog caught in the wetness of the air. I make my way to the stage. I almost trip as my feet touch the bottom of the staircase only to catch myself on the railing. I ascend slowly, step by step as if I would never reach the top. Without warning, the theatre was engulfed in a canopy of light. The power is back on. The deafening silence of the crowd was followed by a volcano of emotion erupting in excitement. My heart was pounding. My hair stood on end. The room was electric. I ran onto the stage only to find that CHKRA wasn't there. I make my way back stage to search for him and there behind a stack of flight cases he sat; his back against a wall of blood red bricks painted over by the names of artists he has worked alongside. Marshmello, Jauz, Zomboy, Excision, Carnage, Rezz to name a few. With his legs crossed, he was  somewhere in a space between realities meditating in a haze of smouldering sage. 

I nudged him on the shoulder. Nothing; Completely unresponsive. I shifted my uncomfortableness by sitting across from him. Moments pass and the crowd’s chant grow as loud as a riot. I had to ask him, “How is it that you can remain so calm and so focused as an artist with everything that is going on?” He opened his eyes, looked at me and said...


“What do you want...Advice? If that is what you are looking for, I don’t have any. Stop aspiring and start inspiring . If you’re a performer, then perform. Perform like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Perform like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckled, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath, take a few. Meditate, align yourself and your chakras  then tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Perform like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to.”

Supported by; 
Marc Antona, tINI, Enzo Siragusa, Anestie Gomez, Lorenzo Chiabotti, ROAЯ, Dubsons, Vlad Arapasu, Clive Henry, Alex Tepper, Ray Okpara, Subb-An, Amos, Okain, Solomun, Dj Wild, Chris Carrier, Javier Carballo, Hugo, D'julz, James What, Piemont, Gruber & Nurnberg, UGLH, Alexander Fog, Oliver S, Bastian Schuster, Manooz, Death on The Balcony, Kellerkind, Zoo Look, Balcazar & Sordo, Frank Cochois, Betoko, Terence, Bubba, John Mclver, Dubfire, Shlomi Aber, Marko Nastić, Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, Maceo Plex, Stacey Pullen, Chad Andrew, Manher, Mike Rosse, Savant, Julie Marghilano, Duky, Amo, Coriesu, Kirill Kirik, Jules de Pearl, Alexi Delano, M.A.N.D.Y. Ittetsu, Alex Piccini, Sonartek, Chim, Nima Gorji, Crocodille Soup, Alex Kennon, Arjun Vagale, Clio, East End Dubs, Steve Lawler, Maxime Laffon, Gustavho Bacilo, Michael Rosa, Mon, Motoko, Nik Ros, Roy Switzer and many many more!!

What is to say about my tracks?
It's my truth, my future, my past and the Now. 
Music's my dearest friend.

Older songs are available on my youtube channel.
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Boy (2012):
1. Boy
2. Game of trees
3. Mondgleich
4. Cut up
5. H-E-R-Z
6. I'll call you (Devil's Journey)
7. Shiver
8. Hidden whore
9. Herzwert
Boy II:
10. Catch them!
11. Unerwünscht
12. Ghost lover
13. Cold
14. Serial
15. Stillengut


Venus (2013):
1. Random people
2. Queen of Venus
3. Dead birds
4. Serenity (Super Mario)
5. Hey! Pay, man!
6. Money
7. Human desire
8. Merkur
9. People
10. The party is over
♀. ☾ . ♁. ☿.
11. No chance
12. Religious calling
13. Deliverance
♀. ☾ . ♁. ☿.
14. Best friend
15. Celinde

Supernova (2014-2016): 
1. Master
2. Dear Sir
3. Easy
4. Nympho 
5. Heartbreaker
6. You are God
7. Shy guy
8. Just a motherf*cking brain
9. Only
10. Terminal
11. Hope 
12. A man-made hologram

Welcome to the Wonderland (2019)
1. Raise your cups
2. What it takes to be happy
3. What it takes to be happy (reworked by RoutineZero)
4. Black Kite
5. The Feeling
6. Honey, who are you?

Memories of Future-Nights (2022)
1. Memories Of Future-Nights
2. Alex
3. Red Church
4. King of Tea
5. Under Neptune
6. Shirts

Unlisted:
1. Dunkellicht
2. Mark me

We play a range of original music from mellow rocksteady to full throttle thrash, but mainly levelling out in the Ska/Punk area - think Rancid, Specials, Inner Terrestrials and Crass, but as far and wide as The Paragons to Discharge. Check our lyrics page out for what we're about - we say what we think and we're not shy about it!!
We've shared a stage with literally hundreds of bands already but most notably:Andy T, Asian Dub Foundation, Astronauts, The Beat, Buzzcocks, Dr & The Medics, Eastfield, Ed Tudor-Pole, Eureka Machines, Goldblade, Highliners, Inner Terrestrials, Jaya The Cat, John Otway, Lawnmower Deth, The Lurkers, Moral Dilemma, Natural Rhythm, New Town Kings, The Offenders, One Way System, The Oppressed, Paul Carter, Poundaflesh, Random Hand, , Restarts, Rico Rodriguez, Roddy Radiation, Sick On The Bus, The Skints, Steve Lake (Zounds) - as his band!!, Stranglers, Subhumans, UK Subs, Virus, Zounds and many many more...!! 
All gigs are full of energy, from a solo acoustic set to a full band explosion, there's no point coming to our gigs unless you wanna burn off some energy - we hate boring audiences, luckily we can generally kick up enough fuss to get people moving!! We play anywhere, we're not afraid to travel, we've been up and down the country - Scooter Rallies are a particular fave - just ask Sticky Rock, Can't Start Won't Start, Yorkshire Scooter Alliance, Huddersfield Scooter Club, Odd Mod Squad for a start. There's a rumour going round that we do covers and are available to do these for functions, weddings, bar mitzvah's etc. This is true - the covers range from 50's Rock 'n Roll to simple 90's Rock, with a heavy dose of ska/reggae thrown in. But be warned, we're not a tribute act, we play our versions of those covers and are only for genuine fans of punk, ska, etc - they're fucking awesome, but only if you like that kinda thing - we take most of our function bookings from recommendations, ask for details. So that's us - we're a straight forward band, we turn up, we play loud and fast, and we're not complicated!! This is our finest hour.

Dj & Producer / Melodic Techno / Deephouse / Progressive .
Tracks by William Forest & Max Cue.
 Odd Shaped Eyes  / Manual Music.
 Obscured By Fog / Particles.
 Blighted Shade / Manual Music.
Valley Uprising / Agara
A Surge Of Anxiety / Stellar Fountain Records.
Trizee / Stellar Fountain & Astrowave
Bio :


About William Forest.

An artist at the epicentre of his country’s club culture for over two decades, Belgian DJ, William Forest,
is making waves in the production arena that ripple out across the globe in ever-increasing circles.
Involved in the music industry since the mid-1990s, Forest began DJ’ing as a 16-year old teenager.
Thus, began a rapid rise to prominence in the club & dance industry ,
as he established himself in the spotlights within the historic Belgian city’s and dance scenes.

Quickly graduating from local clubs to his country’s larger dance arenas, spellbinding performances at the legendary
La Rocca , iconic Noxx, D-Club , Dorcia and many more , set up a career path that would only be fully realised once Forest
had begun to create the music that he would subsequently play out to those that came to see him in the clubs of Antwerp.
Alongside the likes of DJ Licious, T-Love and Delafino, Forest began to make his indelible mark across the Low Countries.
Inspired by the diverse sounds of Stephan Bodzin, Mark Knight and Maceo Plex, a common thread based around techno’s more melodic spectrum end,
define the William Forest production modus operandi.

Mentored by friend and fellow countryman, Max Cue, the duo’s collaborative output has seen the William Forest name allied to a growing list
of high-profile imprints since debut work for Paul Hazendonk’s MNL imprint. A penchant for the analogue sounds so fundamental to the techno
and deep house genres, the raw emotion that sits deep within Forest’s music soul manifests itself in music that finds a connection
with those who watch his live performances and who understand music as his driving passion.

Further success on MNL by the “Blighted Shade” EP saw Beatport chart success and a remix from the Dutch star, Namatjira.
While “Obscured by Fog” went on to feature in the “Fall 2015” compilation for the seasonal series on the Particles imprint.
2016 saw a further rise of the Belgian talent, not least in the “Valley Uprising” EP for the Canadian, Agara Music.
As 2017 continues to witness the march of progress with a debut, solo techno EP to be released alongside a pair of remixes.

Firmly ensconced within the Belgian club scene and global dance arena's ,
William Forest continues to chart a path towards sustained success. Whether as DJ or within the collaborative and solo production spheres
, Forest is a man on a mission to deliver music that emanates from the very core of his being.
Music is the central pillar of his life, that means a lott to him , he is certain to ensure the William Forest sound
will continue to manifest itself in clubs across the world for some considerable time to follow.

Industrie Funkatronique

"His DNA is a blueprint for a modern day Archangel..."

Rising out of the 90's Drum 'n Bass scene in San Francisco, Smoove quickly became a fixture on the underground Breakz circuit in 2001 DJ'ing with Space Cowboys and their mighty Unimog. These days his signature power-funk Breakz sound can be heard every weekend all over San Francisco's night life, from underground warehouse parties to his residencies at The End Up, 1015 and Mighty. All his hard work in the night club trenches has earned him membership in nitevibe.com's DJ Dream Team since 2004 and was voted Best DJ 2008 by the readers of the S.F. Bay Guardian in their annual "Best of the Bay" issue. Taking his sound to the airwaves, Smoove has been featured on XM Satellite Radio’s Thump Funk show (XM 80) as well as Below Zero on Energy 92.7 and was a frequent guest on Future Breaks on KUSF. Currently, he can be heard on Fog City Funk every Wednesday night at 8pm PST on Nu Skool Breaks Radio (nsbradio.co.uk) In 2004 he, along with Donna Matrix, started publishing the underground magazine NewsBreakz and more recently launched NBz 2.0 (newsbreakz.com) the on-line version in late 2008. Simply put, Smoove is one of the quintessential taste makers in the San Francisco Breakz scene today and can always be relied on to bring a big party fun sound that makes the crowd go giddy on the dance floor.

They say that music is the language of the soul, and nothing could be truer for this multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, rapper. Born son of jazz violinist Michael Ward, he naturally gravitated to violin at the age of 3, beginning a professional music career at the age of 9. Throughout the course of his career, his soulful touch on the violin and ability to infuse jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, & Pop has won over the hearts of music lovers from all walks of life.
 
His creativity flourishes on stage not only as a solo performer and bandleader, but also as a music director, allowing him to travel both domestically and internationally; having served as MD for BET Music Matters Artists'; appearing on 106&Park and The BET Experience at LA Live, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Baton Rouge's Live After 5, to backing R&B Crooners such as RL of "NEXT", and Calvin Richardson. 

His work as a producer and songwriter has lead to his music being used in Feature Films, and Shaun composing the entire film scores for Perry Productions "Cute With Bad Qualities" and "A Life To Choose" Movies. This multi-talented musicians soulful touch and Electric Blue Violin are sure to make you feel every note, delivering quite an XPERIENCE....ARE YOU READY?

Band from Toulouse,
power post pop or tribal kraut surf ?
we don't know.

with members of seasick6, FUTUR.s MORT.s and MURS.

Ultradémon is a three-piece band born in Toulouse at the end of year 2012. Miquel was playing in hardcore bands, STL in a hiphop band, Lambert in an improvised music band. STL and Miquel also played in a satanic surf band together. The three of them have very different tastes but still share some musical influences (the Liars, the 1st blonde redhead albums) that shaped their music. It has something to do with noise rock and a thousand of other things like the scottish fog, van breakdowns, respiratory and social difficulties, ascending feedback loops, sludge, afro-beat, grime and the Beatles.

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