Elucid - SMELT FESTIVAL

ELUCID (US) – Forbrændingen November 7th

Born in Jamaica, Queens, ELUCID has been on the cutting edge of New York’s underground scene since the mid-2000s. From the beginning, he has defied both convention and expectation. He ran with Okayplayer darlings Tanya Morgan, but his own music eschewed their throwback charm for glitchy noise experiments and bass-swamped culture jamming.

His 2016 debut studio project Save Yourself (re-released in a deluxe edition last year) announced him in earnest. But in recent years, his Armand Hammer releases with partner-in-crime billy woods have received significant attention and acclaim.

Serving as a follow-up to his last solo album – 2022’s comparatively balmy I Told Bessie – ELUCID hoped to “re-distinguish” himself with REVELATOR, setting himself apart amidst the increasing attention around the music he and his friends are making together.

With REVELATOR, ELUCID strove to create an atmosphere of chaos, embracing experimental electronics and atonal sample bursts. He worked on much of the album with co-producer Jon Nellen, who comes from a background in avant-garde and Indian classical music. “I wanted to get as freaky as I could at this moment.
“I wanted people to hear things, maybe for the first time, or in a way they haven’t for a long while,” the rapper explains.

And at Forbrændingen November 7th, we are ready for this new experience.