Today, GRAMMY-nominated producer Terrace Martin shared a new single called "Chucks," which finds him teaming up with LA artist Channel Tres. Over bongo and synths, Tres reminisces on waking up in his Chuck Taylors and his thought process turns existential, somewhat melancholic. Saxophone light beams brighten the track while Tres' lowrider vocals look for direction.
“‘Chucks’ is a sonic picture that represents New Los Angeles," Martin said. "The driving pulse of the song represents the tempo of traffic, the bass line is the attitude of a true Angeleno, the space that Channel commands with his vocals closely relates to the motion of water. At the end of the day it’s goin’ to make you move and feel good about being alive.”
Channel Tres added that for him, the song is about “reminiscing and grieving my past. I grew up on Long Beach Blvd and a lot of things took place there. I remember the donut shop, the car wash, the Compton swap meet, and I tried to best articulate that feeling with space and groovy production. Chucks were also my choice of shoe growing up, they cost 25 dollars at the swap meet, and they looked good. I had a bunch of them.”
Listen to "Chucks" below.
