Enigmanotta Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) UPDATE: The album was officially released on September 27 under the new alias of Rahim C Redcar. https://open.spotify.com/album/7ipRsT2BVjkSXzZoljpRbw https://music.apple.com/album/hopecore/1763701465 New music project that was leaked by Chris himself on his Twitter. He seems to be going through some rough times following the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics and his lack of recognition and participation there, hence what prompted a series of tweets and this eventual leak. Edited September 27 by Enigmanotta Included more context and informations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Can't wait to listen to this. I'm surprised Christine wasn't there and also Mylene Farmer - their Queen of Pop, Zaz, Alizee etc... like why didn't they include more French artists? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
original_lifeline Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 define leak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncatena Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 What's going on with him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Chris has been mentally unwell for some years now. I get the feeling he talks to imaginary friends and is making up conspiracy theories about himself. It's very concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lola4789 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I thought he was dropped by his label ore something. Hope everything is okay with him, he seems to been going through a rough time lately. The new music sounds good though… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupremeGoddess Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, Archetype said: Chris has been mentally unwell for some years now. I get the feeling he talks to imaginary friends and is making up conspiracy theories about himself. It's very concerning. There was a period of time he would post instagram stories asking about raves and where to get certain drugs. I think he's loosing some control. Hopefully he can overcome it because it's starting to look disturbing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Palmer Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Honestly this is incredible And there's no reason why he shouldn't have been asked to perform at the opening ceremony, but it's their loss and our gain clearly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavish Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 4 hours ago, Paddy said: Can't wait to listen to this. I'm surprised Christine wasn't there and also Mylene Farmer - their Queen of Pop, Zaz, Alizee etc... like why didn't they include more French artists? Because this is an international event, not a French event. They included both French + international artists which was fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolce Vita Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 his tweets are concerning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1 minute ago, Kavish said: Because this is an international event, not a French event. They included both French + international artists which was fair. There was clearly room for more. Let's see how many international artists will be included at the opening ceremony in Los Angeles in 2028, something tells me non. There clearly was a room for few more French talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 5 hours ago, Paddy said: Can't wait to listen to this. I'm surprised Christine wasn't there and also Mylene Farmer - their Queen of Pop, Zaz, Alizee etc... like why didn't they include more French artists? I mean they could be at the closing ceremony tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) Little bit concerned about his welfare. Seems he has been a bit ...erratic online in the last year? Hope he has people around him to support him. Very interesting sounds on this album but it is all very rough. Would be keen for them to be mixed and mastered and properly released. Hopefully the leak hasn't killed the project. Edited July 28 by wraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 9 hours ago, wraith said: Little bit concerned about his welfare. Seems he has been a bit ...erratic online in the last year? Hope he has people around him to them him. Very interesting sounds on this album but it is all very rough. Would be keen for them to mixed and mastered and properly released. Hopefully the leak hasn't killed the project. He said he leaked it himself… nothing this man does makes sense anymore. I get the sense that he fell into the trap of thinking he needs to live like a tortured artist in order to make good music. Like there is something special in being unknowable and mysterious, purposely being difficult to reach and always talking in coded poetry. All this really adds up to is little to no funding for his work anymore, no promo, cheap music videos, and basically zero attention or streams of his music. Fans don't even keep up with him anymore. But he thinks he is relevant enough to perform at the Olympics? It's delusion, I'm sorry. I love Chris and his work, but come on now. He needs to get help, and I'm guessing he has friends but they don't seem to be the ones to intervene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain_Aardvark Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 17 hours ago, Paddy said: Can't wait to listen to this. I'm surprised Christine wasn't there and also Mylene Farmer - their Queen of Pop, Zaz, Alizee etc... like why didn't they include more French artists? In Mylene's case, it appears that she was approached, but refused to take part. https://www.urbanhit.fr/mylene-farmer-decline-l-invitation-des-jo-2024-la-surprise-de-paris-sans-sa-voix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 It all started around his mother's death, just like with Kanye. Grief can be quite triggering. I hope everything is ok, because the music has been outstanding. His last album was gold all the way through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayn Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 First song his best song in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncatena Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 This is getting an official release next week (27 Sept) under his new name! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
original_lifeline Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 13 hours ago, Uncatena said: This is getting an official release next week (27 Sept) under his new name! so is he gonna change the Queens moniker or release separately on a brand-new artist page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncatena Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Just now, original_lifeline said: so is he gonna change the Queens moniker or release separately on a brand-new artist page? I think the previous releases will stay as CATQ but they might add Rahim C Redcar as an artist to it so all his releases show up on both pages, but also, yes, DEEP HOLES was released on a new artist page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncatena Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 @Enigmanotta would you please change the artist name to 'Rahim C Redcar'? out now! listening to it again, this is actually quite brilliant. only he could pull of Opera - I Understand. the rougher production actually makes this more interesting to me, as it reminds me of his early EP's that he produced on his own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sad girl Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 i actually really like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncatena Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 7.3 from Pitchfork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbb Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 (edited) My Review: Rahim Redcar Phoned It in on HOPECORE... Like Literally... It's Prison Telephone Call Quality This album is flat. So so flat. Which is something I never thought I'd say about a Rahim Redcar album. He has always been known for energetic, or at least emotionally compelling and impactful music. This album sounds like nothing. Also I have never heard an album with mixing worse than this to be honest. These are demos: VERY rough demos. It's so bad to the point that this album should be completely discarded, not be pushed as his fifth studio album and what is supposed to be the third and final installment of the PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE trilogy. What happened to the artist who made Chris? Or PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE, which is literally one of the best albums of all time? How did we get to this point in terms of artistic quality and growth after just one year? Even on what was regarded as his most underwhelming album, Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue), which he self-produced as well, his production was fantastic. This album is incredibly disappointing, even more so than the tragic stain that is the new posthumous SOPHIE album. Also why are we changing the artist name from Christine and the Queens to Rahim Redcar? I get that it's to honor his mother, but Christine and the Queens as an artist name is way better. If HOPECORE is all this new persona is capable of, then I'm afraid I'll have to retract my stan card. Edited September 28 by acidbb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAg Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 I looove Deep Holes I'm gonna give this a full listen during my shift tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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