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Eliquate | |
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| Origin | Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie, alternative hip hop, rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Eliquate Entertainment |
| Members | Elliot Wright Jamie Schnetzler Cosmo Stevens Dan Wells Tanner Christiansen |
| Website | eliquate |
Eliquate is an alternative hip hop [1] band formed in 2009 [2] in Santa Cruz, California. [1] [3]
Eliquate was formed in 2019 by frontman Elliot Wright when a friend introduced him to guitarist Jamie Schnetzler. [2] Over the next year, bass guitarist Cosmo Stevens, drummer Dan Wells and keyboard player Tanner Christiansen were added to the group. [2] In 2010, Eliquate released their first album, Arch Rhythm. [2] This was followed by an EP, Who the F*#K is Eliquate?, in 2011. They then released a second album, The Chalkboard's War Against Erasers in 2014.
Eliquate has performed with Murs, Del the Funky Homosapien, Zion-I, RJD2 and Sage Francis. [2] [4]
Mat Weir, writing on SanatCruz.com, said of A Chalkboard’s War Against Erasers, "One wouldn’t expect a hip-hop/funk/rock album by a bunch of post-college 20-somethings from the Digital Generation to be a mind-teaser about the philosophy of syntax, literature, perseverance and the moments of self-deprecation before the inner Phoenix rises again." [4]