siren records. de 2100/2200 / 10 tracks / 1977

RI: IT: expanded music. ex-16 / 1983

RI (LP, CD): D: dossier records. st-7 / 1989 (?)

RI: touch and go records. tg 57 / 1990

Siren and Expanded pressings have a printed inner sleeve. Some of the Siren copies come with one of two different xeroxed inserts. Siren version issued with white and black labels. Dossier version on LP and CD (CD includes Alien Soundtracks II). Touch & Go LP version has a full-color version of the previously monochrome sleeve. Also included on Touch & Go CD version of Half Machine Lip Moves. Also included in the Chrome Box.

A truly unique record by an equally unique band; influences range from 70’s glam, hard rock and early punk to sci-fi and industrial sounds. I wouldn’t call any but the first two tracks “Punk”, and I suppose the purists will cringe at the thought of synth soundscapes and experimental tape loops that take a lot more room. But if you’re not limited to the usual KBD punk you should at least check this out once - it’s a truly courageous, important, entertaining record. And by the way, I can’t believe all those Disco Punk bands still haven’t covered “Slip it to the Android” yet. [8]

Zweite LP der abgefahrenen Band aus San Francisco. Die Einflüsse reichen von Punk, Glam und Hard Rock bis zu SciFi-Sounds und Industrial, und alles wird dann zu einer psychedelischen Cyberpunk-Suppe verkocht. Bestimmt nichts für Punkpuristen, aber wer das Ausgefallene liebt, muss diese Platte haben, denn Chrome sind nicht nur schräg und experimentell, sondern dabei immer noch mutig, spannend und unterhaltsam.

Tracks: chromosome damage / the monitors / all data lost / ss cygni / nova feedback // pigmies in zee park / slip it to the android / pharoah chromium / st37 / magnetic dwarf reptile /