Retro Transmission [Bonus Tracks]

by Chrome

Overview

Chrome's first full-length release since the death of co-founder Damon Edge in 1995, 1997's Retro Transmission is a resounding return to form for a band who had lost their way after co-leader Helios Creed had left in the mid-'80s. (Ironically, this tribute album is worlds above any of the disappointing albums Edge released under the Chrome name from 1986 to 1990.) Wisely keeping the lyrics to a minimum (and on songs like "Sirius System" and "More Space," processing the vocals so heavily that their content is beside the point), Creed and the new Chrome lineup -- featuring the return of John Stench on drums and brother Hilary Stench on bass -- keep the focus entirely on hypnotic rhythms, pummeling drums, and Creed's guitar and keyboard treatments, which add a layer of atmosphere and mystery to what would otherwise be fairly routine grinding, metal-edged rock songs. The highlights are the two most extended tracks: the nearly 11-minute title track, which sounds like the Stooges' "L.A. Blues" transported a few centuries ahead, and the almost pretty, worldbeat-influenced closer "Mithras." [Retro Transmission was re-released with three bonus cover tracks in 2015.] ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2015
Label:	Cleopatra
UPC:	0889466009822
Rank:	133195

Tracks

1. Intro: Chili Con Carnage
2. Artificial Human
3. Sirius System
4. More Space
5. Retro Trans Mission
6. Aratus
7. Phoebeus
8. Saint Jimmy's Birthday
9. Mithras
10. Here Come the Warm Jets (Brian Eno Cover)
11. Moonchild (King Crimson Cover)
12. Pigs on the Wing (Pink Floyd Cover)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chrome   Primary Artist
Nova Cain   Guitar
Helios Creed   Guitar,Vocals,Sampling
Z. Sylver   Synthesizer
Paul Della Pelle   Drums
Tommy L. Cuborg   Vocals,Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Pink Floyd   Composer
Anthony Curtis   Composer
Brian Eno   Composer
Helios Creed   Engineer,Producer,Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Composer
King Crimson   Composer