Chrome: C or D?

Everybody's favorite label, Cleopatra Records, is supposedly releasing a deluxe edition of the Chrome box on August 5th. Let's hope they don't screw it up.

It's Cleopatra. Ergo, not a question of hoping they don't screw it up but of hoping that the damage is minimal.

amen to that

I have the old Chrome CD box ... the annoying thing with it is that Red Exposure, Blood on the Moon, etc., are totally truncated.

I can see them fecking it up by putting all Non Creed material on disc 3...

god, i hope hope hope this is the full box set. like the lps. that used to be affordable once upon a time.

hi, I'm Hugo, CHROME fan from the first hour. I have every record from chrome (Damon and Helios),chrome by damon edge and every chrome by Helios creed , also the cd's and albums under his name, but, also all the damon edge stuff under his name. My amphetaminesh feeling was(around 1979) that this was the first band that did something you can't describe, even now, still , there are no words for it. from super psychedelic industrial till rock buzz over backwards forward deep
emotional experimental junk Never done before, still not done. We were so impressed that, afer they split up, we still found, HERE iN BELGIUM all,the Chrome" stuff (by damon). Why nobody listens to 'the Lyon Concert' By damon and his (french, swiss?) band. Absolutely top.
If you were there, you would know that damon was going down with the next records: clean sound, but only sometimes nice. No Chrome. Then he died, Helios took over and was closer to the chrome sound. Also during the last 10 years of damons life. I have all the cd's from HC (except the ambient , they are terrible) So, In total I have 15 albums and 20 cd's or something, looking for more. there is no Chrome. HC still goes great, but Damon is gone , and together the magic was wonderfull. Also, most albums weren't Fantastic, but if you make compilations, you can fill 10 cd's. What I don't like is that the re-releases of some albums (alien soundtracks; the best) are manipulated so ,... I have tapes of the originals , or records, they have more tracks than the cd's. The chroncles 1 and 2 Are same than raining milk or alien soundtracks, Forgive me if I mix up a few things. and,... the cd's are again different. And I have the Maxi singles too. I am still in love with the most excitng junk , started end 70ties without HC (visitation) hippie kind of evolution, And till 83 With him HC, I, can be wrong about dates, but who cares when you live from 78 tll 2008 with that deep emotion, love , space , junk, angryness, sadness, and , of course excitement. and the chaos. yeah!!
I want to bring Helios to Belgium, I organise gigs and festivals. All Psy: from goa trance to industrial.I also like JJ cale, Zappa or Throbbing Hawkwistle, tribal , or anything that makes me feel good . James brown. thanx Hugo Peeters +32 15 211 523 BELGIUM BORN '62 and full on, dancer and music desperado. And listen to Juno Reactor different same same. less chaos, more bpm. Good night c u in the subway

Throbbing Hawkwistle!

Gristlewind?

tantric testicles are great too!

I am still in love with the most excitng junk.

hi Hugo

C U In The Subway!

I am wearing a Chrome t-shirt right now, i just realized.

"Why nobody listens to 'the Lyon Concert' By damon and his (french, swiss?) band. Absolutely top."

If that's the case, then I be nobody, and, yes, absolutely tip top number one, pass the bong, sah!

did you put it in real chrome, you'll look very shiny at daytime. hard to move yer upper body. They should make a law against it when it is sunny. The metal is too reflecting. only good to wear at te march of the chrome police, perfect for the zombie warfare, stay left at the 3rd from the sun (use a compass),. password is abstract bimbo, and wear sunglasses, cause the future looks good, except for the fire bombs. Or choose for isolation, with the alliance of the hearts , and don't move like that, when you meet pygmees in zee subway, by the Zooo. peace chromaniacs. I want also a chrome t shirt , but the original. With the full alien monster, not the half, wich Helios used. Like the dvd, where I saw only helios, but not Damon. Don't get me wrong,I was on the phone with Helios, but Chrome were two. We are all one. Long live Helios Creed, and respect for the dodgy but genius Demon edge. Hallelujah. Where was that bong? Listen to kong. quite same same but different. ciao keep it kiss and cozy. Hugo Belgium. Need something chromatic. I share everything for free. Only for real real few chromosomes. Not for downloading business people. And i'm lazy. there's a motor in my head. Disconnected. for a thousand years. x

thanx Hugo Peeters +32 15 211 523

what happens if you call this #

everything goes white and you wake up in a subway station in thailand

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Chrome/Helios Creed "Dual Forces" Tour

We've got a national tour in the works. Helios shall be joined by Aleph on drums, Lux on bass, and Jerry Page on keyboards/second guitar/metal objects.

2008-09-17 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern
2008-09-18 Ashland, OR Stillwater
2008-09-19 Portland, OR East End Pub
2008-09-20 Seattle, WA The Funhouse
2008-09-23 Denver, CO 3 Kings Tavern
2008-09-24 Lincoln, NE Knickerbockers
2008-09-25 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
2008-09-26 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
2008-09-27 Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge
2008-09-28 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
2008-09-29 Cleveland, OH Beachland
2008-10-01 Boston, MA Church
2008-10-02 New York, NY The Annex
2008-10-03 Baltimore, MD Talking Head
2008-10-04 Charleston, WV Empty Glass
2008-10-05 Charlotte, NC The Milestone
2008-10-06 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
2008-10-07 Birmingham, AL The Nick
2008-10-09 Houston, TX Rudyards
2008-10-10 Dallas, TX Prophet Bar
2008-10-15 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory

I think I saw an ad for this and thought it was a typo for Chromeo!

if only u could tour the country by subway train

will go to that

Everybody's favorite label, Cleopatra Records, is supposedly releasing a deluxe edition of the Chrome box on August 5th. Let's hope they don't screw it up.

-- brg30, Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:24 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

It's Cleopatra. Ergo, not a question of hoping they don't screw it up but of hoping that the damage is minimal.

-- Ned Raggett, Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:39 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

amen to that

-- sleeve, Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:49 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

new box is the same truncated bullshit as the old box, no difference in track listing.

Fuck you, Cleopatra.

Hahaha, oh my lack of surprise.

so why is it deluxe edition

b/c it has a badge and a patch! oh the joy!!!

Someone told you I mentioned Chrome in chatz tonight, didn't they, Am0n?

the chrome cover of "here come the warm jets" rules

please tell me more, never heard of it.

it's mostly pretty faithful to the original, but a little harder and noisier. the ending is awesome -- it slows down, abruptly speeds up, and fades out.

Man, I didn't know about this! What record is it on? (Or maybe I did know about it and forgot...)

Never heard of this, need to hear it.

Hope the tour makes it to Europe.

Someone told you I mentioned Chrome in chatz tonight, didn't they, Am0n?

-- Bimble, Friday, August 29, 2008 10:37 PM

hwaht

Reissued Chrome box is now MINE ALL MINE and on its way. Despite the shortcomings of the set, I reckon it'll be worth having it on a relatively accessible format - covers a lot of stuff which I only ever had on cassettes which are now decaying in the attic. Be great to renew my acquaintance with the Blood On The Moon & Chronicles material - I remember Perfumed Metal as having an absolutely monstrous main riff. Presumably Creed and widow Edge get a percentage of the proceeds too.

do cleopatra actually pay people? that'd be one thing in their favor.

Don't know one way or the other, but they're a fairly high profile operation and have been around for a while, so I'd expect that they're covering their legal obligations at the very least. Don't know what the score is with the Chrome rights and royalties, though. Acrimonious breakups usually make things messy,

I now have my DELUXE EDITION 500 Chrome Box: Matt black cardboard gift box, stickered front and back, three CDR flimsy CDR-style cases with one-sheet folded over liners; cover art made from photoshop superimpositions of the LP covers AND . . a free black and white sticker!

The music still sounds great, though.

I will bring you copies of the Noiseville remasters next time I see you.

what else is on that cleopatra box besides alien soundtracks and half machine lip moves?

o wait no "nova feedback" no sale

I love every track on The Visitation / AS / HMLP / Red Exposure -- the box is good as it's the only place you can get the 'Read Only Memory' ep, their tracks from the 'Subterranean Modern' comp, a few singles & b-sides & live excerpts... and it's got all I need from the later albums

Xpost Aldo - cheers mate! Got the Noiseville "3rd . ." which is mighty fine.

As for the box, ST 37 is the most baffling omission for me.

I have an original Chrome Box on vinyl, straight from Subterranean. At best, I'd say I might have listened to the Chronicles, 1 & 2 a couple times. They're basically one long whoosh of space jam with little variation. In the style of Third from the Sun but monotonous and not nearly as good.

No Humans Allowed is OK as noise and pastiche. Decades ago I thought "I Am the Jaw" was neat, a real room clearer. I was much younger, though.

Blood on the Moon -- the title track and "Insect Human" are good.

Which leaves the two unequivocal stars of the show: Alien Soundtracks and Half Machine Lip Moves.

However, for the best Chrome experience I rely on those two and Third from the Sun. Together, they pack the most wallop per minute and Noiseville furnishes them.

That said, The Chrome Box on Cleopatra is a good price and a reasonable shuffle of Chrome's best period. For example, it includes the strongest material from Third from the Sun -- an album not included in the old box. At this point I would part with my original. But it always included LPs which were the equivalent of filler, rare filler, granted. That was the nature of the Chrome beast.

Had Red Exposure and listened to it a lot when I was into the more straight bleak noise side of Chrome. Can't say I miss it. Apparently Beggars Banguet didn't either.

well Gorge, if you ever want to sell me your Chrome LP box I promise it will remain in good hands and be played on the radio at regular intervals.

I am a pretty big fan of the Chronicles, something about the stretched-out format really works for me. This is my biggest disappointment with the CD box, in that it drastically edits these tracks which IMO are better served by long buildups.

It and a short interview were the basis for a Chrome cover story for an old fanzine I did way back in -- hmmm -- '82, I guess. I no longer have the 'zine but the box has stayed with me all these years. It was really ambitious for its time. A six-record vinyl box set for Chrome in 1982 or so! The first Chrome vinyl I saw that actually made it into a chain store -- the old Listening Booth in my neck of the woods -- was Third from the Sun. Everything else I either got through mail order or at a funky place in State College, PA, which I don't even remember the name of.

This is undoubtedly the creepiest thing I've ever posted to the internet, but, Gorge . . any chance you could post some pics of that original boxset?

I'll make some scans later today. There's not much to see. Chrome and Subterranean definitely took the stark and cryptic approach. I guess the idea was if you bought it, you already knew all you had to.

first time I heard of chrome was when a sound choice reviewer compared my band to them in '87. went on the hunt for chrome stuff and could never find any. then touch and go reissued alien soundtracks in '90 and I discovered that the comparison was quantitatively sound but qualitatively invalid. we were no chrome!

uh what was your band?

totally obscure & forgotten