Chaos Is Me
Appearance
Chaos Is Me | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 21, 1999[1] | |||
Recorded | Spring 1999 | |||
Studio | God City Studios (Salem, Massachusetts) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 18:58 | |||
Label | Ebullition | |||
Producer | Kurt Ballou | |||
Orchid chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Chaos Is Me is the debut studio album by American screamo band Orchid. It was released on June 21, 1999, through Ebullition Records.[1][4] Chaos Is Me heralded the change of the guard for extreme music, and brought both Amherst, Massachusetts and Hampshire College to the forefront of the scene's attention.[5] The album was released on black, clear yellow, green, and red vinyl in 1999, and was also included on a 2002 compilation CD that included its follow-up Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!. It has since been reissued multiple times, on magenta vinyl in 2013, lavender vinyl in 2015, yellow vinyl in 2018, and received a 20th anniversary reissue in 2019.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Le Desordre, C'est Moi" | 2:05 |
2. | "Aesthetic Dialectic" | 1:42 |
3. | "In G and E" | 0:57 |
4. | "New Jersey vs. Valhalla" | 2:12 |
5. | "Weekend at the Fire Academy" | 0:56 |
6. | "Framecode" | 1:35 |
7. | "The Action Index" | 1:52 |
8. | "Death of a Modernist" | 0:53 |
9. | "Boy with No Arms" | 1:52 |
10. | "Invasion U.S.A." | 1:00 |
11. | "Epilogue of a Car Crash" | 3:54 |
Total length: | 18:58 |
Personnel
[edit]Orchid
- Jayson Green – vocals, lyrics
- Will Killingsworth – guitar
- Brad Wallace – bass
- Jeff Salane – drums
Production
- Kurt Ballou - production, recording
References
[edit]- ^ a b McClard, Kent (1999). "Ebulltion Newspage c.1999". ebullition.com. Ebullition Records. Archived from the original on October 18, 1999. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Butler, Blake. "Chaos Is Me > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Eli Kleman (October 10, 2010). "Orchid - Chaos Is Me (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ Ebullition Records Catalog
- ^ Banard (December 3, 2015), Laurant (December 3, 2015). "This Is Hardcore: Orchid - Chaos Is Me". teamrock.com. Team Rock. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
[edit]- Chaos Is Me at Discogs (list of releases)