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Continuing deeper into their self-created world of weird alien skies and man/machine biology, among many other things, Edge and Creed, still working with John Cyborg, whipped up Red Exposure. Released as it was in the U.K. by Beggars Banquet during the heyday of Gary Numan, Red Exposure probably came across as the whacked-out American version of the modern machine music Numan (or more appropriately, Cabaret Voltaire) was whipping up. Seen in the light of history, though, it just sounds like Chrome -- a slightly more controlled Chrome than on previous albums, but still out-and-out crazed and strange. Elements of fractured beauty surface more than once -- the instrumental "Room 101," with haunting keyboard sighs and drones, and the similarly moody pulse of "Nights of the Earth" show that not everything is completely cracked. Such moments are only brief compared to the usual hip-shake mind-f*ck of Chrome, pitched somewhere between unexpected catchiness and head-shaking, "what the hell was that?" shifts and turns. Musically there's less clutter, no immediate sense of piling absolutely everything up to see what would happen, even on the busiest tracks. Still, everything feels distanced and not-quite-there as before -- even the crispest, punchiest songs, like the slow-dance beat of "Static Gravity," have something frayed at the edges (in this song's case, distorted and muddied orchestral swoops). Edge and Creed split the vocals between most tracks, while playing a boggling array of keyboards, guitars, and whatever else they could get their hands on. Creed's singing is a little more comprehensible than Edge's, who buries himself in the murk as much as possible or ominously whispers when the mood takes him, as on the more-cryptic-than-thou trudge of "Jonestown." Samples and drop-ins again make an appearance, but usually heavily treated, acting more as background atmospherics than jarring cut-ups. The most amusing cut in context is "Electric Chair," which sounds like somebody told Chrome to see if a Devo-like hit could be created.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Chrome, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Andrew Heath Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Damon Edge, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Helios Creed, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Album review
Continuing deeper into their self-created world of weird alien skies and man/machine biology, among many other things, Edge and Creed, still working with John Cyborg, whipped up Red Exposure. Released as it was in the U.K. by Beggars Banquet during the heyday of Gary Numan, Red Exposure probably came across as the whacked-out American version of the modern machine music Numan (or more appropriately, Cabaret Voltaire) was whipping up. Seen in the light of history, though, it just sounds like Chrome -- a slightly more controlled Chrome than on previous albums, but still out-and-out crazed and strange. Elements of fractured beauty surface more than once -- the instrumental "Room 101," with haunting keyboard sighs and drones, and the similarly moody pulse of "Nights of the Earth" show that not everything is completely cracked. Such moments are only brief compared to the usual hip-shake mind-f*ck of Chrome, pitched somewhere between unexpected catchiness and head-shaking, "what the hell was that?" shifts and turns. Musically there's less clutter, no immediate sense of piling absolutely everything up to see what would happen, even on the busiest tracks. Still, everything feels distanced and not-quite-there as before -- even the crispest, punchiest songs, like the slow-dance beat of "Static Gravity," have something frayed at the edges (in this song's case, distorted and muddied orchestral swoops). Edge and Creed split the vocals between most tracks, while playing a boggling array of keyboards, guitars, and whatever else they could get their hands on. Creed's singing is a little more comprehensible than Edge's, who buries himself in the murk as much as possible or ominously whispers when the mood takes him, as on the more-cryptic-than-thou trudge of "Jonestown." Samples and drop-ins again make an appearance, but usually heavily treated, acting more as background atmospherics than jarring cut-ups. The most amusing cut in context is "Electric Chair," which sounds like somebody told Chrome to see if a Devo-like hit could be created.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:09
- Main artists: Chrome
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre: Electronic
1980 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1980 Siren Records under exclusive license to Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
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