Chromatics: A Brief CD-R History
A couple summers ago, I couldn’t shake the beep bop beat of Chromatics “In The City” if I wanted to. The simple musical (foot in front of the other) arrangement accompanied by Ruth Radelet’s breathy morning-after vocals haunted my steps across subway platforms and the red blinking hand of busy intersections. Well beyond my personal history of matching the click clack of my heels to their tempo, this Portland lo-fi modern disco gang apparently has a seriously transitional past. And thanks to the wonderful world of the web, we now have access to Chromatics almost complete collection of rare (downloadable) tour CD-Rs. Looks like I’ve got some serious walking to do…
And, in case that wasn’t enough, we’ve got some G/L/A/S/S/C/A/N/D/Y limited & self-released rarities for you too! There’s no need to feel guilty, either– the folks over at Italians Do It Better are giving serious kudos to these blogs for doing the work for them. Hooray for the internets (and zip files)!
Check out some videos that’ll make your morning a little more bearable after the jump:
Chromatics
Glass Candy
