CHROMATICS ON BLAST

When one thinks of the band Chromatics, they think of the italo/late night disco group fronted by the beautiful Ruth Radelet, but the band didn't start out sounding like this. It would be impossible to try to figure the band out based on their record label releases. They've gone from dirty/sassy/no-wave punk to danceable/Giorgio Moroder-inspired disco. They've also gone through many line-ups with Adam Miller being the only original member. To truly understand how they've transformed into the present-day Chromatics, you would have to listen to all of their self-released tour cd-r's. Since 2003, every time the Chromatics went on tour, they would sell cd-r's made specially for the tour.


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Rat Life Vol. 1



















Track Listing:
01. (Intro)
02. Ice Hatchets
03. Beach of Infants
04. Curtains
05. Jesus
06. Fertile Future
07. Love You
08. Crabs of Sunset
09. Three Hearts
10. In the Garden
11. Monarch
12. Thanks we're KRMTX

Line-up:
Adam Miller - Vocals, Guitar, Drum Programs,Percussions
Nat Sahlstrom - Bass

Rat Life Vol. 2




















Track Listing:
01. Healer
02. Surrogate
03. Three Hearts
04. City Beds
05. Witness

Line-up:
Adam Miller - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Melodica, Drum Pograms
Nat Sahlstrom - Guitar, Bass, Drum Programs




Tour CD-R 2004





















Track Listing:
01. Healer
02. Witness
03. Shining Violence
04. Ice Hatchets
05. City Beds

Line-up:
Lena Okazaki - Vocals, Bass, Melodica
Adam Miller - Vocals, Guitar, Drum Programs
Johnny Jewel - Piano, Drums, Arrangements



Unreleased TMU Sessions























Track Listing:
01. Jade, Diamonds, Rubies
02. Mannequin
03. Magic
04. Untitled #1
05. Hands in the Dark
06. Untitled #2
07. Nite Delivery
08. Witness (12" Instrumental Mix)
09. At the Door
10. Healer (12" Mix)

Line-up:
Lena Okazaki - Vocals, Bass, Melodica
Adam Miller - Vocals, Guitar, Drum Programs
Johnny Jewel - Piano, Drums, Arrangements



Shining Violence Demos





















Track Listing:
01. Birds of Paradise
02. Nite
03. Mere Secret
04. Beach of Infants
05. The Guest
06. Date with a Vocoder
07. Glass Slipper
08. City Beds

Line-up:
Adam Miller - Vocals, Guitar
Lena Okazaki - Vocals, Bass
Johnny Jewel - Drums, Synthesizer


Fall 2006 Demos

























Track Listing:
01. Shining Violence
02. In the City
03. Lady
04. Hotel
05. At the River
06. The Price of Love
07. Hands in the Dark
08. Icey Jungle
09. The Gemini
10. Animal Nitrate
11. Lanterns Flicker
12. The Wanderer
13. Shining Violence (Reprise)
14. Baby
15. The Guest

Line-up:
Adam Miller, Johnny Jewel, Ruth Radelet

Chromatics Discography:
Beach of Infants 7" (Hand Held Heart)
Cavecare EP (Hand Held Heart)
Arms Slither Away 7" (K Records)
Chromatics/Die Monitr Batss split 7" (Gold Standard Labs)
Chrome Rats vs. Basement Ruts (Gold Standard Labs)
Ice Hatchets 7" (Gold Standard Labs)
Rat Life Vol. 1 (Self-Released)
Rat Life Vol. 2 (Self-Released)
Plaster Hounds (Gold Standard Labs)
Tour CD-R 2004 (Self-Released)
Unreleased TMU Sessions (Self-Released)
Healer 12" (Troubleman Unlimited)
Shining Violence Demos (Self-Released)
Nite EP (Troubleman Unlimited)
Fall 2006 Demos (Self-Released)
In the City 12" (Italians Do It Better)
Nite Drive (Italians Do It Better)



*I'll be uploading a video of an old chromatics show circa-2004 when i find the DVD*