Chaos Is Me
| Chaos Is Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Orchid | ||||
| Released | June 21, 1999[1] | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1999 | |||
| Studio | God City Studios (Salem, Massachusetts) | |||
| Genre | Screamo, emoviolence, hardcore punk | |||
| 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 .[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[]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Orchid
- Jayson Green – vocals, lyrics
- Will Killingsworth – guitar
- Brad Wallace – bass
- Jeff Salane – drums
Production
- Kurt Ballou - production, recording
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (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. "This Is Hardcore: Orchid - Chaos Is Me". teamrock.com. Team Rock. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
External links[]
- Chaos Is Me at Discogs (list of releases)
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Categories:
- 1999 albums
- Ebullition Records albums
- Albums produced by Kurt Ballou
- Orchid (screamo band) albums
- 1990s punk rock album stubs