Chaos Is Me

Chaos Is Me
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1999[1]
RecordedSpring 1999
StudioGod City Studios (Salem, Massachusetts)
Genre
Length18:58
LabelEbullition
ProducerKurt Ballou
Orchid chronology
Orchid / Encyclopedia Of American Traitors Split 7"
(1998)
Chaos Is Me
(1999)
Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Butler, Blake. "Chaos Is Me > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Eli Kleman (October 10, 2010). "Orchid - Chaos Is Me (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Ebullition Records Catalog
  5. ^ Banard (December 3, 2015), Laurant (December 3, 2015). "This Is Hardcore: Orchid - Chaos Is Me". teamrock.com. Team Rock. Retrieved April 8, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)