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of the double LP was pressed on colored vinyl: blue for Sides A and B, and red for Sides C and D. The "Deluxe Edition" restores five tracks that had originally constituted Side D of the album, but had been scrapped before the original 2007 release date due to technical problems and time constraints.
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Chromatics' loving reanimation of 'icy' '80s electro locates the broken heart beating below the digital surface, a suite of retro-futuristic yearning that's something close to timeless.
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called the album "poorly produced," criticized "Tomorrow Is So Far Away" for its repetitive structure, and cited "Tick of the Clock" as a "conceptual failure".
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into the title track. Accordingly, these opening two tracks, along with album closer "Accelerator," suggest that the album may be a
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hen Radelet's narcotic purr slides over the sparkling guitars of 'Healer' and 'Mask', that's when Chromatics excel.
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s parts might blur together into a soporific whole, but Chromatics don't let the production dominate".
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The album's title may be a reference to a 1985 single ("Night Drive"/"Time Space Transmat") by
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With this album, Chromatics made a drastic departure from their previously
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of the album as a "Deluxe Edition" in 2010, on both CD and double
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The words of "I Want Your Love" contain a reference to the song "
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Adam Miller – guitar, artwork, writer (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
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sound, as they pursued a new direction reminiscent of
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Index


Studio album
Chromatics
Portland, Oregon
Genre
Synth-pop
synthwave
dream pop
Italo disco
Label
Italians Do It Better
Producer
Johnny Jewel
Chromatics
Plaster Hounds
Kill for Love

Chromatics
Italians Do It Better
analogue
remaster
LP
print run
punk
Italo disco
Johnny Jewel
Detroit techno
Juan Atkins
samples
Lady Operator

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