''Trans Am'' is the debut album by the American band
Trans Am, released on January 30, 1996, by
Thrill Jockey Records
Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago.
History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, while ...
. The band supported the album with a North American tour.
Artwork
The album's artwork was taken from the cover of a 10"
flexi disc
The flexi disc (also known as a phonosheet, Sonosheet or Soundsheet, a trademark) is a phonograph record made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet with a molded-in spiral stylus groove, and is designed to be playable on a normal phonograph turntable.
...
''Space Sounds'', which was part of ''Our Universe Space Kit'', published by
National Geographic Society
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in 1980.
Critical reception
The ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' labeled the album "instrumentals that blend traditional rock-trio interaction with angular electronic effects." ''
Guitar Player
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'' deemed it a "musicianly spacerock meltdown—replete with Moog blasts and other rich analog synth washes."
Track listing
# Ballbados – 3:28
# Enforcer – 1:31
# Technology Corridor – 0:50
# Trans Am – 2:21
# (interlude) – 0:33
# Firepoker – 3:09
# A Single Ray of Light on an Otherwise Cloudy Day – 1:30
# Prowler – 1:43
# Orlando – 4:41
# Love Affair – 1:21
# American Kooter – 8:49
Japanese release extra tracks
# American Kooter
# Simulacrum
# Man-Machine
# Illegal Ass
# Koln
# Randy Groove
# Now You Die, Thriddle Fool
# Star Jammer
# Strong Sensations
References
Trans Am (band) albums
1996 debut albums
Thrill Jockey albums
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