HERE ARE SOME POLAROIDS FROM AFTER THE SHOW ON MARCH 14TH


KAETLIN, RUTH, JOHNNY, ANN-MARIE & CONRAD


BENNETT, RUTH & ADAM


JORDAN & CONRAD


JOHNNY


KAETLIN


RUTH


MAC


RUTH, JOHNNY, BEYONDA & CONRAD


RUTH, ANN MARIE & BEYONDA


JEAN PAUL

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM THE LAST SHOW OF OUR EUROPEAN TOUR AT THE MAKE-UP CLUB IN GHENT, BELGIUM.
ALL THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY ANDY DE DECKER.

WE LOVE YOU EUROPE!!!
WE LOVE YOU BELGIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SEE YOU AGAIN SOON!!!

XO CHROMATICS

YESTERDAY WE PLAYED OUR FIRST SHOW EVER IN LONDON.
IT'S GREAT TO FINALLY BE HERE.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT LAST NITE TO CELEBRATE.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
WE APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TURNED AWAY AT THE DOOR.
WE DIDN'T REALIZE HOW PACKED THE SPOT WAS GOING TO BE.
WE HAVE A FEW DAYS OFF IN LONDON, SO WE DECIDED TO BOOK A SECOND SHOW.
WE'LL BE PLAYING TUESDAY NITE IN LONDON AT CAFE 1001 ON BRICK LANE.
TICKETS ARE ALREADY ON SALE AT THE VENUE, ROUGH TRADE AND PHONICA.
MIKE SIMONETTI WILL BE SPINNING CLASSICS ALL NITE LONG!
SO COME OUT AND SEE US!
WE LOVE YOU.

XO
CHROMATICS

IT'S ONLY BEEN A WEEK SINCE WE FINISHED THE NEW CHROMATICS CD, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A YEAR.
LAST MONDAY WE SPENT ALL NIGHT MIXING.
I WAITED UNTIL THE LUNAR ECLIPSE TO MIX THE NIGHT DRIVE CD.
ALOT OF ENERGY WAS ALREADY IN THE AIR, THE NIGHT BEFORE TOUR.
EVERYONE WAS OUT IN THE STREETS LOOKING UP AS THE MOON WAS SWALLOWED BY THE EARTH'S SHADOW.
IT LOOKED LIKE BLACK INK WAS BEING POURED INTO A BOWL OF MILK.
RUTH AND ADAM CAME DOWN AT 3.13 AND WATCHED FROM THE ROOF TOP OF SUITE 304.
THE SKYLINE, BRIDGES, AND THE RIVER.
WHILE RUTH PHOTOGRAPHS THE ECLIPSE...
ADAM SPRAY PAINTS "HELTER SKELTER" IN GOLD PAINT ON THE BACK OF OFFICE DEPOT ACROSS THE STREET.
WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HEAD OUT ON OUR FIRST TOUR WITH RUTH.
THE NIGHT BEFORE, RUTH SCALDED HER HAND AT RON TOM'S WHEN TWO BOILING BOWLS OF TOMATO SOUP SPILLED ON HER.
AT 4 AM, SHE RECORDED THE VOCALS TO "RUNNING UP THAT HILL" WITH ONE HAND IN A CUP OF ICE WATER AND ONE ON THE MIC.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT, WE WERE IN THE STUDIO UNTIL 10 AM RECORDING "I WANT YOUR LOVE".
THE ECLIPSE PASSES, AND WE TAKE RUTH HOME TO PACK HER SUITCASE.
ADAM AND I HEAD BACK TO THE STUDIO TO FINISH MIXING.
WE FINISH THE MIXES AROUND 9.30 AM.
WE GRAB A BOTTLE OF WINE, AND A BLOCK OF BRIE.
ON THE WAY OUT, WE NOTICE THE GRAFITI HAS ALREADY BEEN COVERED UP.
NOW IT'S TIME TO COMPILE THE MIXES.
OUTSIDE IN THE HALL, WORKERS ARE DRILLING HOLES THROUGH THE WALLS INTO THE STUDIO BECAUSE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM ISN'T UP TO CODE.
TONIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS....
WE WRAP UP THE MIX, TAKE THE STUDIO APART, AND LEAVE THE KEYS IN THE DOOR.
IT'S 12.30.
WE HAVE TO BE IN SEATTLE BY 8 PM.
3 HOURS IS PLENTY OF SLEEP?.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO LEAVE TOWN THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER.
I DROP ADAM OFF, AND HEAD TO RUTH'S TO PACK.
WE WAKE UP IN A DAZE, AND HIT THE HIGHWAY.
IT SEEMS LIKE A DREAM.
THAT NIGHT AFTER THE SHOW AND COVERED IN SWEAT, WE GET INTO THE JACUZZI, AND LOOK OUT OVER LAKE WASHINGTON.
ONLY CHROMATICS, GLASS CANDY, AND THE BIRDS ARE AWAKE.
IT'S A GOOD LIFE!
CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME.
XOX

JOHNNY JEWEL

WHEN I CAME TO THIS WORLD
I ARRIVED IN A CAR
I WAS A BOY
I WAS A GIRL
PYRAMID GLASS
SCARAPING THE SKY
SEE OUR REFLECTION
CAST NO REFLECTION

I WANT YOUR LOVE

WHEN I CAME TO THIS WORLD
I ARRIVED IN A STORM
ALONE IN THE RAIN
FALLING OUT FROM THE CLOUDS
VOICE ON THE RADIO
CRYING 96 TEARS
SEE OUR REFLECTION
CAST NO REFLECTION

I WANT YOUR LOVE

WHEN I CAME TO THIS WORLD
FROM THE INSIDE
FEELING THE SPACE
BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE
BETWEEN BLOCKS OF DREAMS
BETWEEN WALLS OF SLEEP
SEE OUR REFLECTION
CAST NO REFLECTION

I WANT YOUR LOVE

WHEN I LEAVE FROM THIS WORLD
I WILL LEAVE IN A STORM
I'LL BE A BOY
I'LL BE A GIRL
I'LL SEE THRU GLASS
I'LL SCRAPE THE SKY
SEE MY REFLECTION
IT'S JUST A REFLECTION

I WANT YOUR LOVE

BLACK PYRAMID BURN A HOLE IN THE SKY
BLACK PYRAMID TAKE MY BABY AWAY
FROM THE EDGE OF THE DESERT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
BLACK PYRAMID CAST YOUR SHADOW OVER ME

BLACK PYRAMID FLASH OF LIGHT IN THE SKY
BLACK PYRAMID TOOK MY BABY AWAY
HE WOKE UP IN A FIELD & FORGOT HIS NAME
BLACK PYRAMID CAST YOUR SHADOW IN THE FLAME

I FEEL LIKE LIFE HAS NO BEGINNING
I FEEL LIKE LIFE IT HAS NO END.

HEY SUNSET PEOPLE.......

LAST WEEKEND CHROMATICS PLAYED OUR FIRST SHOWS IN
ALMOST A YEAR.
IT'S GOOD TO BE PLAYING LIVE AGAIN.
WE HAVE BIG PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
LONDON, STOCKHOLM, BERLIN, MIAMI, HONG KONG, BUDOKAN, SIBERIA, THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, PYRAMIDS OF GIZA, ATLANTIS.
IT'S GOING DOWN SOON.............

LIVE CHROMATICS IS>>>>>>
NEW SONGS.
NEW BEATS.
NEW MEMBERS........
>>>>NEW BAND..........................

IT WAS RUTH'S FIRST TIME AT THE MICROPHONE IN FRONT
OF AN AUDIENCE, STEERING THE GROUP ACROSS THE ICEY SHORES
OF NEPTUNE BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE CITY............

IN SEATTLE WE PLAYED AT MICHAEL'S NIGHT CLUB POP.
ADAM'S OLD CREW CAME OUT IN FULL FORCE AT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR TO SHOW THE NEW CHROMATICS LINEUP SOME LOVE.

SOUND ISSUES WITH THE HOUSE P.A. MADE FOR A DRAMATIC
HOMECOMING.
WE WERE BUZZING FROM THE ANTICIPATION OF FINALLY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AGAIN THAT IT ALMOST DIDN'T MATTER WE WERE CUT SHORT AND FORCED TO END OUR SET EARLY AFTER THE SOUND ON STAGE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF DURING "IN THE CITY."
FOR ANYONE WHO CAME TO SEE THE SHOW AND ENDURED THE P.A. DIFFCULTIES, THANKS FOR KEEPING IT FUN.
JOHNNY PASSED THE SYNTHESIZER AROUND AND WE ALL TOOK A BOW.
THEN IT WAS BACK TO THE DJS AND DANCING.
AFTER THE SHOW, WE DROVE BACK TO PORTLAND.
STOPPING IN OLYMPIA FOR 6 DOLLAR LICORICE.
AROUND 7 A.M., RUTH HAD TO KEEP SPLASHING JOHNNY WITH VITAMIN WATER TO KEEP HIM AWAKE AT THE WHEEL.
ADAM REMEMBERS NOTHING PAST TACOMA.

WE'LL BE BACK IN SEATTLE SOON.
MARCUS IS GOING TO HOOK IT UP.
COME SEE US LIVE WITHOUT GUEST MEMBERS SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP.
IT WAS GREAT TO GET A CHANCE TO PLAY ANOTHER CITY BEFORE THE PORTLAND SHOW.
THANKS TO MICHAEL FOR BEING SO ACCOMODATING AND HOOKING UP A COVETED TABLE FOR THREE AT MANEKI, CHROMATICS FAVORITE SEATTLE SUSHI SPOT.

IN PORTLAND, WE KICKED OFF LINGER AND QUIET'S FIRST "NIGHTCLUBBING" PARTY AT HOLOCENE WITH GLASS CANDY.
MIKE SIMONETTI FLEW NON STOP FROM JERSEY TO DJ THE SPECIAL OCCAISION.
JOHNNY PICKED UP SIMONETTI AT PDX INTERNATIONAL AT TEN IN THE MORNING WHILE RADELET AND MILLER WERE EACH IN THEIR BEDS......"KEEP THOSE DREAMS A-COMIN FOREVER"........
MIKE AND JOHNNY SPEND THE MORNING RECORD SHOPPING.

FRIDAY NIGHT MIKE PLAYED RECORDS IN BETWEEN & AFTER THE BANDS. SPINNING EVERYTHING FROM E.L.O. TO LINDSTROM TO DIANA ROSS.
THE FLOOR RAGED LONG PAST LAST CALL...

CHROMATICS PLAYED A FULL SET BEGINNING WITH OUR COVER
OF CERRONE'S "SUPERNATURE" AND ENDING WITH
"I WANT YOUR LOVE" WITH SOME FRESH TAKES ON OLDIES IN BETWEEN.
THE SOUND WAS GREAT.
A NICE WAY TO SET THE PACE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT.

AFTER CHROMATICS, GLASS CANDY HIT THE STAGE.
IT WAS AWESOME TO HEAR THEM AT HOME ON SUCH A FULL SOUNDSYSTEM.
YOU COULD FEEL THE BEATS FLOW THRU YOUR VEINS AFTER THEY HIT YOUR BODY. SO HEAVY.
THE AUDIENCE WENT NUTS.
NOTHING BEATS A CROWDED ROOM OF SWEATY DANCING PEOPLE.
IDA THREW JOHNNY'S FAVORITE KANGOL INTO THE AUDIENCE DURING "COMPUTER LOVE"................. "THAAAT'S ENTERTAAAAAAINMENT"

FINISHED OFF THE NIGHT AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, THE BIRDS CHIRPING & SUN IN THE SKY, AFTER DANCING FOR
HOURS TO SIMONETTI SPINNING AT THE STOREFRONT AFTERPARTY DOWN THE STREET.
CHECK OUT THE ITALIANS DO IT BETTER MYSPACE IF YOU WANNA SEE SOME FUNNY PICS FROM THE EVENING....SANS RACCOON EYES.

NEXT DAY BEGAN AT 4 IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ITALIAN ESPRESSO, ITALIAN SUPPER AND ITALIAN ICE FOR DESSERT UNTIL CHROMATICS AND GLASS CANDY SAW SIMONETTI OFF BACK TO JERSEY ON THE I.D.I.B. CORPORATE JET.....AFTERWORDS RUTH WENT TO WORK WHILE JEWEL, ICEMAN, IDA AND ADAM REOPENED THE "AFTER DARK" FACTORY FOR BUSINESS IN MILLER'S LIVING ROOM.

WE WILL BE DOING SOME MORE SHOWS IN PORTLAND AND SEATTLE AND MAYBE VANCOUVER LATER THIS SUMMER.
AFTERWORDS HEADING DOWN TO CALIFORNIA FOR SHOWS IN SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!
TOUR DATES UP SOON!

THE CHROMATICS "ANTENA REMIX" 12" PICTURE DISC RELEASED A FEW WEEKS AGO IN GERMANY ON PERMANENT VACATION SOLD OUT IMMEDIATELY.
THE BAND ONLY RECIEVED FIVE COPIES, SO WE COULDN'T SEND THEM OUT TO OUR TORONTO FRIENDS OR SELL THEM AT SHOWS.
IF THEY ARE REPRESSED WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

IN THE STUDIO RIGHT NOW FINISHING A NEW CHROMATICS CDR TITLED "NIGHT DRIVE."
"NIGHT DRIVE" WILL BE OUT IN A FEW WEEKS WITH OTHER TRACKS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON LIKE "SUPERNATURE," "I WANT YOUR LOVE" AND MANY OTHERS.

THE "IN THE CITY" 12" WILL BE OUT ON ITALIANS DO IT
BETTER IN A MONTH.
THE B-SIDES ARE UNRELEASED AND ARE BEING KEPT HIDDEN
DEEP INSIDE A BUNKER IN AREA 51 UNTIL WE GET A THUMBS UP FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
WE REALLY WANTED TO KEEP THESE TRACKS EXCLUSIVE TO THE VINYL.
HOPEFULLY LITTLE STEVEN THINKS CHROMATICS HAVE DONE THE BOSS SOME JUSTICE.

THE "AFTER DARK" COMPILATION FEATURING THREE CHROMATICS
SONGS, "IN THE CITY," "HANDS IN THE DARK," AND
"KILLING SPREE" IS IN IT'S THIRD PRESSING.
THE LATEST BATCH ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TMU STORE.

LATER THIS FALL........12" FOR "I WANT YOUR LOVE" ON ITALIANS.

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR WAITING IT OUT WHILE WE GOT IT TOGETHER...
SEE YOU IN THE ICEY JUNGLE.
YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US SOON.

XO CHROMATICS


"YOU HAVE GONE, BUT YOU WILL RETURN...
YOU HAVE SLEPT, BUT YOU WILL AWAKE....
YOU HAVE DIED, BUT YOU WILL LIVE AGAIN"

-PHARAOH SETI'S INSCRIPTION TO OSIRIS, LORD OF ETERNITY AT THE TEMPLE OF ABYDOS (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HOUSE OF MILLIONS OF YEARS).

I TAKE A DRIVE IN MY CAR
I TAKE A DRIVE IN MY CAR
I SEE THE SUN DISAPPEAR
I SEE THE SUN DISAPPEAR

OH LITTLE STRANGER
BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME
OH LITTLE STRANGER
BRING MY BABY BACK HOME

MY LEATHER GLOVE GRIPS THE WHEEL
MY LEATHER GLOVE GRIPS THE WHEEL
I SEE THE SUN DISAPPEAR
I SEE THE SUN DISAPPEAR

OH LITTLE STRANGER
BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME
OH LITTLE STRANGER
BRING MY BABY BACK HOME

WINDOWS DOWN OUR HAIR IN THE BREEZE
WINDOWS DOWN OUR HAIR IN THE BREEZE
WE SEE THE SUN REAPPEAR
WE SEE THE SUN REAPPEAR

OH LITTLE STRANGER
BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME
OH LITTLE STRANGER
BRING MY BABY BACK HOME
BRING MY BABY BACK HOME

FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO CHECK IN WITH EVERYBODY AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO....
LAST WEEK WE FINISHED UP ALL OF THE MUSIC AND ARTWORK FOR THE
"IN THE CITY" 12."
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SENT OFF TO BE MASTERED/PRESSED/PRINTED.
THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL SURPRISES ON IT.
SO MUCH HEART AND SOUL WENT INTO MAKING THIS RECORD.
DURING THE 10 DAYS WE WERE WORKING ON IT, IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE SLEEPING ABOUT 3 HOURS A DAY....
IT WAS A PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE IN AND OF ITSELF.
TRYING TO FIGURE WHICH DIRECTION THE MIXES SHOULD GO.
JOHNNY WAS POKING ADAM'S FACE WITH A DRUMSTICK TO WAKE HIM UP.
WHICH DIDN'T WORK.
THEN PROCEEDED TO STICK THE DRUM STICK UP HIS NOSE.
WHICH STILL DIDN'T WORK.
BUT WE FINISHED IT!
THE A SIDE FEATURES A 7 AND A HALF MINUTE VERSION OF "IN THE CITY", PLUS A RUTH ACAPPELLA.
AND THE TWO B SIDE TRACKS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO THE RECORD...
CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR IT.
IT REPRESENTS A REALLY GREAT POINT IN TIME IN THE HISTORY OF CHROMATICS.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THE CHIPS ARE FALLING INTO PLACE.
NEW MUSIC IN THE JUKEBOX VERY SOON.

IN OTHER NEWS.............

WE'RE IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF DAZED & CONFUZED.
IT'S ON NEWSSTANDS RIGHT NOW.
AND OUR VERSION OF "PORNOGRAPHY" BY THE CURE CAN BE STREAMED FROM THE DAZED AND CONFUZED WEBSITE JUKEBOX @ WWW.DAZEDDIGITAL.COM

"PORNOGRAPHY" IS FOR THE RELEASE THE BATS' CURE COVER COMPILATION WHERE
THE CLASSIC 1983 ALBUM "PORNOGRAPHY" IS COVERED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS IN IT'S ENTIRETY.
ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT RELEASE THE BATS WILL BE PUTTING OUT A CHROMATICS/ GLASS CANDY SPLIT TOUR 7".
RELEASED IN SWEDEN ONLY.
IF YOU LIVE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC, TMU IS GOING TO GET SOME FOR THEIR MAIL ORDER.
THE 7" WILL BE OUT IN LATE SUMMER!
WWW.RELEASETHEBATS.COM
THE DEMO VERSION OF "IN THE CITY" IS ON DIXON'S (BODY LANGUAGE) PT. 4.
THE CD WAS RELEASED MARCH 26 ON THE BERLIN DANCE LABEL GET PHYSICAL.
THEIR WEBSITE IS WWW.PHYSICAL-MUSIC.COM

"IN THE CITY" IS ALSO INCLUDED ON LINDSTROM'S LATEST MIX CD WHICH FEATURES FARAH'S NEW 12", "LAW OF LIFE" AS WELL.
THE NEW MIX SHOULD BE OUT SOMETIME SOON.
WWW.FEEDELITY.COM.

PERMANENT VACATION IS WRAPPING UP THE ANTENA REMIX 12"
IT'S GOING TO BE A PICTURE DISC WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF ISABELLE ANTENA ON ONE SIDE, AND A DRAWING BY ADAM ON THE OTHER SIDE.
SO HE'S BEEN DRAWING A LOT OF PICTURES IN PREPARATION
WWW.PERMANENT-VACATION-RECORDS.COM.

WE HAVE A SHOW IN PORTLAND BOOKED IN THE END OF JUNE AT HOLOCENE FOR THE DEBUT OF THE NIGHTCLUBBING PARTY THEY'RE KICKING OFF.
IT'S ALSO THE DEBUT OF CHROMATICS WITH RUTH IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.
MIKE SIMONETTI IS FLYING IN FROM JERSEY TO THE 503 TO DJ THAT NITE AND GLASS CANDY IS HEADLINING.
REALLY REALLY PSYCHED FOR THIS.
CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY LIVE AGAIN.
AFTERWORDS WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE YACHT OUT ON THE WILLAMETTE AND PARTY TIL THE SUN COMES UP.
SEND US A MESSAGE TO RSVP.
DRESS TO IMPRESS.
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/NIGHTCLUBBINGPARTY

POSTING A FORGOTTEN DEMO VERSION OF "MY ONLY LOVE" BY ROXY MUSIC FROM THIS SUMMER.
JOHNNY FOUND THE SONG WHEN DIGGING THRU THE "IN THE CITY" TAPES.
THE VOCALS NEVER GOT COMPLETED AND ARE A SCRATCH TRACK BUT IT'S STILL KINDA COOL.
MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL GIVE THIS ONE ANOTHER TRY.
WE'LL LEAVE THE MP3 UP FOR DOWNLOAD FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
WE HAD DINNER AT IDA'S APARTMENT THE OTHER NITE AND JOHNNY TOOK SOME SNAPSHOTS WHILE HANGING OUT.
IN THE MEANTIME.
TIME TO GET SOME SLEEP
SEE YOU IN PRODUCE ROW.

XX CHROMATICS