The Chills - Kaleidoscope World - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The self-titled sixth album by The Helio Sequence began with a friendly competition. Several of the duo's friends within the Portland, Oregon music scene had been playing 'The 20-Song Game.' The rules were simple, playful and ambitious Songwriters would arrive in their studios at prearranged times and spend all day recording twenty complete songs.

This is what a living legend looks and sounds like - Rolling Stone.The Chills reissue their celebrated early singles compilation, this 24-track expanded version of Kaleidoscope World gathers together tracks from the 'Dunedin Double' compilation, live recordings, 'Doledrums' single and the band's seminal 'Pink Frost'.The collection also contains 'The Lost EP', with early takes on their groundbreaking 'Submarine Bells' album, alongside the aching 'I Love My Leather Jacket', perfectly illustrating the rollercoaster ride of Martin Phillipps and The Chills as portrayed in the award film The Triumph And The Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps.InchSinger/guitarist Martin Phillipps' group was at the forefront of the extraordinary little guitar-pop scene in New Zealand in the early '80s.. Kaleidoscope World is the major document of their early era.Inch - PitchforkPart of the 80's extraordinarily vibrant and innovative independent music scene in New Zealand, The Chills became flag bearers, taking the Dunedin sound, as championed by the Flying Nun tag, to the world. Long recognised as one of New Zealand's most influential bands, Kaleidoscope World is a definitive artifact from Martin Phillipps' groundbreaking project.1. Kaleidoscope World2. Satin Doll3. Frantic Drift4. Rolling Moon5. Bite6. Flame Thrower7. Pink Frost8. Purple Girl9. This Is The Way10. Never Never Go11. Don't Even Know Her Name12. Bee Bah Bee Bah Bee Boe13. Whole Weird World14. Dream By Dream15. Doledrums16. Hidden Bay17. I Love My Leather Jacket18. The Great Escape19. Oncoming Day (Early Version)20. Dan Destiny and the Silver Dawn (Unplugged)21. Martyn's Doctor Told Me22. I'll Only See You Alone Again23. Green-Eyed Owl (Live)24. Smile From A Dead Dead Face (Live)

One of the rarest psychedelic garage albums ever, the Kaleidoscope album was recorded in the Dominican Republic by this Boricuan/Dominican band but released only in Mexico in 1969 as a tiny pressing, housed in a fantastic psychedelic sleeve designed by Bodo Molitor. Acid fuzz guitars, organ, demented vocals... Impossible to find in it's original form, here's a welcomed reissue. Remastered sound, original artwork in a hard cardboard sleeve. Insert with detailed liner notes by Enrique Rivas and rare photos.