Trans Am (album) explained

Trans Am
Type:	studio
Artist:	Trans Am
Cover:	Trans Am album.jpg
Released:	January 30, 1996
Genre:	Post-rock
Length:	29:59
Label:	Thrill Jockey
Producer:	John McEntire, Trans Am
Next Title:	Surrender to the Night
Next Year:	1997

Trans Am is the debut album by the American band Trans Am, released on January 30, 1996, by Thrill Jockey Records.^{[1] [2]} The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[3]

Artwork

The album's artwork was taken from the cover of a 10" flexi disc Space Sounds, which was part of Our Universe Space Kit, published by National Geographic Society in 1980.^[4]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune labeled the album "instrumentals that blend traditional rock-trio interaction with angular electronic effects."^[5] Guitar Player deemed it a "musicianly spacerock meltdown—replete with Moog blasts and other rich analog synth washes."^[6]

Track listing

1. Ballbados – 3:28
2. Enforcer – 1:31
3. Technology Corridor – 0:50
4. Trans Am – 2:21
5. (interlude) – 0:33
6. Firepoker – 3:09
7. A Single Ray of Light on an Otherwise Cloudy Day – 1:30
8. Prowler – 1:43
9. Orlando – 4:41
10. Love Affair – 1:21
11. American Kooter – 8:49

Japanese release extra tracks

1. American Kooter
2. Simulacrum
3. Man-Machine
4. Illegal Ass
5. Koln
6. Randy Groove
7. Now You Die, Thriddle Fool
8. Star Jammer
9. Strong Sensations

Notes and References

1. Morris . Chris . Plowing through the indie-release mountain . Billboard . Jan 20, 1996 . 108 . 3 . 59.
2. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock . 1999 . Rough Guides . 1027 . 2nd.
3. News: Strauss . Neil . Facets of 70's Rock Revived by 3 Bands . The New York Times . 28 Mar 1996 . C12.
4. Web site: Flexibition #2: Space Sounds . . January 8, 2015 . djfood.org . November 13, 2020.
5. News: Kot . Greg . Moving Beyond Rock . Chicago Tribune . 15 May 1996 . Tempo . 1.
6. Rotondi . James . Indie-rock enters the space race . Guitar Player . Jun 1996 . 30 . 6 . 127.