Old Codes New Chaos is the first album by the British group Fila Brazillia

Fila Brazillia

Fila Brazillia was an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in 1990 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry...

, released on Pork Recordings

Pork Recordings

Pork Recordings is a record label based in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England, that specialises in electronica, mostly in the downtempo or chill-out styles....

 in 1994. The title comes from a line in the 1991 book Lila: An Inquiry into Morals

Lila: An Inquiry into Morals

Lila: An Inquiry into Morals is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig, who is best known for his classic text, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Lila: An Inquiry into Morals was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992...

 by Robert Pirsig: "Rigel's interpretation of recent moral history is probably a pretty simple one: old codes vs. new chaos."

Track listing

1. "Old Codes" - 1:17
2. "Mermaids" -6:16
3. "Whose Money" - 2:03
4. "Brazilification" - 8:40
5. "Serratia Marcescens" - 3:56
6. "The Sheriff" - 9:14
7. "Feinman" - 1:16
8. "The Light Of Jesus" - 8:41
9. "Strange Thoughts" - 5:26
10. "Fila Funk" - 18:53
11. "Pots & Pans" - 9:20
12. "New Chaos" - 1:45

The track "Feinman" features a quote from Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics...

, the last line of his report into the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida at 11:38 am EST...

: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."