Red Line is the fifth full-length album by Trans Am

Trans Am (band)

Trans Am is a three-piece band which originated in Bethesda, Maryland that was one of the originators of "post-rock" in the mid 90s. Their work centers on a cerebrally robotic, usually instrumental, semi-danceable, minimalistic format, with influences including Krautrock, heavy metal, hardcore...

, released in 2000.

The track "Let's Take The Fresh Step Together" uses a timestretched sample of the default Windows 98

Windows 98

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 startup sound.

The track "Diabolical Cracker" was used in the Joseph Kosinski-directed Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2

Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski, and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War series. The game was officially released in North America, Europe and...

trailer, entitled "Rendezvous", that debuted during E3 2008, with a shortened form of Alan Seeger

Alan Seeger

Alan Seeger was an American poet who fought and died in World War I serving in the French Foreign Legion. A statue to his memory and to...

's World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

poem I Have a Rendezvous with Death recited alongside.

Track listing

1. "Let's Take the Fresh Step Together"
2. "I Want It All"
3. "Casual Friday"
4. "Polizei (Zu spät)"
5. "Village in Bubbles"
6. "For Now and Forever"
7. "Play in the Summer"
8. "Where Do You Want to Fuck Today?"
9. "Don't Bundle Up"
10. "Mr. Simmons"
11. "Diabolical Cracker"
12. "I'm Coming Down"
13. "The Dark Gift"
14. "Air and Space"
15. "Thank You All Tight"
16. "Lunar Landing"
17. "Bad Cat"
18. "Slow Response"
19. "Getting Very Nervous"
20. "Ragged Agenda"
21. "Shady Groove"

Japan release extra tracks

1. "Ragged Agenda (Spivvy Nice Mix)"
2. "Grooveship Heights"
3. "Shady Groove (Good Cat Mix)"

External links

• Thrill Jockey, the label's website for the album.