Kiss to the Brain
{{Infobox album
| name = Kiss to the Brain
| type = studio
| artist = Helios Creed
| cover = Helios Creed - Kiss to the Brain.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 1992
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Space rock, industrial rock
| length = 41:53
| label = Amphetamine Reptile
| producer = Helios Creed, Matt Kelley
| prev_title = Lactating Purple
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Your Choice Live Series
| next_year = 1994
}}
Kiss to the Brain is an album by the rock band Helios Creed.{{cite journal |title=Kiss to the Brain by Helios Creed |journal=Melody Maker |date=Feb 27, 1993 |volume=69 |issue=9 |page=30}}{{cite web |title=Helios Creed Biography by John Bush |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/helios-creed-mn0000672747/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=2 January 2023}} It was released through Amphetamine Reptile Records.{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave |title=Alternative Rock |date=2000 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |page=264}} Songs from the supporting tour were released on Your Choice Live Series.{{cite web |title=HELIOS CREED Your Choice Live Series |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/helios-creed-your-choice-live-series_208853.html |website=Rock Hard |access-date=2 January 2023}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Victor W. |last=Valdivia |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169286|pure_url=yes}}|title=Kiss to the Brain |website=AllMusic |accessdate=May 27, 2013}}
}}
Trouser Press determined that "the guitar pops up as more than just a guidepost, and the contrast makes the moments of otherworldly radio static, menacing vocoder distortions and sci-fi freakouts all the more effective."{{cite magazine |first=Scott |last=Frampton |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=helios_creed |title=Helios Creed |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=May 27, 2013}}
AllMusic wrote: "This is still not anywhere near mainstream hard rock—there's plenty of bizarre lyrics and spacy sound effects, even on the hard rock songs—but it does display that Helios Creed has the ability to create more than unstructured sonic explorations."
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| all_writing = Helios Creed
| title1 = XL-35
| length1 = 6:06
| title2 = Mountain Mystery
| length2 = 2:56
| title3 = Malavia Millenium
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = Anubis Warpus
| length4 = 5:28
| title5 = The Federation
| length5 = 1:56
| title6 = Kiss to the Brain
| length6 = 7:29
| title7 = Throw Away the Rind
| length7 = 2:19
| title8 = Nemesis
| length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Legs
| length9 = 2:59
| title10 = Acid Rain
| length10 = 5:12
}}
Personnel
;Musicians
- Helios Creed – vocals, guitar, sampler, production
- Paul Kirk – bass guitar
- Paul Della Pelle – drums
- Z Sylver – synthesizer, sampler, vocals
;Production and additional personnel
- Krystl Chamber – additional vocals
- Matt Kelley – production, engineering
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master |master=52588 |name=Kiss to the Brain}}
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