Box of Chameleons
203 min · 128 tracks · experimental rock
A fragmented collage of avant-garde noise and eclectic influences, challenging conventional song structures with playful absurdity.
Top tracks — play these first
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Respected for Being Irrespectable — This track sets the tone with its brief yet impactful commentary on societal norms, encapsulating the album’s irreverent spirit.
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Dogs of Luxor — With its concise length and shifting moods, this track exemplifies the band's knack for creating vivid imagery through sound in under a minute.
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Priest on the Run — This piece combines dissonance with a haunting melody, illustrating the band's ability to blend humor with darker themes.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- quirky interludes for short attention
- playful absurdity in brief bursts
- unexpected twists with each track
- fragmented listening for adventurous minds
- early morning curiosity and exploration
Maybe skip if you
- seeking cohesive long-form experiences
- prefer straightforward song structures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1998, Box of Chameleons marked the Sun City Girls' continued exploration into experimental rock following their earlier albums like 1992's Horse Cock Phepner. At this point, the band had already established a cult following and were recognized for their innovative sound and refusal to adhere to mainstream expectations.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Residents· Captain Beefheart· This Heat
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Respected for Being Irrespectable 1:12
- 2 SCG Inc. 0:54
- 3 Vientiene 2:15
- 4 Priest on the Run 0:38
- 5 On the Sign 1:11
- 6 Electrocution 0:07
- 7 Pinnacle 0:40
- 8 The Golden Cage 0:59
- 9 Theme to “Opium Cinema” 1:55
- 10 Criosote Landing 1:03
- 11 Song for a Dead Breath 1:15
- 12 Wuthering Corpse 2:02
- 13 Dogs of Luxor 0:36
- 14 Entrail — Littered Savannah 1:39
- 15 Asian Women on the Telephone 1:27
- 16 Dunderhead 1:17
- 17 And Once There Was Us 1:00
- 18 Pitchfork Capitol 1:06
- 19 Suck‐In 1:35
- 20 The Magic Switch 1:04
- 21 He’s Part Nickle 0:48
- 22 A Light‐Hearted Comedy 1:08
- 23 Slash Kick Wrist 0:06
- 24 Lunar No Sooner 2:23
- 25 Take a Giant Schmuck 1:02
- 26 Beauty Rides All Demons 1:14
- 27 Sun City of Industry 0:55
- 28 Gayatri 0:50
- 29 Flippin’ the Bird 1:10
- 30 Neverglades 1:35
- 31 High Drama Lama 0:50
- 32 Coffee With Eyelash 1:05
- 33 You Tell Me 0:35
- 34 Cuts on Phantom Limbo 1:16
- 35 Trailor Therapy 2:20
- 36 Viola Madre 2:20
- 37 Insect 1:55
- 38 Interlude 0:53
- 39 Swindler’s Fist 0:59
- 40 Nova Expression #3 2:14
- 41 Tribute to Sonny Murray 0:46
- 42 Enough! 0:55
- 43 The Space Genie Hiss 0:53
- 44 Clickety‐Clack Go the Arterial S 0:58
- 45 Law of Diminished Returns 1:43
- 46 It’s Ours (reprise) 1:08
- 47 We’ll Still Be Hovering After You’re Gonesville 2:06
- 48 March on Atlas 1:06
- 49 Mama's Mild (Too Dry) 1:18
- 50 Thanks a Lot, Cerebral Man 1:22
Disc 2
- 1 Suncitivity 0:54
- 2 Prison Quality Food 1:56
- 3 Wary of It All 1:37
- 4 Nine Sides of Air 1:46
- 5 Yellow Fever 3:13
- 6 Your Amuckness 1:39
- 7 Impersonal Tragedy 1:03
- 8 Next to No Way 2:26
- 9 Kunda Kepang 1:50
- 10 Bad Housekeeping 0:38
- 11 Tribute to Liberace 2:49
- 12 Miss Majestic 1:34
- 13 Eddie, Is That the Blue Moon? 1:10
- 14 Surfin’ the Cardboard Stretcher 1:07
- 15 Vomiting Diamonds 0:57
- 16 Everything Burnt ’Cept the Navel 1:25
- 17 ODE TO GANESH 1:41
- 18 Indians, Jacks, and Pines 1:05
- 19 Bad Daylight 1:39
- 20 The Brickyard 2:44
- 21 I Deal a Stick 1:17
- 22 The Doldrums 0:58
- 23 They Wanted to Dance — We Gave Em This 1:49
- 24 Mood Bazaar 3:05
- 25 Liberated Forays 0:29
- 26 Doorknob Journalism 1:22
- 27 Is It Stroked? 0:15
- 28 Girl Trouble 0:21
- 29 Sprinkling the Demon Seed 1:07
- 30 Neptune Breeze 2:03
- 31 Indian Graveyard 1:02
- 32 The Palestine Club Half‐Way House Scene 2:18
- 33 Tabacco Bong Hits 1:06
- 34 Clown Prince 1:40
- 35 Amethyst Nightgown 2:49
- 36 A Random Finale 2:25
- 37 Plecostamus 2:08
- 38 TOBA HIGHTOP 2:19
- 39 Lifting the Hemline of the Unknown 2:21
- 40 A Photogenic Memory 0:59
- 41 BOBBY SANDS 1:30
- 42 The Eleven, Oh Nine in the Refrigerator, South Farmer 1:55
- 43 The Crowbar of Illusion 2:52
- 44 The Big Purr 1:02
- 45 A Throne’s Stow 0:19
Disc 3
- 1 Sun City Girls From Ipanema 2:14
- 2 Trust Me? 2:25
- 3 Zealous Island 2:19
- 4 Death in Yellowknife 4:19
- 5 Overseer 2:27
- 6 Ajax Floodlamp 2:46
- 7 The Fog Hotel Swindle 2:18
- 8 Cooking With Satan 1:57
- 9 I Mean, I’m New to Her School 1:41
- 10 Three Blind Dice 3:04
- 11 Powell & Market 2:13
- 12 Rodent With a View 1:44
- 13 OJIBWAY 1:36
- 14 Brockway Roller Rink 0:41
- 15 Moonflower Power 3:39
- 16 Tweakscape 2:40
- 17 My Daughter 1:59
- 18 Yemen Dagger Architect 2:26
- 19 The Third‐Eye Mood Ring Medallion 1:26
- 20 A Blessed Removal 2:39
- 21 BIG GAME 1:45
- 22 I Project Euphemy 1:04
- 23 Zeke Cambridge 0:23
- 24 The Apology 1:08
- 25 5th & Mill 2:36
- 26 Way Left North Out 2:41
- 27 I Hear It’s the Best 1:22
- 28 Nights of Orange 1:39
- 29 Shilton 1:17
- 30 Theme 5 1:27
- 31 Broken Cicuit of Love 1:12
- 32 Parade Aglow 2:55
- 33 Caterpiller 1:50
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