Cybotron – Colossus (VG+, VG+)

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Colossus is the second studio album by Australian electronic progressive rock band Cybotron, originally released in 1978 via Champagne Records.

Part man part machine, Cybotron was the synthesis of progressive rock and electronic music experimentation, conceived by pioneers of the Australian electronic underground, Steve Maxwell Von Braund and keyboardist Geoff Green, together they produced a series of mind-altering cosmic albums throughout the 1970s which set the tone for the minimal wave and electronic post punk scene of early 1980s Melbourne.

After releasing their debut studio album Cybotron in 1976, followed by a live album Saturday Night Live in 1977, the band released their second studio album in 1978, Colossus, with Colin Butcher joining the band to provide drums, percussion, and synthesiser.

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane felt that Colossus had a "more progressive edge backed by a massive symphonic sound". Allmusic's Richard Foss noted they had "hit a peak with Colossus, which benefited from the presence of drummer and synth player Colin Butcher. This album sold better in Europe and the U.S.A. as an import than it did in Australia, and for a few milliseconds it looked like the band might break internationally".

Condition

Media: Near Mint (NM)

Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Notes: Record is very close to NM. Slight ring wear on cover and laminate wrinkling (this seems to be consistent on all secondhand copies).

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Release Info

Label: Champagne Records – CHA 7004

Released: 1978

Country: Australia

Genre: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

A1 Colossus