Rat's Brains & Microchips

Rat's Brains & Microchips is the third studio album by American punk band Lost Sounds. It was released on October 29, 2002 by Empty Records, as their second and final album with the label.

Rat's Brains & Microchips
Studio album by Lost Sounds
Released	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)
Recorded	2002
Studio	Tronic Graveyard
Genre	Synth punk garage punk art punk
Length	39:32
Label	Empty Records
Producer	Jay Reatard, Alicja Trout
Lost Sounds chronology
Demos & Outtakes, Vol. 1 (2001) Rat's Brains & Microchips (2002) Demos II (2003)

Background

The whole album was recorded digitally on Tronic Graveyard in 2002, and at its release, helped advance Lost Sounds' popularity, with an increased income in tours and merchandise. The album ended up as their final album with Empty due to competition with record labels wanting to sign Lost Sounds, including John Reis, founder of Swami Records, who wanted to produce an album with the band. The band would later tour with Rocket from the Crypt, one of Reis' bands.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout

Rat's Brains & Microchips track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rats Brains and Microchips"	4:52
2.	"You Don't Know Remote Control"	2:03
3.	"Tronic Graveyard"	1:32
4.	"Energy Drink & the Long Walk Home"	3:45
5.	"Blackcoats / Whitefear"	2:01
6.	"I Think I'm Dead"	2:43
7.	"Dreaming or Bleeding"	3:15
8.	"Total Destruction"	5:03
9.	"Read a Requiem Mass for Me"	0:55
10.	"Breathing Machine"	3:59
11.	"Radon Flows"	3:07
12.	"Peek-A-Boo U R Doomed"	2:03
13.	"Frozen In Time"	4:22
Total length:		39:32

Personnel

• Recorded at Tronic Graveyard
• Mastered at Memphis Soundworks
• Bass – Jon
• Cello – Jonathan Kirkscey
• Drums – Rich
• Guitar – Jonas
• Recorded by Lost Sounds
• Synth, guitar – Alicja, Jay Jay