Trans Am has been at the forefront of experimental electronic rock for over a decade. They have released at least nine critically-heralded full length albums and toured relentlessly since 1995. Originally based in Washington, DC Trans Am exploded around the world in 2003. Currently, they are provisionally based in London, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.

Their most recent album, Sex Change, was recorded in June 2006 at the end of #3 band member Nathan Means’ two and a half year residence in New Zealand. During the initial Sex Change sessions at Auckland’s legendary MAINZ studios, the band distilled their artistic philosophy and cumulated knowledge into a 70-point code called Obscene Strategies. Although originally intended to be erased, below are some sample strategies:

#3 Get experimental! Start by drawing cartoons of cocks on the bathroom wall.
#4 At a moment of creative impasse, pick a fight.
#9 Check your email.
#10 Constantly request that your instrument be made louder.
#11Take a nap.
#12 Idea: Rip off black musicians.
#16 Do everything you can to make it sound like Jackson Browne.
#20 Check your email again.
#23 Leave the studio unlocked and all the doors open for a few days – see what happens.
#39 Talk loudly into your mobile in the control room during mixing.
#48 It’s good enough. Or if not, you’ll get used to it.
#56 As the session drags along, start stealing mics and rack equipment from the studio.
#63 Pillow fight!
#64 Better play it safe.
#67 For the remainder of the session, stare at everyone’s crotch.

"Dripping their electronic/robotic selves in a huge vat of kick-arse funk" Cheese On Toast

"Sex Change is the bands best album to date!" Time Off