Shake Hands with Danger is the sixth album by the Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 based electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 group TRS-80

TRS-80 (group)

TRS-80 is an electronic music group, formed in Chicago in 1997 by Jay Rajeck and Kent Rayhill. The group is named after the Tandy TRS-80 personal computer released in the 1970s.-History:...

. It was released September 16, 2003 on CD by File Thirteen Records.

The first track "Cliff Evans" is named for the main character from the short film Cipher in the Snow

Cipher in the Snow

Cipher in the Snow is a short story written by Jean Mizer about the death of an ostracized teenager. It was later made into a short film by Brigham Young University in 1973.-Background:...

and contains samples from it. The music video for "Cliff Evans" contains clips from the film.

Track listing

1. "Cliff Evans" - 4:12
2. "Air Mass" - 4:01
3. "Hand Over Fist" - 5:09
4. "Phantom Power" - 3:29
5. "Translocated" - 4:09
6. "Motoki" - 5:06
7. "To Explain Grades of Beef" - 0:48
8. "I Am Energy" - 6:18
9. "Nylon" - 4:24
10. "Don't Mess With Illinois" - 3:18
11. "Get Inside" - 6:24
12. "Ten Speed" - 4:41
13. "Math Basket" - 4:26

Total time: 60:25

External links

• [ Allmusic review of Shake Hands with Danger]