Baby Chaos is a slinky, sexy, Glasgow based Scottish/English 4 piece Rock‘n’Roll beast. 75% of the power pop combo (!!?) are prime Scots beef, hailing originally from the previously unknown Ayrshire metropolis of raw talent that is Stewarton, whilst the token English gent of the band (and latest addition to the fold) is a London lad.

The band, after several formative years of underachieving, eventually managed to maintain a decent line up after vocalist Chris (wannabe soccer superstar), and Grant pilfered original drummer, Davy, and bassist, Bobby, from rival local bands. More than merely drums and bass, these two added new dimension to the band - with Davy’s Sixties worshipping and Bobby’s unique "Wrestling the alligator" style of playing the bass complementing the guitar mayhem of Chris and Grant perfectly.

In February 1993 the band took to the stage for the first time as Baby Chaos and proceeded to play every shithole known to man in the UK. Eventually persistence paid off and they signed a deal with East West Records in August. As soon as the ink on the contract had dried, the band immersed themselves in that which is central in their Rock‘n’Roll ideology…..touring.

1994 saw them playing almost 130 gigs in the UK alone. Both headlining and supporting bands such as Elastica, Terrorvision, Shed 7 and The Wildhearts,. In fact, the only relief from their hectic touring schedule came when they recorded their debut album, "Safe Sex, Designer Drugs and the Death of Rock‘n’Roll". Naturally, the release of the debut album necessitated further touring and, in 1995, the band played their first gigs on foreign shores, including a headline tour of France and a US tour with Elastica, during which signs of Dave's imminent departure were first evident. A week into this tour, following his collapse onstage in Philadelphia, Dave was replaced by Gen Matthews, then of Jesus Jones, for the remaining dates of the tour.

The second album, rather cutely titled "Love Your Self Abuse", was recorded in several phases throughout 1995 and 1996, finally achieving completion in February 1996. This drawn out process took it’s toll on the band, with Davy clearly and profoundly stating that he "was never f**king doing that again". The album was released in Europe in April 1996, when again the band were bestowed great reviews for their recorded efforts.

The only single released from "LYSA" in Europe so far is "Hello". To accompany the song, the band released another video that required Chris to be in the nude and enlisted the help of Kelly MacDonald, fresh from her successful role in the film "Trainspotting", as a female voyeur.

A British tour was started in April, but was cancelled after the 5th gig due to Davy’s ill health. The drummer shortage was overcome in May when Steve McAlmont, friend and occasional drum tech for the band, was drafted in for a stadium tour of Germany supporting Die Toten Hosen. The highlight of the trip to Germany was more than likely the visit to Cannes in France. Here the band played "Hello" live for the French TV program Nulle Part Ailleur’s Cannes Film Festival special. With the stage having been built on the beach, the temptation was too great and straight after the performance, but whilst still on air, the whole band ran into the sea for a post gig swim.

Around May of 1996 Dave stated his intention to leave the band due to health reasons. He managed to fulfil a few remaining dates the band had booked, and in September he handed his drumsticks over for the second time to the aforementioned Gen Matthews, only this time the change was permanent. The following months were spent rehearsing both old songs for Gen's benefit, and some new material destined for future release. Gen's first real test as an official member of Baby Chaos came during a tour of France in Oct/Nov, which he naturally passed with the greatest of ease (he has done it all before!).

Recently, the focus of record company business has shifted to Atlantic Records in New York, and following the release of LYSA there in April, plans are being made to tour the States extensively. The album has also been released in Canada and is due for release in Japan, which will hopefully see the band spending time in these countries.

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