Chrome Rats Vs. Basement Rutz is the debut studio album by Chromatics, released in 2003 on the Gold Standard Laboratories record label.
The use of complementary colors was further publicized by the French art critic Charles Blanc in his book Grammaire des arts et du dessin (1867) and later by the American color theorist Ogden Rood in his book Modern Chromatics (1879).
This series was a forum for independent and DIY bands, exposing Olympia-area favorites like The Softies, Chromatics, and Tiger Trap, while also including divergent musical contributions by The Make-Up, Built to Spill, The Rondelles, Thatcher on Acid, Thee Headcoats, and many others.
Ogden Rood’s book, Modern Chromatics, with Applications to Art and Industry, acknowledged the different behaviors exhibited by colored light and colored pigment.