Shades of May subsequently received offers to play live, and the brothers began to study music and computer technology seriously in turn.
[5] "Broken Heart" was released in July 1988; the single was printed on 12" clear red vinyl,[4] and received airplay on both 91X and the influential KROQ-FM.
Notable producers who worked on Naïve Art include Paul Robb of synthpop band Information Society and Joseph Watt of the remix service Razormaid.
Red Flag toured frequently, playing at first as opening act to new wave and synthpop artists such as Devo, Polysics(in 2007), Ryukyudisko(in 2007), Thomas Dolby, Book of Love and Real Life.
By 2000 and the release of the highly acclaimed dark album, The Crypt, the brothers were performing with European electropop and futurepop bands like Dance or Die, Melotron, Mesh, T.O.Y., and De/Vision.
[10][failed verification] In 2007, Chris Reynolds relaunched the band's official website, announcing plans to record a new Red Flag album solo.
[11][12] The new album, titled Born Again, which marked Chris Reynolds' debut as vocalist, captivated fans in the dark industrial and goth genres.
Naïve Art, Red Flag's first album, was acclaimed by critics as a mixture of classically oriented melodies, driving dance beats and industrial sounding samples and fills.
Red Flag's 2002 remix album, Who are the Skulls?, featured other synthpop artists such as Information Society's Paul Robb, Cosmicity, Provision, and Rob Rowe of Cause & Effect.