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The best of by the best band ever

Atari Teenage Riot: 1992-2000
Atari Teenage Riot
Manufacturer: Digital Hardcore
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The Information

ASIN: B000FDJ52Q
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

Speed
Destroy 2000 Years of Culture
Revolution Action
Deutschland Has Got to Die
Rage
Into the Death
Riot 1995
Midijunkies
Start the Riot
Too Dead for Me
Atari Teenage Riot
Get Up While You Can
You Can't Hold Us Back
Delete Yourself
Sick to Death
Western Decay
Kids Are United
Hetzjagd Auf Nazis!

Album Description

"This compilation is less a nostalgia trip and more a testament to forward-thinking sonic genius--one as unmatched today as it was at the time. ****" -- KEERRANG!

In the late nineties Atari Teenage Riot (ATR) was seen as part of the electronica genre, but in reality the band had nothing in common with it. It was too avant-garde, too radical in its views, simply too loud and noisy to fit in. Between their inception and their eventual dissolution after the death of the band's MC Carl Crack, ATR existed as the true alternative for Generation X, kicking down the doors of mainstream music and sexual/racial stereotyping. Even now, the political and social messages that focused the band's near-apocalyptic sound resonate even stronger than before, as a new generation of punk-influenced youth find Atari Teenage Riot via the internet and good old-fashioned word of mouth. This release stands as a testament to the years 1992-2000, when anything seemed possible.

Album Description

2006 collection. Combining driving techno beats with the musical fury and political sloganeering of hardcore punk, Berlin-based Atari Teenage Riot, led by DJ and techno artist Alec Empire, were at the fore of the Digital Hardcore movement based around Empire's label of the same name. Atari Teenage Riot viewed themselves as a vital alternative to both a politically reactionary dance music scene and a tepid punk scene in Germany in the 1990s. ATR/DHR albums were released on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal Records in the United States.

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The best of by the best band ever.......2006-07-30

It's like nothing you've ever heard before, this is the best of album by the best group ever! It's a fast violent statement. Atari is by far the most progressive group ever existed. It's a shame Carl Crack dieed so young. There are many groups trying to copy ATR, not even one came close to the original. This album isn't for everybody, but you should have this beauty in your collection, even if you don't appreciate it, this is an unique statement. They used the onpening track of this album,speed in the latest fast and the furious 3 movie. A MUST BUY! Best album I've heard in a long long time!

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superb!!!
What th-?!
The Best Harcore techno EVER
ATR's Peak
brings the noise, leaves the music behind...

60 Second Wipe Out
Atari Teenage Riot
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B00000IPXT
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

Revolution Action
By Any Means Necessary
Western Decay
Atari Teenage Riot II
Ghostchase
Too Dead For Me
U.S. Fade Out
The Virus Has Been Spread
Digital Hardcore
Death Of A President D.I.Y.!
Your Uniform (Does Not Impress Me!)
No Success
Anarchy 999

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The sounds are louder, dirtier, heavier, faster, and noisier on Atari Teenage Riot's 60 Second Wipe Out. But to what end? The screaming, faux-revolutionary, Baader Meinhof-like rants are just so much sonic wallpaper, akin to the bloody bleeps of a Mortal Kombat video game. ATR's music began in 1992 as a ridiculously cartoonish, potentially exciting amalgam of hard-core punk rock, techno, and drum & bass. And while their music never lived up to its promised "revolution," that was not much of a surprise to anyone. It is a wonder, however, that this record is so completely unexciting, what with so much fast, high-decibeled noise swathed in the distorted boom-box aesthetic to which all Digital Hardcore records must submit. For all their radical rhetoric, ATR have merely demonstrated once again what we already learned from the likes of MDC back in '83: louder and faster are most certainly not better. --Mike McGonigal

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superb!!!.......2006-02-03

when compared directly to "burn, berlin, burn," this album definitely appears to be a more mature version of complete electronic meltdown. i believe this is due to merzbow's obvious influence on alec empire. between ATR's two albums, elec empire performed live with merzbow, and changes in empire's aesthetic that resulted from that experience are obviously reflected by the music in "60 second wipe out." there are massive, layered chunks of swirling noise on this album where there were only yelping bleeps of drum machines turned up the maximum bpm, samples of Sex Pistols, etc. on "burn, berlin, burn." also of note: the inclusion in "60 second wipe out" of certain sampled speech fragments that also appeared on "alec empire vs merzbow: live CBGB's NYC 1998." you know, that sample where the guy talks about 'the revolution' and junk. this brings me to the much-debated 'revolution' aspect to ATR's lyrics. does it really matter whether there IS a revolution or not? Venom didn't really worship satan. Alice Cooper doesn't really like snakes. could it perhaps just be that the non-native english speakers of ATR need something to yell about, and decided to scream about revolutions instead of chipmunks or exciting cloud formations? overall, i'd say that this album is a fun ride full to the brim with hardcore electroindustrialdnbnoise. also, "60 second wipe out" is less horrible to listen to repeatedly than "burn, berlin, burn."

What th-?!.......2005-08-31

Seeing negative reviews of this album is staggering. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but six years on- topical references (like Anarchy 999) notwithstanding- 60 Second Wipe Out still holds up magnificently. I don't think anyone's ever melded hardcore punk and industrial the way ATR did. I guess if you're looking for Yanni or whatever, this is the wrong album for you, but if you remember and admire Black Flag, Sister Machine Gun, Minor Threat, Machines of Loving Grace, Bad Brains, Broken-era Nine Inch Nails, etc., I seriously can't understand how you can dislike 60 Second Wipe Out. To each their own.

The Best Harcore techno EVER.......2005-08-24

I was at first suspicious of this laubm after seeing the bad reviews on it, but after buying and listening to it I realized that this is indeed the best ATR album. I have listened to a lot of ATR's early works and have loved it intensely. I was not prepared for what they would bring on one of their later works. This album ROCKS from beginning to end!!!! It appears that they have let go of their driving house beat (the constant boom-boom-boom) for a more punk drum driven style that replicates what a normal drummer would do except in a much faster pace. ATR on this album has abandoned their repetitive punk "soundbytes", for the most part, and have opted for a rap driven fast-paced vocal assault. While the vocals are not exactly rap, they yell and scream much faster and with great abandonment. I have yet to hear anything like the tracks "No Success" and "Your Uniform (does not impress me)". Any fan of drum and bass who wishes that someome would release something harder should spring for this album. This album also appeals to punk sensabilites in its political, angry, don't give a crap lyrics and beat. This album will make you want to rip appliances out of walls and beat the crap out of yuppies. Obtain this album if you truly possess deep rooted anger and all will be free.

ATR's Peak.......2003-07-12

I can't believe how many people don't understand this album. Sure, this isn't a mellow, soul-searching acoustic work, but it isn't supposed to be. That of course doesn't mean there isn't a place for this in the collection of every well-rounded music fan-- sometimes you just want something really hard and fast and angry, and ATR does it better than anyone. This is an absolute masterpiece, with a more professional, better-layered production quality that suits ATR perfectly. The band constantly borders on total electronic meltdown as they just radiate energy and shout some of their most coherent revolutionary lyrics and memes. Get this CD and get ANGRY.

brings the noise, leaves the music behind..........2003-05-22

Quite simply, Atari Teenage Riot is so bad it's good. Almost. The music is terrible, not just performance-wise, but recording quality, too. It sounds ATR leaned a Fisher Price cassette recorder up against a blown amp and then cut thier album. But, I guess that's part of ATR's charm. the lyrics are almost completely incoherent broken english, but honestly are fun to scream along to and make fun of. It's hard to believe this is a real band, but I love them anyway.

Violent Resignation: The Great American Teenage Suicide Rebellion 1992

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Clever and rockin' hardcore

Violent Resignation: The Great American Teenage Suicide Rebellion 1992
In , and Humanity
Manufacturer: Prank Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004U17L
Release Date: 2000-07-04

Tracks:

Double Digit Fun
Teenage Suicide-Do It!
Emo Violence Generation
Too Drunk to Molotov
Super Plan B
We Are the Kids-1
Against All Youth
We Are the Kids-2
Dork Side of the Farce
Greener Eyes
If It's Wrong It's Real
Let There Never Be Another Song Ever Wrote (Sic)
Embrace Androgyny
Fuck the Death Penalty, Let's Compromise
Southern Swatiskas
Beaten Words
Burn It to the Ground
Three Flags over Capitol City
Victim in Pain
Me and My Shadow
Kill It
No Thanks Mr. Roboto
If I Can't Have What I Want, I Don't Want Anything
1, 2, 3, 4,
Modern Hate Vibe
Home Away from Home
Stupid Children
Machinas Intermission
Nuclear Winter Wonderland
Ins and Outs of a Waste of Flesh
Portion of 130 Faces
Mystery Solved... History Behind the Mystery
Execution of Clive
New Discarded Evidence in the Case
Occultonomy
Oh No!
Nutty Antichrist
Kids in Cults
We're Sick of Music and We Hate Each Other
Anakrinomphy
Silentest Night
Emotional Violence

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Clever and rockin' hardcore.......2003-02-27

Proof positive that hardcore can be both smart and mosh-worthy at the same time. This collection of In/Humanity tunes switches from full-on thrash, quirky pseudo-emo and plain bizarre experimental stuff, sometimes within the same song.

"Emo-violence," some call it... but really, that's about as ridiculous a name as you can give to a style of music. I just call it hardcore punk.

This CD contains tons of out of print and hard to find tracks from the South Carolina band, including their "Occultonomy" EP, split with Bonescratch, "The Nutty Antichrist" LP, the "History Behind the Mytery" LP and more.

Great liner notes/artwork/etc., but to get the full effect of the tracks from the "History Behind the Mystery" album (most of that record's tracks are included), get the vinyl. The songs link together to form a simple, but effective allegory condemning the death penalty (at least that's what I got out of it!), and has a great booklet not reporoduced in its entirety with this CD.

May be too abrasive for most listeners, but if you read along with the lyrics you'll have a much more complete and satisfying listening experience.

Plus, check out the amazing cover of Agnostic Front's "Victim in Pain," sure to [upset]off tough-guy NYHC fans.

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Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture
RIOT SOUNDS!!
Joy!

The Future of War
Atari Teenage Riot
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ASIN: B000050IBC
Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

Get Up While You Can
Fuck All
Sick To Death
Press
Deutschland (Has Gotta Di
Destroy 2000 Years Of Cul
Not Your Business
You Can't Hold Us Back
Heatwave
Redefine The Enemy
Deathstar
Future Of War

Album Description

Never before released in the US! Originally released in 1997.

Album Details

Atr is Alec Empire, Hanin Elias and MC Carl Crack. Tracks Include F**k All, Deathstar, Heatwave, Press and More.

Customer Reviews:

Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture.......2006-03-28

Digital Hardcore huh? Atari Teenage Riot, once the darlings of the "alternative" musical press, are the champions of this self-defined genre. There might be a bit of a Hardcore attitude here but, musically, this owes more to Throbbing Gristle-type deconstruction and unfettered chaos.

None of this album makes much sense, which is also it's most endearing quality. You can almost hear the music being constructed: "Cool! We got a drum beat! Let's speed it up! And slow it down! Um, do ya reckon we should do something else with it, like introduce some melody or something? OK, so melody didn't work. Let's just shout a lot!" The resulting cacophony is pretty much indescribable, structureless electronic noise over an intermittent backdrop of frenetic Gabba beats, all covered by shrieks, shouts and occasionally singing. You can dance to it, if you're simultaneously having an epileptic fit, but generally it's best to stand back and let the sound flow over you.

It seems the same lack of coherence affected the lyrics. The band is German, but all the lyrics are English. Any time Alec Empire couldn't think of the right word in English, he'd add "!!!!!!!!" The exclamation points are important, because they make up approximately half of the lyric sheet. However, look past Empire's awful grasp of English and you'll find a pretty smart message. "Get Up While You Can", the breakthrough single of this album, has all three band members railing against the state of music and the industry surrounding it. "**** All!" carries a similar, simpler sentiment, with Hanin Elias screaming "**** All!" over and over in a vicious manner which even Henry Rollins would be envious of. Basically, this band is after a new world order, and think they have the musical anarchy to spark the revolution.

A couple of tracks take a more measured approach. "Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture" is a Hip Hop style track, with a repetitive guitar line which sounds like it was borrowed from Slayer's "Angel Of Death". Alec Empire and the now deceased Carl Crack trade lines, although Crack is the more competent Rapper. "Redefine The Enemy" sees Empire ranting over a basic beat, while on "Death Star" Elias breathlessly recites a simple mantra over a distortion soaked Dub track.

Furthermore, there are three unlisted, untitled tracks at the end of the album. These tracks are a little different from the rest of the album, sounding far more conventional and more like simple Dance tracks. They don't detract from the album, but just seem a little out of place amongst the overall disorder and confusion of everything else here.

Despite the band's best efforts, there was no great musical revolution and no storming of the corporate Winter Palace. Atari Teenage Riot were forced to become the underground resistance rather than the revolutionary coup leaders, due to equal doses of apathy and confusion from the great unwashed. It is still hard to understand quite where these guys were coming from, but `The Future Of War' is a great pick-me-up for jaded and listless Rock fans.

RIOT SOUNDS!!.......2002-11-23

The soundtrack to a backstairs revolution which will scare your parents but will probably die at the first hurdle. But that shouldn't stop you trying, right??!!! More astounding sexy tunes from the mighty Alec, the late Carl Crack and the eternally hoarse and disturbingly seductive Hanin Elias (whose solo album is also superb), not that the others are not of course (too much eyeliner). ATR have continued to be a breath of fresh ox in the constant pollution of newspeak bull we seem to be fed constantly! The news of the banning of this album in Germany is particlarly disturbing! As a huge DHR fan myself I can't say this is my favourite, but tracks like "Destroy 200 years of culture' are simply of classic status in popular music, of a much needed kind in this Celine Dion obsessed mire of flatline chaff. Electrocute the mainstream! Buy Future of War!!! And wear lots of shiny black clothes!!
Check out EC8OR too, (with the disturbingly seductive Gina V. D'Orio !!!)
DIGITAL HARDCORE!!!

Joy!.......2001-02-26

Well, im an ATR fan, and im short on time. SO simply put, this album lives up to my expectations, and it WILL do the same for ATR fans world wide.

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Teenage Warning
Angelic Upstarts
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ASIN: B00008W2IL
Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

Teenage Warning
Student Power
Young Ones
Never Again
We Are the People
Murder of Liddle Towers
I'm an Upstart
Small Town Small Mind
Youth Leader
Do Anything
Let's Speed
Leave Me Alone

Album Description

2003 reissue of the politically charged British punk's 1979 debut album features 14 tracks, including two bonus tracks, 'The Murder Of Liddle Towers' (Single Version) & 'Police Oppression' (Single Version). Captain Oi! Records.

Album Details

One of the Whole Punk / Oi! Scene's Finest Moments Finally Gets a CD Release. This Has Taken Seven Years of Bartering with Warners to Get So You Had Better Buy It! Includes the UK Hit Singles "Teenage Warning" and "i'm an Upstart" plus the Original Version of "Liddle Towers" Whilst the Booklet Contains all the Lyrics and a Detailed History of the Band.

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defintely for the hardcore
Atari Teenage Riot Rocks Raves Rants and Rolls!!!!!
Start the riot!.....again!

Redefine the Enemy
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Futurist

ASIN: B0000787H3
Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

No Remorse (Live In New York 99)
Revolution Action (Live In San Fransisco 99)
Paranoid (7in. Remix)
Sick To Death (Remix 97)
Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!) (Remix)
You Can't Hold Us Back (Instrumental 97)
Death Of A President (A Capella 99)
We Got The Fucking Power (Original 97)
Not Your Business (Radio Version 95)
No Success (Digital Hardcore Remix)
Midijunkies (Remix 93)
Waves Of Disaster (Instrumental 97)
Waves Of Disaster (A Cappella 97)
Redifine The Enemy 97
Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture (Remix 97)
Sex (Original 12in. Version 93)

Album Description

Full title - Redefine The Enemy - Rarities & B-Sides Compilation 1992-1999. Includes rare mixes & B-sides from one of the most influential electronic/rock artists. Packaged in an embossed silver tin & containing an 8 page booklet featuring rare photos. Limited. Digital Hardcore Recordings. 2002.

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defintely for the hardcore.......2004-12-26

with ATR being known pretty much known worldwide (except the u.s.), they like other bands have had a bunch of different versions of songs appear in places where you wouldn't think of looking. so, here comes "redefine the enemy!" to the rescue. presenting with what could be a handful of god knows how many different versions there are, this is truly great stuff.

just about every track here is a remix except for the first two which serves as a nice sampler what ATR sounding like live for those of us weren't lucky enough to attend a show when they toured the u.s. there are 2 a cappella versions which is very different considering that what makes ATR amazing is the beat that supplies the lyrics, but to hear it minus beats, it still holds up very well ("waves of disaster"). then there are the instrumentals which remove the lyrical style we know all love and its like listening to a brand new song.

the cd itself comes in this beautiful silver metal case that truly is unique among the usual cases you see at a record store. the package compliments the disc perfectly as a standout edition to your collection. there is a sorta mini poster on the inside which contains photos of the band both live and promo shots, along with tiny snippets of newspaper articles that remind us that ATR was/is a band that took no prisoners and remained true to their beliefs.

this is pretty much for those who love ATR as those who have never heard of them, might not get what makes this so special...unless you're adventerous and love to take a chance and buy something you've never heard of. either way, this is a fantastic collection of b-sides & rarities.

i'd tell you about the tracks...
but nah, you gotta do that yourself...
where would be the fun in me telling you?

Atari Teenage Riot Rocks Raves Rants and Rolls!!!!!.......2004-05-26

A lovely combination of Skater Punk and Electroncia: Digital Hardcore. And the masters are of course, Atari Teenage Riot. The music is very Jungle and some Breakbeats...and gobs of D@B and street politics. Not for Happy 2B Hardcore candy-kids or for lovers of "Mainstream" electroncia.... It's more for fans of Punk Rock and Death Metal if anything. Also, a good starter cd, since it's more or less their "greatest hits" remixed or recorded live.

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Start the riot!.....again!.......2003-04-18

This ATR comp. is a must have for any ATR fan. It comes in a distinct metal tin with a mini picture-poster which feature rare pictures of the band. The tracks are pretty decent. They are mostly all remixes and acapella versions of ATR songs. The first two tracks are live versions and there are a few of the original versions of certain songs. My only complaint is that there aren't many pictures of the band, but otherwise it's a great album.

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Tracks 1-3 Bland Tracks 4-6 Great
ATR, START THE RIOT!

Rage
Atari Teenage Riot
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ASIN: B00005085W
Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

Rage (Radio Edit)
Rage (12-Inch Version)
Rage (Accapella)
Rage (Instrumental)
Rage (Tek-H Mix)
Rage (Vocals & Drums Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Tracks 1-3 Bland Tracks 4-6 Great.......2001-06-17

For a single it is ok. It has Six Tracks on it. Many of the old fans will wonder what is this? If you do buy it you will find this Single to be best in tracks four thru six. >>>Fair warning: Buyer Beware

ATR, START THE RIOT!.......2000-11-12

Very, very, angry. I love this cd. It's not like other ATR cd's. I don't know what it is about it, but it just sounds a little different. It has the agressive lyrics, and a hardcore beat to go with it. Track 3 is just MC D-Stroy ( I thought I heard Alec, but I could be wrong ) and Hanin yelling the lyrics to the song. It builds you up for the next track. The song doesn't have breakbeats, which is very untraditional, but hey, it's ATR; It's still a great cd. Distorded guitar by Tom Morello (of Rage Against The Machine); Vocals by MC D-Stroy. I would highly suggest this to any ATR fan.

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digital hardcore
Aggressive, pointed, non-whiny, not anti-everything
Music to make your ears bleed
more punk rock than most punk rock
Force of sound

Burn, Berlin, Burn
Atari Teenage Riot
Manufacturer: Grand Royal Records
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ASIN: B000001X3G
Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

Start The Riot
Fuck All!
Sick To Death
P.R.E.S.S.
Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)
Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture
Not Your Business
Heatwave
Atari Teenage Riot
Delete Yourself
Into The Death
Death Star
Speed
The Future Of War

Amazon.com

ATR is one of those bands that look great on paper: youth fighting the system, a band blending old-school punk with samplers and break beats, a musical revolution. Unfortunately, Burn, Berlin, Burn! is mere cathartic venting, not a full frontal assault on government, press, and social ills. Musically, they dish out a mix of recycled punk and bad jungle--not even much for ear candy. It's a shame because they are the type of band you really want to take seriously, but so are the reunited Sex Pistols as they scream about EMI 20 years later. A good idea taken to an unoriginal conclusion. --Bill Snyder

Customer Reviews:

digital hardcore.......2004-12-26

gee...you know, i wonder just how many people know that this is really compilation album that is a kinda "best of" with tracks from their import only albums "delete yourself" and "the future of war"...? anyway, the majority of these tracks come from "future" and it serves as a good introduction to ATR for those who've been living under rock or don't know good musik when they hear it. it goes without saying that most people aren't going to like them, (just as half the world hated "setting sun" by the chem), but for those who remember when punk actually had a point and a message...ATR takes punk into a whole new direction where modern punks won't dare to go. using electronics, samples, scything unforgiving lyrics...they get a point across and it's very good.

like i said...
not everyone is going to get this.
but for those who do, you'll know this as a political band that stayed underground in the u.s. while bands like rage against the machine were mainstream and on mtv. it's not a bad thing coz you have to look for the musik that matters and that is exactly what you're getting here....

something that matters, not disposable.

Aggressive, pointed, non-whiny, not anti-everything.......2004-08-05

This is some hard-hitting stuff. It's gutsy, clear-headed, and angry. It isn't blunt, but it is sharp.

Their lyrics weren't screened by a marketing department. They weren't trying to ride a gravy-train. The result is some free-flowing stuff.

I'd have to disagree with the classification of ATR as being 'anti-everything', either. They aren't. They fire with a big gun, but they aren't firing at random, or carelessly, or at everything.

It's unfortunate that they lost their DJ - like /lost/ lost, kaput, no more mr. guy synth/sample (left, on the cover). Still, the music keeps going, and the singers might reappear, yet.

Music to make your ears bleed.......2004-03-11

There aren't many bands out there on the music scene that actually falls under the 'hardcore' label and actually sounds 'hardcore'. Bands like Linkin Park, Korn and Limp Bizkit are not hardcore. They are far from what bands like Black Flag and Minor Threat were in the '80s. Frankly Linkin Park, Korn, and Limp Bizkit are the new Poisons and Warrants of metal today. Another great hardcore band I felt that truly deserved the label was the German techno/punk band Atari Teenage Riot. I bought their album "Burn, Berlin, Burn" back in the late '90s because I was looking for something different and something noisy and intense. I read about the band in a magazine and my curiousity was immediately piqued. What I heard was a great fusion of hardcore punk's political sensibilities along with the frenatic beats of hardcore techno. The results is pure chaos. If the Dada movement had a soundtrack, I would have to say that "Burn, Berlin, Burn" was it. As art was completely deconstructed by the Dada movement, the music I heard on ATR's album was deconstructed as far as song structure is concerned. There is nothing melodic about the music (except for "Speed" which I personally found to be quite catchy). ATR totally disregard the rules of music with their obviously leftist policies and chaotic techno beats and intense screaming by Alec Empire, Hanna Elias and Carl Crack. "Burn, Berlin, Burn" is definitely not for everyone but I sure as heck has enjoyed listening to it over the years.

more punk rock than most punk rock.......2002-08-29

This album captures the angst, anger, and anarchy punk rock was all about ten or twenty years ago. It's brutal and honest, thrashing and futuristic, not to mention catchy. The only reason i give it four stars and not five is that some times they get silly... in a good way, but still, the musical skill isn't perfect, even if the screaming is. Even tho I love this CD, I save the five star reviews for CDs that are techinically great as well as being tasty ear candy.
And ATR is precisely ear candy, with a lot of passion and a lot of guts, but simple old skool electronic stylings. personally, i often prefer simplier stuff.
if you like ATR i also highly recommend BABYLAND.
these bands and other digital hardcore/industrial/cyberpunk are the only true subculture for the nineties, when punk rock went from rebellion to MTV bland fad, to worse and worse and worse. digital hardcore is the new hope, and unlike bands like blink 182 and greenday, they are still not accessible to the mainstream

Force of sound.......2002-01-21

Listening to the CD is like having your brain extracted through your ear canal and loving every minute of it. The music is some of the most intense I have ever heard, it nocks you off your feet and makes you want to scream. If your a hardcore fan you have got to get this CD

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got gabber-punk

Burn, Berlin, Burn
Atari Teenage Riot
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60 Second Wipe Out

ASIN: B00008V5RM
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

Start The Riot
Fuck All!
Sick To Death
P.R.E.S.S.
Deutschland (Has Gotta Die)
Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture
Not Your Business
Heatwave
Atari Teenage Riot
Delete Yourself
Into The Death
Death Star
Speed
The Future Of War

Album Description

Originally licensed by the Beastie Boys for the now defunct Grand Royal label, Burn, Berlin, Burn (originally released in 1977) raised the bar for electronic music upon its release. This 2003 reissue is remastered. Digital Hardcore Recordings.

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got gabber-punk.......2003-08-01

First of all, this cd IS way better than 60 second wipeout.I first heard ATR on a tape my cousin lent me. After listening to the first 10 seconds I was like "dude, this is so breakbeat". Then "start the riot" shot off fast..... It was fast, loud, aggressive, and it wasnt all punk or metal. The beats were hard and the screaming was screeching, I loved it. I was like "dude!" I wanted to hear more stuff like it, which is kinda how I got hooked on gabber/hardcore. After that my life consisted of only school, work and gabber. Now all I listen to are dudes like Omar Santana, Delta 9, Ron D. Core, DJ Tron, Rob Gee, ATR, and anything else on Industrial Strength records.

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The Hills Are Alive... With The Sound Of Riots
It could go for more than $25
devestatingly fast: riot sounds produce riots
A serious kick in the head for those who need one.
brilliant digital hardcore with a strikingly human feel

Delete Yourself
Atari Teenage Riot
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
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The Future of War
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ASIN: B000006Z5Q
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Start The Riot!
Into The Death
Raverbashing
Speed
Sex
Midijunkies
Delete Yourself! You Got No Chance To Win! (Live In Glasgow 17.10.1993)
Hetzjagd Auf Nazis! (Live In Berlin 25.2.1994)
Cyberpunks Are Dead!
Kids Are United!
Atari Teenage Riot
Riot 1995

Album Description

1995 release featuring 12 tracks, including eight not on their U.S. Grand Royal debut: 'Raverbashing', 'Sex', 'Midijunkies', 'Delete Yourself! You Got No Chance To Win!' (Live in Glasgow, October 17, 1993), 'Hetzjagd Auf Nazis!' (Live in Berlin February 25, 1994), 'Cyberpunks Are Dead!', a cover of Sham 69's 'Kids Are United!' & 'Riot 1995'. A Digital Hardcore Recordings release.

Customer Reviews:

The Hills Are Alive... With The Sound Of Riots.......2000-02-18

BWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Like another fan said, this music delivers. And, boy, does it deliver. Noise. Lots and lots of angry noise. This recording works.

It could go for more than $25.......1999-02-09

I would pay more than the $25 for this CD if needed. Brilliant Techno/Punk. If you want some stuff just to jump up and down to or scream along with this is the album, check out their other stuff like Burn Berlin Burn too. Alec Empire, the bands frontman has a couple great solo albums too.

devestatingly fast: riot sounds produce riots.......1998-11-12

This is a wonderful mixture of breakbeats, noise,distortion, and aggressive shouting. Not only is the music great but their political message is great and very abrasive. This CD is a vital part of my collection and ranks right up or surpases such great records as "It Takes a Nation of Millions to hold us back" by Public Enemy, "Staight outta Compton" by N.W.A. This music blows groups like "The Prodigy" right out of the water. This is FUTURE MUSIC!!!!

A serious kick in the head for those who need one........1998-09-18

A great album. It's hard and fast. It crunches your brain and spits it out. A blend of so many beats and bass lines that there's something for everyone. Steal this album if you must.

brilliant digital hardcore with a strikingly human feel.......1998-08-24

Atari Teenage Riot, disputably the leaders in digital hardcore creat a masterpeice with this CD. Strong and hard, one of the few CDs which can truly touch everyone. A modernday symphony of discord and pain.

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