Atari Teenage Riot
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Members | Alec Empire Nic Endo Rowdy Superstar |
Past members | Hanin Elias Carl Crack CX KiDTRONiK |
Atari Teenage Riot (ATR) is a German band formed in Berlin in 1992. Highly political, they fuse left-wing, anarchist and anti-fascist views with punk vocals and a techno sound called digital hardcore, which is a term band member Alec Empire used as the name of his record label Digital Hardcore Recordings.[2]
History
Atari Teenage Riot was founded as an attack on the
After signing to major European label
The major label Intercord signed the group in 1995 for Germany. ATR's record label Digital Hardcore Recordings released the debut album Delete Yourself! internationally. In 1996 the Beastie Boys licensed the album and released it in the US with extra songs under the title "Burn Berlin Burn" on their label Grand Royal.
The band toured in 1997 with Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Moby and Beck because of the succes of their album Burn Berlin Burn. [5]
In 1996, ATR was joined by Nic Endo, a noise/soundscape artist, who played her first live show with ATR in the spring of 1997 during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.[6]
In 1999, ATR released the album 60 Second Wipe Out, which featured a number of guest artists, including rappers
That year the band were arrested in Berlin for "inciting violence" during a performance at a protest against the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Conflicts began between the 30,000-strong crowd of protestors and police while the band played their song "Revolution Action."[8]
Elias left ATR at the Brixton Academy show in the winter of 1999. The plan had been to tour with Nine Inch Nails in the US during the spring of 2000, but ATR decided to cancel the show to recharge. Crack also needed time to recuperate from his psychosis attacks.[6]
In the autumn of 2000, ATR started working on their fourth album. The song "Rage", featuring Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, was chosen as an in-between single until the release of the fourth album. "Rage" was part of the recording sessions for 60 Second Wipe Out, but Empire did not feel it would fit the album.[6]
On 6 September 2001, Crack, who had long struggled with psychiatric issues, died from an overdose of unspecified pills.[9] The media hype surrounding Crack's death is disputed by ATR. According to a friend, a few weeks before his death he had spoken about a doctor's report which said his psychosis attacks would worsen with age. According to that friend, Crack said he would rather kill himself than become a "zombie" and not be in control of his life. Witnesses have said Crack tried to reach out to his friends because he felt the psychosis starting again. When his body was found by police with large quantities of medication in his stomach, this suggested suicide. It is still unclear if this happened while he was in a state of psychosis or not (while in a psychotic state, it could be interpreted as an accident rather than suicide).[6]
The other half of the band continue to work together. Endo assisted in the production of Empire's solo recordings, as well as being a key member of his live band. DHR released Atari Teenage Riot: 1992–2000, a collection of the band's best known recordings, on 3 July 2006.
Reformation
In October 2009, Elias contacted Empire to play some concerts together, but had to refrain because of her voice.[10] When it became clear that Elias would not show up to the first show, the band published a statement 30 minutes before show time.[11]
In January 2010, it was announced ATR would reunite for a few live shows in Europe.[1] Later in the year, they announced additional shows in Europe, North America and Asia. In early March 2010, Empire released the new ATR track "Activate" via SoundCloud, which is the first song featuring their new MC, CX KiDTRONiK. "Activate" was recorded on 3 March 2010 in Berlin at the Hellish Vortex Studios. Female vocals were provided by Endo.
The band played most major festivals throughout Europe in 2010, including Reading and Leeds, and headlined the Fusion Festival in front of approximately 20,000 people. In the same year, ATR headlined a stage at Japan's Summersonic Festival, returning the following year to play at Fuji Rock Festival.[12] The band had the headline slot on the electronic stage at the Berlin Festival, which is held at an old military airport in the centre of the city. Enthused, the band decided to add more dates. The live line-up of ATR, as of June 2011[update], consisted of Empire, Endo and CX KiDTRONiK.[13]
On 12 October 2010,
Their album Is This Hyperreal? was celebrated as "the ultimate protest album of the google age," dealing with WikiLeaks,
In Spring 2012 the music video for "Black Flags" was nominated for the MTV O Music Awards in the US in the category "Best Protest Song of the Year".[citation needed]
In advance of a December 2016 concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, ATR used Facebook to declare their opposition to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, calling it "a support mechanism for Palestinian terrorist groups in their efforts to de-legitimize and ultimately destroy Israel", accusing Seeds of Peace of promoting "anti-Israel activities", and proposing that "working together is the best way to create a better future."[19]
Discography
Studio albums
- Delete Yourself! (originally titled 1995) (DHR 1995)
- The Future of War (DHR 1997)
- 60 Second Wipe Out (DHR 1999)
- Is This Hyperreal? (DHR 2011)[20]
- Reset (DHR 2014)
Compilation albums
- Burn, Berlin, Burn! (Grand Royal 1997)
- Redefine the Enemy - Rarities and B-Side Compilation 1992-1999(DHR 2002)
- Atari Teenage Riot: 1992–2000 (DHR 2006)
- Unreleased Tracks 1991-1994
Live albums
- Live in Stuttgart (One-Off Shit Let's Go!) (DHR 1996)
- Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997 (DHR 1998)
- Live at Brixton Academy (DHR 1999)
- Riot in Japan 2011 (DHR 2011)
Video
- Sixteen Years of Video Material (with Alec Empire) (Monitorpop 2008)
Singles/EPs
- "ATR" ("Atari Teenage Riot") (Phonogram1993)
- "Kids Are United E.P." (Phonogram 1993)
- "Raver Bashing" (splitwith "Together for Never" by Alec Empire) (Riot Beats 1994)
- "Speed/Midijunkies" (DHR 1996)
- "Deutschland Has Gotta Die!" (Grand Royal 1996)
- "Not Your Business E.P." (Grand Royal 1996)
- "Destroy 2000 Years of Culture" (Intercord 1997)
- "Paranoid" (split with "Free Satpal Ram" by Asian Dub Foundation) (Damaged Goods 1997)
- "Sick to Death" (DHR 1997)
- "Atari Teenage Riot II" (DHR 1999)
- "Revolution Action E.P." (DHR 1999)
- "Too Dead for Me EP" (DHR 1999)
- "Rage E.P." (DHR 2000)
- "Activate" (DHR 2010)[2]
- "Blood in My Eyes" (DHR 2011)
- "Black Flags" (DHR 2011)
- "Collapse of History Remixes" (DHR 2012)
- "Collapse of History" (DHR 2012)
Other recordings
- "Sex Law Penetration" on Orgazmo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Nickelbag 1998)
References
- ^ a b "Atari Teenage Riot 'Reform For London Show'". Gigwise. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Cooper, Sean (6 September 2001). "Atari Teenage Riot - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Hansen, Todd (23 July 1997). "Atari Teenage Riot | Interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Castle Party - Digital hardcore legend: Atari Teenage Riot".
- ^ a b c d "riot-news". Riotnews.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Atari Teenage Riot | TheAudioDB.com". www.theaudiodb.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Corey Moss, Atari Teenage Riot Cofounder Dead At 30, MTV, 24 September 2001, retrieved 13 March 2007.
- ^ Interview with Alec Empire in the German newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" on 7 September 2010
- ^ "riot-news". Riotnews.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ a b Hadfield, James (12 November 2011). "Atari Teenage Riot: The Interview". Time Out Tokyo. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ natalye (30 October 2011). "Interview: Atari Teenage Riot". berlinbeat. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Bang Face Weekender 2011: The Verdict". Hyponik.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Norton, Quinn. "Atari Teenage Riot Goes for the Lulz with Anonymous". Wired.
- ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Atari Teenage Riot 'Black Flags' - the first OWS anthem?". DangerousMinds. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Atari Teenage Riot comes to Israel! 29th of December 2016 Tel Aviv, are you ready to riot?". www.facebook.com. Atari Teenage Riot / Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Atari Teenage Riot Make Strong Statement About Human Trafficking With 'Blood in My Eyes'". Eyho-blog.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
External links
- Atari Teenage Riot official site