So, after four months of virtually non-stop global touring, this decade’s surprise reunion success story wrapped up at the weekend as the all-new Atari Teenage Riot closed 2011 with one final gig and festive party at Hamburg’s Gruenspan.

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Now bizarrely, the idea of ATR throwing a Christmas party was met with about the same level of criticism among online fandom as if Alec’s suggestion had been; „So the plan is to charge 80 bucks a ticket, play only two songs really badly and then go and push some orphan children into traffic.“ Clearly for some it’s impossible to have an opinion and celebrate Christmas and while many may have a glamourous idea in their heads that ATR spend the holidays smashing up toy stores and making kids cry, I suspect they do as we all do; lie around on the couch in pajamas watching dreadful TV and chain-eat chocolate.

Anyway, I thought it was a great idea and so I jumped at the chance to tag along and man the merch table for a couple of days.

I like doing merch primarily because you are in the position to be able to see and talk to virtually everyone who comes to the gig and watching the never-ending stream of motley characters arrive for the show is entertainment enough in itself before ATR even play a note.

It’s really fascinating what a diverse crowd the new ATR manages to draw. Sure, there are the hardcore fans who were scrawny teens jumping around and kicking fuck out of each other way back in 95 but you’ll also see cute goth chicks, anaemic boys with indie hair, guys in slick suits and even the occasional bearded hump-back mutant thrown in for good measure.

The festive bonanza started in Copenhagen where just about every ATR fan in Denmark was present. The show was great but this was probably the coldest club on the earth and my genitals had all but vanished before the promoter took pity on me and issued me with a chunky Scandinavian security jacket which was heavier than me to keep me warm (*Note: next time, steal the jacket).

It was in Copenhagen that one of fans asked the question which is rapdily passing into tour legend: “Are you always a Travelling Merchant?“ For a moment I had visions of myself wandering the deserts of the Middle East selling exotic fabrics and curious incense rather than just some freezing loser with a bunch of T-Shirts.

After Copenhagen we piled into the bus and set sail (Ahoy!) for Hamburg with CX educating me about the advantages of having a home popcorn maker (I guess he’ll be using the good ol’ Whirley-Pop to cook up Christmas lunch). After a couple of abortive attempts at listening to a podcast – the best we could do was some guy who sounded about as interesting as a fridge analysing the social effects of the i-Pod shuffle function – we settled for a disco playlist.

Before I go any further, fuck off with your snorting and sneering at disco, right? It’s probably been the most consistently excellent genre of music ever created and has been more influential to both mainstream and alternative forms of music since the 70s and any song that can make a lyric out of “Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci“ should get some sort of honour from the United Nations. Probably. And anyway we were on the way to a Christmas party. What were we supposed to do? Listen to Norwegian Death Metal and kick each other in the face?

Hamburg’s Gruenspan, a stone’s throw from the famous Reeperbahn and right next door to legendary club The Indra, is a fantastic venue. Apparently the first disco in Germany, it has a huge concert hall complete with roman pillars, upper gallery and a massive Buddha set into an alcove above the stage. It’s large and glamourous but with shabby, faded edges which dreary interior designers would no doubt helpfully label “character.“

Doors were at 10pm and no sooner did they open than a healthy supply of clubbers started to pile in. These were largely semi-drunken, rowdy party types who caused a rush at the merch table and so I thought to myself, “Yes, this is going to be good.“

But contrary to expectations it all fell a bit flat thanks to some rather silly internal office politics at the venue which I still don’t quite get to this day. Before I knew where I was, I heard Nic announce the start of the show without my ever having heard a note of the support show, Rowdy Superstar, who’d been flown in from London.

“Oh well,“ I thought, “I mustn’t have been listening properly.“

ATR were firing on all cylinders for their last gig of the year and the crowd in the sold-out venue were jumping around and generally making nuisances of themselves for the duration. They clicked into the rebellious nature of the music and at one point a spontaneous chant of “All Hamburg hates the police“ thundered through the Gruenspan which did rather make me wonder who on earth they’re going to call when crack addicts burgle their houses and steal all the Christmas presents.

So ATR finished, three quarters of the “party“ people promptly disappeared and THEN the support played for about 50 people. Yeah, yeah, don’t ask…only God knows why the main act warm up the crowd for the support. I’ll understand Steven Hawking’s Expanding Universe Theory before I figure that one out.

So that was that; a great show for a packed house, an unfortunate support band who play to a handful of people and a Christmas party that didn’t happen. The sense of despair and dejection I felt after packing up was quite handily visually summed up for me by the sight of some lonely, lumpen girl who look like she’d just wandered in from the Blair Witch Project stood in the corner next to the stage sadly picking her nose.

On the basis of the available evidence I can only surmise that Hamburgers are great at concerts and utterly rubbish at parties.

Perhaps we should’ve kicked kids in front of cars after all…

GAVIN BLACKBURN.

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INCLUDING MATERIAL SENT IN BY ANONYMOUS, FRIENDS AND FANS FROM OCCUPY WALLSTREET AND MORE

Fatboy Slim just charted the track at number 1 at beatport (Tony Senghore Remix)

Atari Teenage Riot just returned from the USA tour , jumped right into tons and tons of amazing shows in Europe.

The tour continues !

21.10.2011 AT-Dornbirn, Dornbirn

22.10.2011 DE-Stuttgart, Universum

28.10.2011 NL-Dordrecht, Bibelot

29.10.2011 NL-Haarlem, Patronaat

31.10.2011 FR-Lille, Aeronef

01.11.2011 FR-Clermont-Ferrand, “La Cooperative de Mai”

03.11.2011 FR-Saint-Etienne, Le Fil

04.11.2011 FR-Nantes, Le Ferrailleur

17.11.2011 JP-Tokyo, Liquidroom

18.11.2011 JP-Osaka, Fanj Twice

19.11.2011 JP-Nagoya, Club Quattro

23.11.2011 RU-Moscow, Tochka

24.11.2011 RU-St. Petersburg, Glavclub

25.11.2011 FI-Helsinki, Nosturi

26.11.2011 SE-Stockholm, Debaser

02.12.2011 DK-Copenhagen, The Rock

03.12.2011 DE-Hamburg, Gruenspann

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT XXXMAS RAVE 2011!!!! ATR live plus open end party!

Alec Empire & CX Kidtronik DJ-Sets plus special guests from LONDON!!!!

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VIDEO PREMIERE OF MUSTARD PIMP’S “CATCH ME” FEAT. ALEC EMPIRE

In anticipation of their newest single, we are proud to announce the video premiere of “Catch Me”, featuring Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot.

The complete release of the title track, featuring remixes by DJ Antention, Kanji Kinetic, and Counterstrike, is now available for download on Beatport here , and through all worldwide retailers October 11th.

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ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, BOOTS RILEY AND HACKERGROUP ANONYMOUS TEAM UP FOR VIRAL VIDEO “BLACK FLAGS”

DOWNLOAD TRACK HERE VIA SOUNDCLOUD

Atari Teenage Riot – Black Flags (feat. Boots Riley) by Alec Empire/ ATR

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Atari Teenage Riot – Black Flags (Muffler Remix) by Alec Empire/ ATR

MAKE SURE TO CATCH ATARI TEENAGE RIOT ON THEIR WORLD TOUR 2011

20.09.2011 US-Lancaster, PA, Chameleon*

23.09.2011 US-New York, NY, The Gramercy Theatre*

24.09.2011 US-Pittsburgh, PA, Rex Theater*

26.09.2011 US-Cleveland, OH, Peabody´s Downunder*

27.09.2011 US-Detroit, MI, The Majestic Theatre*

28.09.2011 US-Chicago, IL, Reggies Rock Club*

05.10.2011 AT-Vienna, Szene

06.10.2011 AT-Linz, Posthof

07.10.2011 SI-Ljubljana, Kino Siska

12.10.2011 DE-Berlin, Astra

13.10.2011 DE-Leipzig, Werk II

14.10.2011 DE-Cottbus, Gladhouse

15.10.2011 PL-Warsaw, Progresja

16.10.2011 PL-Wroclaw, Firlej

21.10.2011 AT-Dornbirn, Dornbirn

22.10.2011 DE-Stuttgart, Universum

28.10.2011 NL-Dordrecht, Bibelot  NEW!!!

29.10.2011 NL-Haarlem, Patronaat  NEW!!!

31.10.2011 FR-Lille, Aeronef  NEW!!!

01.11.2011 FR-Clermont-Ferrand, “La Cooperative de Mai”  NEW!!!

03.11.2011 FR-Saint-Etienne, Le Fil  NEW!!!

04.11.2011 FR-Nantes, Le Ferrailleur  NEW!!!

23.11.2011 RU-Moscow, Tochka

24.11.2011 RU-St. Petersburg, Glavclub

25.11.2011 FI-Helsinki, Nosturi

26.11.2011 SE-Stockholm, Debaser

03.12.2011 DE-Hamburg, Gruenspann (ATARI TEENAGE RIOT XXXMAS RAVE 2011!!!! ATR live plus open end party! Alec Empire & CX Kidtronik DJ-Sets plus special guests from LONDON!!!!)  NEW!!!

*Support:  Otto von Schirach

more infos on ATARI TEENAGE RIOT official website

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About 15 hours ago or so I was listening to Obama’s voice over the internet…online radio…

I was doing something else, nothing important really… I had returned from Japan a few days before, but somehow this time jetlag had hit me pretty hard despite having played such energetic shows over there…

Sometimes in the past I felt nothing, but this time it was like that scene in Fight Club in which Edward Norton lays on the couch with his remote control, flicking through TV channels, suffering from insomnia. The only difference was that I had got rid of my TVset almost 10 years ago. I had three totally different books in front of me, couldn’t focus at all.

But when Obama came on, I suddenly felt a shot of adrenaline, I woke up. He was talking about how “Standard & Poor’s doubted our political system’s ability to act” – the US had been downgraded to an AA+ level. The debt level was increased, the problems far from solved. The information wasn’t what alerted me, it was the tone of his voice.

When Obama got elected, he convinced a whole generation just by speaking to them in a certain way, that democracy and capitalism will work out for everybody. We CAN change and improve things. Even though I come from a very different political standpoint and I am very aware of the power of the system, when it comes to the system changing individuals who tried to change it, I heard an honesty in this man’s voice which was rare amongst politicians. But suddenly what seemed to have changed mostly for me was his voice. It was the voice of a man who failed badly but out of respect for his listeners was performing a duty.  The job of being President.

We live in a society which has no place for optimism anymore. It’s gone. Nobody wants to take the risk and predict a future,  mainly because everybody feels powerless. Nobody even wants to take the responsibility and take matters into their own hands.

It’s stagnant. Establishments are regarded as fools. It is a constant battle between the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ and the ‘mob mentality’.

So while I was starting to feel like I was actually back in Berlin and awake, I looked outside the window, down on the street in which Atari Teenage Riot had played the peace demonstration on May 1st 1999. Thousands of people protested against Germany’s first involvement in an attack war since World War II. I remembered when I was on the microphone during a song and saw how the police beat into the, at that point, peaceful crowd. Of course the situation escalated, it’s all on film. Even though the images have become iconic and still give viewers the chills, but in my opinon they also tell a story of failure…

There is a long tradition in Berlin that the labor day, the 1st May ends in violence. In 1999 it was supposed to be different. The intent was to get across how serious people treat this issue of Germany sending their soldiers to war. The police failed, because they didn’t break up the crowd and things got out of hand. We all failed to get the real message across. The media had their images of violence, and basically a decade later, it seems perfectly ‘normal’ for German politicians to send troops into other countries.

Violence is always the result of people failing. Failing to communicate, failing to take responsibilities, failing to solve problems. Always.

Now the street in Berlin, Kreuzberg looks peaceful and quiet. Like it did a day before May 1st 1999 and the day after.

I turned back to my computer. The different news feeds were sending update after update. “Freddie Mac reports 2nd quarter loss, asks for $1.5B in federal aid”, “Bank of America now down -20.31%”, “Asia stocks fall after U.S. #stocks dive”, “Losses accelerating at Australian stock market; S&P/ASX200 index off 5%”

At the exact same time, more reports about looting in London, riots, clashes with police.

When European politicians discussed the crisis in Europe over the past weeks, you couldn’t help but get the impression that ‘the markets’ were some sort of wild untamable beast for them. One wrong word and bang, the swarm moving into another direction could destroy you. It makes people manipulate facts, makes people hide problems instead of solving them.

In situations of great stress and pressure most people just react to fear. When we want to understand the reasons for violence, we must look at fear first.

Once the snowball starts rolling, the destructive dynamic of it all can become so big, it takes a long time to heal and to repair the damage.

Vocalist Carl Crack sang in the Atari Teenage Riot song from 1993, an adaption of Sham 69′s ‘If the kids are united’ that

“the violence is a disease – it will become parts of our lives and our future if we don’t DO something against it! If we put our energies together it can be a very powerful era!”

The song was a reaction to the racist attacks by Neo-Nazis in reunified Germany which made most people call for more police, more laws, harder punishment. Carl was basically saying that we must act without waiting for the help of big brother government.

The link between Neo-Nazi ideology spreading and receiving more support and conservative right wing politics of the German government were clearly visible at the time.

There is a  connection between mob, political leaders and those who do nothing and watch in apathy…

How often did we think about that in Germany since we were children? I can’t count it… How did Facism happen? How could people let it happen half a century ago? So when you constantly deal with the consequences of that history, you will always reach the point where you must think about the dangers and dynamics of the ‘mob mentality’.

It spreads like a virus, but make no mistake. When riots and violence occur they are always the result of those in power failing.

When a corrupt system falls apart, it never happens in a ‘controlled’ and ‘thoughtful’ way (apart from maybe GDR in 1989 which is almost a miracle in history). Real riots are not lead by intellectuals who read Marx, so don’t expect it.

But also don’t step into the mainstream media mouse trap:

The August riots in London have nothing to do with ‘anarchy’, they are the fruits of capitalism and the consequences of government decisions.

If you think ‘mindless thugs’ have ‘nothing to do with society’ and your part in it, you might be part of the problem.

To make it clear: I don’t justify or judge anything. I am saying there will be more because the system doesn’t work anymore.

I don’t think in terms of morals, wrong and right. So when this stuff happens, it is EVERYBODY’s fault. mine, yours, theirs.

It is frustrating how some people let politicians & bankers set fire to whole countries’ economies and their future but now are in shock of the results.  People who commented were speaking as if a natural, unexpected disaster came over them, one that they didn’t have any control over or could have not prevented.

I know everybody got used to torture & war during the Bush years. But here is a  reminder: Violence is ALWAYS a failure and a sign of when things go very wrong.

Reading opinions of other music fans from the UK I realized during that quiet night in Berlin, that people repeated commentaries of mainstream media, but disguised them as their own opinions.

The reporters kept repeating the same words over and over again: Mindless violence.

You got the impression that either this was decided before they arrived at the scenery or they kept copying and pasting from each other.

What struck me is how they made “mindless violence” sound like a crime in such a way that you ended up suggesting that “thoughtful violence” is justified in our society.

I lean back and read Wikileaks Twitter “The BBC can interview the Taliban, but is apparently incapable of a single meaningful interview with a London protester. “protesters” or “rioters”, there are no interviews, but endless pathetic commentary.”

It makes me think… Why do people divide between rioters and protestors? Aren’t those as ‘guilty’ who stood by and watched how a whole generation of young people were put into a corner where there is absolutely no way forward anymore? Morally is there a difference between a corporation which pays workers overseas pretty much nothing for manufacturing trainers and teenagers who steal them?

Who is attacking your property more? The looters who throw a brick into your window or the government who lends so much money that your children won’t be able to pay off the debts?

I keep reading….

Oh yes, the first voices as expected, demanding more police & higher budgets for police …while cuts in education were totally ok just a few months ago.

Having more police on the street can only be a reaction to violence, while EDUCATION PREVENTS violence. (As logically as it sounds to us, it is a threat to some in power because then the whole passive consumer business model doesn’t work anymore)

All these things are connected.

There’s a unified axis of government and corporate power, lawless and unrestrained. That’s what we should talk about. Corporations exploit the power of the state to further enhance their power and the real criminals get away. There’s a class war going on… And it’s the rich who are waging it.

Our society has a huge problem to solve. Let’s identify it properly and understand it so we can start acting because “praying for london” won’t do it….

Alec Empire / Atari Teenage Riot waving huge Anti Fascist Action flag at Fusion Festival. (taken by Freda)

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Quietus Mix 31: Alec Empire’s Empirical Evidence by The Quietus on Mixcloud

The Quietus :”That the world is a better place with Alec Empire in it is an indisputable truth. That Alec Empire has done us a mix AND taken the time to talk us through his choices, is an indisputable proud moment in the history of this Quietus Mix Series. These are the fizzing elements, deep foundations, bracing braces and sonic weapons that in their own ways, have conspired and combined to make up Atari Teenage Riot’s new album, Is This Hyperreal?

When it comes to disseminating righteous music to the world, you can rely on a man like Alec Empire to go above and beyond the call of duty. The Atari Teenage Riot man has compiled us not only a fantastic mix of the music that has inspired him and the group over the years, but provided a narration of why the songs are so important. There are some fascinating stories too – imagine a festival bill with The Locust, ATR, Suicide and Metalux, who are included here… well, it happened. And I for one did not know that there exists a 7″ with The Fall on one side and ATR on the other – listen as Alec tells us what an honour it was to play with The Monks. There’s also fascinating insight on the impact of techno, Sonic Youth, why ATR love The Raveonettes, plus a brand new track from Nic Endo and a rough, never-released mix of ‘Battle’, his track with Patrick Wolf. Remember Atari Teenage Riot’s Is This Hyperreal? is a) their best work and b) out later this month.”

Alec Empire / Atari Teenage Riot tracklist:

Wipers – Romeo

Sonic Youth – Kissability

Metalux – Track 03
Magic Alex – Mardas
Tatsuhiko Asano – Bonjour
Output – Sympathy Nervous
Fifty Foot Hose – Red The Sign Post
The Sonics – He’s waiting
Alec Empire – it should be you not me
Raveonettes – With My Eyes Closed
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion & Alec Empire – Attack
JM Van Eaton – Beatnik
Alec Empire & The Monks – Monk Time
Jeff Mills – Human To Machine Connection
Nic Endo – Sanctuary
Spooky Tooth & Pierre Henry – Offering
Atari Teenage Riot – Riot 1995
Patrick Wolf & Alec Empire – Battle
Atari Teenage Riot – Shadow Identity

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ALEC EMPIRE and MAX DAX will play the strangest bar music at the HBC bar, starting at 8pm.

click here to watch Alec Empire’s official Hypermodern Jazz Remix of Björk’s classic from way back

the ever-caring HBC chefs have heard the news and will open some definitive fines de claires for the listening audience (and, of course, they serve aperitivo food as always).

VUP LOUNGE is part of CERCLES at HBC
Karl Liebknecht Straße 9
Berlin Alexanderplatz

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click here to listen to Acid Junkies!

Live Friday Night from 22.00:

Warming Up Rave Party !!!!! => Spiral Stage aka Network 23 Tribe Stage
[wikipedia.org] // [spiral-tribe.org]
One of the most famous soundsystems in the world !!!!!

click here to watch 1994 reclaim the streets clip

Crystal Distortion alias Simon,
69db,
Ixindamix
Jeff 23 alias Dj Tal,
Meltdown Mickey
The Bad girls ( Ixindamix + MC Simsimmer)
Ixindamix

click here to watch original Spiral Tribe music video

Visuals: Feenix 13

Sunday From 14.00: Camping Afterparty until 22.00 !!!!

click here to watch cult 12″ clip of SP23

Some artist that have already confirmed:

Some artist that have already confirmed:

ALEC EMPIRE (Germany)

click here to listen to Alec Empire from 1994

ACID JUNKIES (Holland)
DJUMA SOUNDSYSTEM (Denmark)
DAZ BRIGADE (Germany)
KOZZ (Belgium)
ACID KIRK (Belgium)
TRISH VAN EYNDE (Belgium),
WHICKED HAYO (Belgium),
ENDUSER(Usa)

watch Eduser with Assasin
FFF (Holland)
JEROME HILL (UK)

Violet = Kong = Aether/ Void = Psychedelic
—————————————–
Whicked Hayo (Belgie)
Hishiryo (France),
Dennis The Menace (Sweden),
Pzyko (Belgium)
Phenotype (France),,
Psychoz ( Germany),
Kya (Germany),
Fraktophon (Belgium)
Syntrax Error (Belgium),

Wit = Mu = Wood = Hardcore // Breakcore // IDM
———————————————–
ALEC EMPIRE (Germany)
ENDUSER(Usa)
FFF (Holland)
K-os (Belgium)
Probex (Belgium)
Zeck (Belgium)
Mayhem (Belgium)
Terror (Belgium)
Droon (Belgium)
Wan bushi (Belgium)
Mr Bad Monkey (Belgium)

Yellow = Feng = Air = Rave// Acid
——————————–
ACID JUNKIES (Holland)
ACID KIRK (Belgium)
Nocid (Belgium)
Cthulhu 303 (Belgium)
Metamorph (Belgium)
Parazoid (Belgium)
Phobiak (Belgium)
Ralph Storm (Belgium)
Fritacid (Belgium)
L-Reak (Belgium)
The Fresh W (Belgium)

Brune = Tu = Earth = Ambient// Live // Chill Out
———————————————-
Seal Phüric (Belgium)
Palsembleu (Ucture + Bishop Dust) (Belgium)
Cnuff. I (Sheperd + Egon Fisk) (Belgium)
Biofix (Belgium)
Uriel (Belgium)
Dee Elfe (Belgium)
Fhex (Belgium)
Krasius (Belgium)
DJ Bassmati (France)
More chill-out artists TBC
SEOUL & T LINDER (Usa)
MASHED PAPER KLUB (Belgium),
MOONLIGHT MATTERS (Belgium)

Blue= Shui = Water = Minimal//House
———————————–
DJUMA SOUNDSYSTEM (Denmark)
Daz Brigade (Germany)
MOONLIGHT MATTERS (Belgium)
LouLou Players (Belgium)
Ishtar & La Maz (Belgium)
Robbyns & Markey (Belgium)
Don Santos (Belgium)
Ricardo (Belgium),
Voxter and Balance (Belgium)
Stevie P vs Gols (Belgium)
R’Deem (Belgium)
Massaar (Belgium)
Joey Payne & Jose Noventa
Mk Ultra (Belgium)

Red= Huo = Fire = Techno// Electro
———————————-
KOZZ (Belgium)
TRISH VAN EYNDE (Belgium),
JEROME HILL (UK)
SEOUL & T LINDER (Usa)
MASHED PAPER KLUB (Belgium),
Klaina (Belgium)
808 SNKRDZ (Belgium)
Celtric (Belgium),
Spastik (Belgium)
Jamie Behan (Ierland)
Jrd (Belgium)
Bumperfunk (Belgium)
X-Act (Belgium)

next days more news…. Chill Contact Shops: jamie.bell2009@gmail.com Deco Art:

Wrekon – Mutoid Waste Co. (Spiral Tribe, Italie)
[facebook.com]
Global Village People (Fusion, Ozora, Rhakti Dei, UK)
[co.uk]/

More to be confirmed!!!!

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Hey, it’s Alec Empire posting this time. (Thanks to Tenderhool for putting this up on YouTube)

I spent a long time in the studio finishing the new Atari Teenage Riot album. So when Patrick called me up, I was like “yeah the last show I have been to was my own – some point in December last year”… You know when you haven’t seen a live show in a while, it’s really great to go to a show again! (I always feel like that opening scene in Alien 1 when they wake up from that long sleep – not saying the time in the studio was boring, but it’s so different from being together with hundreds of people who share the same music)

All the new songs sound amazing live.

Patrick got me up on stage, so we played a stripped down version of the Hard Times Remix I did when it was released as a single.

click here to watch Patrick Wolf with Alec Empire playing Hard Times in Berlin

Then Vulture…where the whole band got back on stage with us. It was amazing for me because we wrote those songs together in my studio in Berlin, and even if we have performed them together in London before, to play them in the city that inspired us to write the songs, felt great.

Click here to watch them play Vulture

For the record….I am totally into Saxophones! I am a huge Jazz and Ska fan and FINALLY someone has broken that taboo and included this amazing instrument again!

(Usually mp3′s make saxophones sounds terrible, that’s why it has disappeared from most music..which is a shame. At a live show it can add a level of excitement which is unbeatable)

click here to watch Patrick’s big finale “The City”

So we hung out backstage – met Rowdy Superstar who supports Patrick on this tour. There are not many clips on YouTube, he is working on new material right now.

That guy has a lot of energy!!! AND has two great dancers with him on stage. It reminded me of one of my all time favorite film scenes in the beginning of Do The Right Thing.

Try to get to Patrick’s show early to see Rowdy Superstar…

click here to watch Rowdy’s freestyle in the streets of New York

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We will reveal more infos about it over the coming weeks.

ATR WILL PREMIERE THE NEW ALBUM LIVE

FROM MAY 2011 ONWARDS WITH A WORLD

WIDE TOUR FIRST DATES ANNOUNCED:

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT presented by DIM MAK

12.05.2011 GB-London, Islington Academy (with The Big Pink DJ Set & Kap Bambino!!!)
Tickets going fast, get yours here: TICKETS
13.05.2011 GB-Bristol, The Fleece  NEW!!!
14.05.2011 GB-Camber Sands, Bang Face Weekender
15.05.2011 FR-Paris, Maroquinerie
16.05.2011 NL-Amsterdam, Paradiso  (with Kap Bambino!!!)
19.05.2011 IT-Roma, Alpheus
20.05.2011 IT-Milano, LAP – Lambretto Art Project
21.05.2011 CH-Winterthur, Salzhaus
01.06.2011 AT-Graz, Springfestival   NEW!!!
16.07.2011 DE-Gräfenhainichen, Melt Festival
22.07.2011 PL-Bolkow, Castle Party
29.07.2011 JP-Yuzawa, Niigata, Fuji Rock Festival ’11
30.07.2011 JP-Yuzawa, Niigata, Fuji Rock Festival ’11
31.07.2011 JP-Yuzawa, Niigata, Fuji Rock Festival ’11
13.08.2011 DE-Hildesheim, Mera Luna Festival NEW!!!
14.08.2011 DE-Hildesheim, Mera Luna Festival  NEW!!!

ATR played big stages at major festivals last year, from Reading to Summersonic, their surprise show at Germany’s Fusion Festival outside of Berlin in front of 20,000 people caused a mass stage invasion.
They are announcing more headline slots for this summer:  from Melt! Festival to Fuji Rock in Japan, probably their biggest show to date.

What always worked to the group’s advantage was the fact that they can easily bring a medium size rock club to boil over, while they can also make the crowds move in a dance / electronic environment (ATR originated in the traditional rave underground scene).
But their real strength is the rock arena:  Put them in front of Rage Against The Machine; they deliver a show that people still talk about 10 years later.
Put them in front of Placebo at biggest European festival, Exit, in 2010 and they deliver a sensational show no other electronic band can pull off right now.

How is that possible? ??The ATR formula just works. It is exciting, it is meaningful and the group looks so painfully commercial, they often have to hide their charismatic stage personas behind intense strobe-lights. ?What always set ATR apart from the rest was that they have proper songs and that their overpowering physical live performance is still unmatched.

“Atari Teenage Riot’s decision to reform this year could not have arrived at a more opportune time, with a rise in conservatism occurring not only in the UK and Germany, but all throughout Europe. In this climate we need bands like ATR reminding us that it’s necessary to lash out against the system. This is no mere nostalgia trip for them, this is a return to arms.” http://dimmakrecs.com/2011/02/atari-teenage-riot-live-review-in-rock-a-rolla-magazine/

LOSTATEMINOR HAS ALEC EMPIRE’S SECRET PLAYLIST UP!

“Atari Teenage Riot have reunited, playing enormous sold-out venues in Europe. Heading to North America, they recently signed onto Dim Mak, bringing along ATR newcomer (and Kanye West/Nine Inch Nails collaborator) CX Kidtronik.

Atari Teenage Riot is known for their intense live show, and it’s been reinvigorated by the reunion.This is co-founder Alec Empire’s selection of his eight favourite songs, in his own words.”

http://lostateminor.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/y/0E29B240BE756AC3/A06ADB11FA014ED5C68C6A341B5D209E

LINE BETWEEN INSTRUMENT AND ARTIST

http://www.eqmag.com/article/atari-teenage-riot/January-2011/125349

PODCAST ABOUT ATARI TEENAGE RIOT’S

LEGENDARY “LIVE AT BRIXTON ACADEMY

1999″ SHOW IN LONDON:

PLUS rare bootleg of a show a few months earlier that year! Alec Empire gives background infos in interview, what was going on, the noise war, the reaction of the fans and media: http://solipsisticnation.com/?p=622

VORTEX STORE MARCH 2011:

www.shop.the-hellish-vortex.com

CHECK IT OUT!

More infos about upcoming Atari Teenage Riot album going up there very soon

http://dimmakrecs.com/artists/atari-teenage-riot/

WeLikeIndie.com:

“After reuniting this past Spring, Alec Empire & Nic Endo (aka Atari Teenage Riot) signed on to Dim Mak. This time they’re joined by ATR newcomer (& Kanye West/Nine Inch Nails collaborator) CX Kidtronik.

They are a natural fit with Dim Mak, as label-head Steve Aoki is known for his hard electro sound & has roots in the hardcore scene.”

http://dimmakrecs.com/artists/atari-teenage-riot/

Alec Empire:” This is one of the darkest projects I have ever been involved in…it’s intense…I loved working with those guys! This is very rare stuff…try to grab it while it’s still out there…the guys from crustcake.com couldn’t have described it better…read below.”

“Not so long ago, we gave you the heads up on Sailors with Wax Wings, the new project from R. Loren of Denton shapeshifters Pyramids. Well, Loren has another project to unleash upon the world – White Moth. According to Loren, White Moth is:

…a milestone on an indefinite journey, much of which is documented here- a series of deeply intimate works crafted with the help of those that have inspired my own growth and musical bloodflow for its duration….

You have to listen to get the full meaning of his statement. Their self titled record comes out tomorrow on Angel Oven Records, and you can preview it in the link provided above. And in accordance with the collaborative nature of Pyramids, this record’s got a whole host of great guests too. Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts), who was on the Sailors record, appears again, as does No-Wave legend Lydia Lunch, John Gossard (Weakling, Asunder, Dispirit, The Gault), experimental hip-hopper Dälek, and many more. White Moth’s a little more all-over the place and beat oriented than either Pyramids or Sailors With Wax Wings, but it’s still got R. Loren’s penchant for dreaminess. Well worth a listen.

Album cover, track listing, and full list of personnel (seriously, it’s also AMAZING) after the jump.”

1. There was a man with tongue of wood
2. Two women, knitting
3. The sea was blue meadow
4. Shoot the clock
5. You texas, dark star
6. Blood and torn grass
7. Smiles warm red light
8. To the cathedral

Lineup:

R. Loren
vocals, textures

C. Rogers
vocals

Ashley Scott Jones (Treasure Fingers, Evol Intent)
beats, electronics

Colin Marston (Krallice)
guitar, bass

Sam Hillmer (Zs)
saxophone

Jacob Kirkegaard (Touch Records)
processed field recording

Christoph Heemann (H.N.A.S.)
guitar, piano, electronics, percussion, moog

Lydia Lunch
vocals

Dälek
vocals

Alec Empire (Atari Teenage Riot)
vocals, tr 808, linndrum, roland jupiter 8, roland rs-202, arp solina, arp 2600, minimoog

Shelby Cinca (Frodus)
vocals

John Gossard (Weakling, Asunder)
vocals

Chet W. Scott (Blood Of The Black Owl, Glass Throat Records)
artwork and design

WHITE MOTH – S/T by YOU TEXAS DARK STAR

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT
Presented by Attac & DIM MAK
27.08.2010 GB-Leeds, Leeds Festival
28.08.2010 GB-Reading, Reading Festival
05.09.2010 GB-London, Offset Festival
07.09.2010 Hamburg, Übel & Gefährlich
08.09.2010 NL-Den Haag, Paard Van Troje
09.09.2010 Frankfurt, Batschkapp
10.09.2010 Berlin, Berlin Festival
11.09.2010 PL-Kraków, Rotunda
12.09.2010 CZ-Prague, Abaton Club
13.09.2010 HU-Budapest, Trafo
14.09.2010 A-Vienna, Szene
17.09.2010 PT-Porto, Hard Club
18.09.2010 BE-Arelbeke, Rat Rock
23.09.2010 USA-New York City, The Gramercy Theatre**
24.09.2010 USA-Baltimore, Sonar
26.09.2010 USA-Pittsburgh, Diesel
27.09.2010 USA-Austin, Red 7
28.09.2010 USA-Dallas, Trees
29.09.2010 USA-Houston, Groundhall NEW VENUE!!!
30.09.2010 USA-Los Angeles, Keyclub
01.10.2010 USA-Chicago, The Bottom Lounge**
02.10.2010 CDN-Montreal, Foufounes Electriques*
04.10.2010 CDN-Toronto, Phoenix Concert Theatre*
05.10.2010 CDN-Edmonton, New City*
06.10.2010 CDN-Calgary, The Gateway – SAIT*
07.10.2010 CDN-Vancouver, Rickshaw Theatre*
17.11.2010 FR-Paris, Bus Palladium
18.11.2010 GB-Colchester, Arts Centre
19.11.2010 GB-Sheffield, Corporation
20.11.2010 GB-Southampton, Uni
21.11.2010 GB-Manchester, Moho
22.11.2010 GB-Lemington, Spa Assembly Hall
23.11.2010 GB-Shrewsbury Severn Warehouse
24.11.2010 GB-Glasgow The Arches
25.11.2010 IE-Dublin Button Factory N
27.11.2010 BE-Brussels, Autumn Falls Festival @ VK
28.11.2010 NL-Eindhoven, Effenaar
29.11.2010 Reutlingen, Franz.K
*with Autoerotique as support
**with Aluminum Babe as support
www.atari-teenage-riot.com ..

ALEC EMPIRE
The Past – The Present – The Future Tour
06.09.2010 FR-Paris, L´Etrange Festival

CLICK HERE TO WATCH CLIP FILMED BY ZAN LYONS

On July 24th Atari Teenage Riot suddenly took over the mainstage at FUSION FESTIVAL near Berlin, Germany.

The crowd smashed the barriers and invaded the stage during the song “Revolution Action”.

Director Zan Lyons was able to capture what was happening on camera.

Alec Empire:” It was surreal! Totally amazing crowd! Nothing got broke, nobody got hurt! Fusion Festival is a great event. There is no corporate sponsorship, it is politically charged as well. The alternative is possible, we just have to make it become real! We make music so people participate and join in…we don’t want people to just consume that stuff in a passive way… so of course for us playing Fusion in 2010 was mindblowing!”

just.ekosystem.org took photos! Visit the website!

Atari Teenage Riot has confirmed more festivals for this summer as well as European and US club shows.

09.07.2010 RS-Novi Sad, Exit Festival  NEW!!!
15.07.2010 NETHERLANDS-Enschede, Atak
16.07.2010 BELGIUM-Dour, Dour Festival
17.07.2010 FRANCE-Montmartin Sur Mer, Chauffer Dans La Noirceur
05.08.2010 TAIWAN-Taipei, The Wall  NEW!!!
07.08.2010 JAPAN-Tokyo, Summer Sonic
08.08.2010 JAPAN-Tokyo, Summer Sonic
27.08.2010 GREAT BRITAIN-Leeds, Leeds Festival
28.08.2010 GREAT BRITAIN-Reading, Reading Festival
07.09.2010 GERMANY -Hamburg, Übel & Gefährlich
08.09.2010 NETHERLANDS-Den Haag, Paard Van Troje
09.09.2010 GERMANY -Frankfurt, Batschkapp
10.09.2010 GERMANY -Berlin, Berlin Festival
11.09.2010 POLAND-Kraków, Rotunda
13.09.2010 HUNGARY-Budapest, Trafo
14.09.2010 AUSTRIA-Vienna, Szene
23.09.2010 USA-New York City, The Gramercy Theatre
24.09.2010 USA-Baltimore, Sonar
25.09.2010 USA-Pittsburgh, Diesel
30.09.2010 USA-Los Angeles, Keyclub
01.10.2010 USA-Chicago, The Bottom Lounge
www.atari-teenage-riot.com <http://www.atari-teenage-riot.com>

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Atari Teenage Riot

• Exclusive London reunion show announced for May
• New single “Activate“ confirmed

Atari Teenage Riot – “Activate!” by Alec Empire

In the late 90s Atari Teenage Riot (ATR) emerged out of the electronica genre, to subvert all rules of rock and techno music. The original conception was Alec Empire‘s and when joined by Hanin Elias, Nic Endo and Carl Crack on stage, the mixed race, mixed sex image of the band provoked people before they even heard the music.

The seminal band was too radical in its views and statements and simply too loud and noisy to fit in neatly inside any genre, with Hanin screaming about police violence and revolution, ATR opened many doors for female artists to follow at the time.
In 1996, Alec Empire teamed up with the Beastie Boys to negotiate a label deal between Grand Royal and Digital Hardcore Recordings for North America. The album, “Burn Berlin Burn” was born.

Shortly after, tours with Rage Against The Machine, Wu-Tang Clan and Beck swiftly followed. But with the success came tension. Every musician has their own way of dealing with it, and ATR were extremely intense. Very soon the thin line between reality and paranoia started to vanish.
When John Peel asked ATR to play Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 1999, the band had just released their 3rd and best album, “60 Second Wipe Out“, which was mixed with Andy Wallace (Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, Slayer). During the song “Revolution Action“, kids stormed the stage and pandemonium descended on the capital.
When the Berlin quartet played their last show at the Big Day Out Festival, Australia in 2000 everyone was watching: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, The Clash’s Joe Strummer, Foo Fighters and Primal Scream on the side of the stage. The band finally dissolved in the wake of MC Carl Crack’s death just days before September 11th 2001.
Their records stand as a testament to the years 1992-2000, where anything seemed possible. Now Atari Teenage Riot have reunited for one more show:

May 12th 2010

The Electric Ballroom, London

184 Camden High Street, London, NW1 8QP

7pm / £16 / 14+

For tickets www.gigantic.com

The members of Atari Teenage Riot are pleased to announce that the American MC CX KIDTRONIK has officially joined the band and will be completing their line up when they hit the UK later this year. Having previously worked with Saul Williams, Kanye West and Nine Inch Nails, CX KIDTRONIK is an unstoppable and explosive MC as politically minded as the rest of ATR that bring his own element to the band.

Additionally, a brand new single “Activate” has been confirmed for May 17^th and will be released through the band’s own label Digital Hardcore Recordings.  Atari Teenage Riot are also treating fans to a free remix by the LA based dubstep genius The Builder: http://soundcloud.com/alec_empire/atari-teenage-riot-digital-hardcore-2009-remix-by-the-builder

Let the revolution begin.

www.atari-teenage-riot.com

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Here is the list of all winners of all sections!

Qwartz Album : FEDAYI PACHA – From the Oriental School of dub Hammerbass. Dotation de la SACEM

Qwartz Expérimentation/Recherche : HUGHES GERMAIN – Esprit de sel [Volume-Collectif / Césaré]. Dotation de l’Ina-GRM

Qwartz Découverte : CERCUEIL – Shoo Straight Shout [Optical Sound]. Dotation de la SACEM

Qwartz Compilation : Alec Empire Plays Staubgold: Rauschgold [Staubgold]

Qwartz Anthologie : FRANCISCO LOPEZ – Through the Looking-Glass [Kairos]

Qwartz Titre : FRACTIONAL – Tansw extrait de Still Life [The Centrifuge]. Dotation de Qwartz

Qwartz Dancefloor/Clubbing : DANIELA LA LUZ – Elle Routine extrait de Musik Non Stop Uno [Syncopated Musik]. Dotation de Qwartz

Qwartz Artwork/Packaging : MOUNIR JATOUM (LA COMMISSURE) – Split d’Arnaud Rivière et Antoine Chessex [Le Petit Mignon]

Dotation de Qwartz

Qwartz Arts Néomédiatiques : KURT HENTSCHLAGER

Qwartz Artiste : ARNAUD REBOTINI – Dotation de la SACD

Qwartz Label : SHITKATAPULT

Qwartz Max Mathews : OLIVIER SENS – logiciel Usine

Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer : FRANÇOIS BAYLE

Qwartz d’Honneur : LAURIE ANDERSON

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WHY we should remember people like Maclaren in our times?

This is why….John Robb wrote in his latest blog, why punk rock was so important in the late 70ties.

“Middle aged men talk about music in terms of how people play with no
regard for the soul power and the passion and the ideas- they missed
the point entirely. They don’t get the thrill of the other stuff,
they don’t even get the thrill of the music- being to busy getting
autistic over the musicianship. Boring.” by John Robb

Just open up any music magazine in 2010, you’ll find them in
there…and the bands fit so well… confused drunken festival goers,
age 20, talk and think and listen to music this way… I turn up MX80
and I hear them sing: “Why are we here? Why are we here…”

click here to watch MX80

read full article by John Robb – click here (excellent blog by the way you should subscribe to!)

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IAMX – ‘I Am Terrified’ Alec Empire Remix

IAMX | MySpace Music Videos
click here to watch

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IAMX: Chris Corner announces the release of his new album ‘Dogmatic Infidel Comedown OK’ comprised of Reworks and Interpretations of IAMX‘ third studio album ‘Kingdom of Welcome Addiction’, by the likes of Combichrist, Terence Fixmer, Alec Empire, Black Light Odyssey and Aesthetic Perfection. Release date 19.03.2010. Coverart and tracklisting revealed. The CD can be pre-ordered now from boutiqueiamx.eu.

Tracklisting: 01 Nature Of Inviting – Black Light Odyssey 02 Tear Garden – UNFALL CHOCOLATEFURWINE 03 You Can Be Happy – Combichrist 04 Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction – Aesthetic Perfection 05 The Great Shipwreck Of Life – Pull Out Kings 06 Tear Garden – UNFALL ART DECO 07 Think Of England – Miss Derringer 08 The Stupid, The Proud – Index 09 My Secret Friend – Omega Man 10 I Am Terrified – Alec Empire 11 An I For An I – UNFALL X-Mess 12 Nature Of Inviting – Terence Fixmer 13 Running – Cook/Kirby

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Here is the second DJ Mix!!!!

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ZAN LYONS PLAYS AT TRANSDUCERS PT.2 TONIGHT AT TRESOR – A GOOD REASON FOR US TO REPUBLISH ALEC EMPIRE’S INTERVIEW WITH HIM!

IT WAS TRUE PUNKROCK!

Alec Empire interviews London filmmaker and musician Zan Lyons

Alec: “I think most of our readers might only be aware of your music, but you
have been almost more active in making films in the last years. Could you
please give them a brief introduction to your work…”

Zan:

“When I started making music the thing that excited me most was that I could do it all at home with just a sampler and computer. It was true punk rock. I’d have an idea turn on my machines and Jam.
I wanted to bring the same energy to films and then combine it with my sound!
All my films are shot, lit and edited by my me on my laptop. I also do all of the visual effects and post production. This means I can take my camera, shoot something and start trying ideas immediately.
It’s a powerful and liberating experience!”

Alec:” Many people say that video games will replace film one day. Do you agree?
Can video games ever achieve the same effect that films can?
Does it even make sense to put both in relation to each other?”

Zan:

“From an industry standpoint video games have already replaced film. Even in our current economic climate video game sales keep growing while film sales are shrinking. I think the reason is a simple one. Value.
Even though games are significantly more expensive than films the experience is much more involved. What happens on the screen is happening to you, not a character you passively empathize with. Film distributors need to start giving audiences more with their DVDs. The same lack of value destroyed music – even though the industry blames downloads. When you buy a game you are buying something that will absorb you for days – even months.
From a personal perspective, nothing will ever replace the magic of cinema and although Games offer a truly interactive form of entertainment, they are not yet able to compete with film in terms of story. Games like Metal Gear Solid and the Final Fantasy series have scratched the surface. I think we’ll start to see the two worlds collaborating in the near future. Brilliant storytelling not better graphics will really take gaming to the next level.”

Alec: “How influential is Asian film right now? It seems that Hollywood steals
more ideas from there than from anywhere else…”

Zan:

“Asia is without a doubt leading the world of cinema. Films like ‘The Ring’ and ‘Oldboy’ have completely changed films and have left Hollywood playing catchup. South East Asia always gets mentioned but India is also producing thought-provoking dramas as well as the colorful entertainment of Bollywood. Also a lot of people don’t realize that Bollywood is the biggest film industry in the world with Hollywood coming second place.
People working in Asia really know their craft and as a result, they make better films for much, much less money than Hollywood. Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle has worked most of his life in South East Asia. He’s easily the greatest cinematographer working today but I doubt he would have reached this point if been swallowed up by Hollywood or even Europe.
Asian cinema keeps getting better and better and I think it will play a much greater role in years to come.”

Alec: “How important is authenticity or realism for you as a director ? Do they
both even matter?”

Zan:
“My films have lot’s of small details so realism is very important. I always use lighting to create a film’s atmosphere because it’s means the image comes to life in front of me and I can react to it. All of my effects are very simple and usually involve more camera work than computer effects. I want people to believe what’s on the screen.”

Alec: “Can you recommend 3 films to our readers? And explain why they should
watch them?”

Zan:

“The first is ‘In the Mood for Love‘. The way color and music are used to create atmosphere is amazing. It manages to feel like a classic 1960′s film and a modern one at the same time.

The second is ‘THX1138‘. I think this is one of the greatest science fiction films ever made. It has a sense of claustrophobia that I don’t think I’ve experienced since. There’s an impending doom from start to finish and it’s themes of government control feel more relevant today than ever before.

The final film is ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit‘. It’s a perfect example brilliant family cinema. Children will love the cute charater animation and adults will enjoy all of the film noir references. Most importantly though, it’s 90 minutes of pure mind-bending fun!”

Alec: “Has technology left human imagination behind? Anything can be created
with the help of computers these days, but still most films out there lack
ideas? Why do you think that is?”

Zan:

“Technology can be great when used well but too many people seem to use it to make short cuts and cover over weak ideas. Films like Star Wars and 2001 were at the cutting edge when they were released but the initial ideas were good in the first place so the effects were just enhancements. I think we need to return to this way of thinking and use new technology as a creative tool.”

Alec: “Or is the problem rooted in our society, in which everything , even art
itself, has to serve only one goal: profit making?”

Zan:

“When Hollywood gets it right the results can be amazing. but unfortunately money often gets in the way. There are too many people who see film making purely in financial terms and they are usually the reason for bad films.
I think this will change though. Audiences aren’t stupid, if a film isn’t good people can just download it!”

Alec: “Are you thinking of doing a full length film one day?”

Zan:

“My new album will be a collection of 9 songs with a short film for each one. It will flow together running at about 45 minutes so it’s actually a full-length film.
You’ll be able to either watch it as a complete film or select individual chapters – or just listen to the music. Each viewer will experience it differently.
The music is all instrumental and the films have no dialogue. The sounds and images are heavily synchronized – I wanted to create a world that people get can lost in.

I also have two story-based feature films that I plan on making at some point. I can’t say too much at the moment but they’ll be made in a similar way to my shorts.”

Alec: “You did visual remixes of some scenes of Blade Runner. How did the
audience react to that? This film is often seen as the masterpiece that
nobody is allowed to touch…”

Zan:

“There was a strong reaction to it here in the UK for that exact reason. Audiences loved it though! When it began they thought it was just a live soundtrack but quickly discovered I’d re-edited the film as well. I used heavy synchronization between my own music and various scenes. I remember BBC Radio interviewing me asking if I was trying to make Blade Runner better! I was never trying to improve the film – that would be impossible. It was more like my own version. I had some clips on youtube but was asked to take them down by Warner Brothers:)”

Alec: “Do you think that most film scores push the audience far enough?“

Zan:

“Not at all. The last good film score I heard was ‘There Will be Blood’ It created an almost unbearable tension throughout the whole film.
Otherwise Most film scores sound either made-to-order or like a cynical way to promote a bands music.
Film scores are in real need of a a change!”

Alec: “Where do you think films will be at in 10 years? The same stories told with
different/younger actors?”

Zan:

“I think a revolution is coming! There will, of course be the same old money-making films but I think Digital Technology has put film making in the hands of everyone so I hope we’ll start to see new visions and different methods of storytelling.
There will definitely be less money to make films so people will have rely on ideas instead of funding to make good work. We’re already seeing this with people like Warp Films and Philip Virus.
I think we’ll also start seeing more films that take advantage of the internet rather than treating it as an enemy. Maybe interactive films where the viewer has a say in what happens next.
Like I said, tools that used to be exclusive to Hollywood are now in the hands of everybody. In ten years we’re going to see more films made faster, cheaper and for the RIGHT reasons!”

check out Zan’s films and infos here:

http://www.zanlyons.com
http://www.youtube.com/thisisourpunkrock
http://www.myspace.com/zanlyons

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A MASSIVE PARTY DURING BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL AT TRESOR WITH ALEC EMPIRE, PATRICK PULSINGER, ZAN LYONS, DJ REZNIK!

click here to watch Zan Lyons trailer

Tresor Globus Floor 11 February 2010 @ 8pm:
ZAN LYONS’ Berlin Film Festival show. Zan will be performing a new A/V plus strings show and screening his Blade Runner Remix. Followed at midnight (12pm) by ALEC EMPIRE, Patrick Pulsinger and Reznik presenting Transducers Pt. 2 – a dynamite Thursday in Tresor!

Since Zan Lyons released “Desolate” in 2000, his reputation as a musician (violin, viola and cello) and electronic composer has blossomed. The London maverick combines an explosive audiovisual show with a live music performance that simply intoxicates. Heralded by the international press, tonight he will screen his own score for the celebrated, groundbreaking film “Blade Runner” and sharing his amazing work that breathes the dedication he affords his creations..

Tresor Globus Floor midnight-12pm:
Last February Alec Empire treated us to a special appearance to present Transducers, and tonight he is back to give it up with Part 2. With his latest EP “1000 Eyes” from his film “The Golden Foretaste of Heaven“, Alec Empire hasn’t stopped to enjoy the critical success of last year’s full-length album “Shivers“. A sonic terrorist with a mission, Alec Empire is a chameleon in his art, creating his own musical genre and the result is mesmerizing. With support from techno legend Patrick Pulsinger who intelligently weaves stabs of electro, minimal and jazz into passionate, experimental electronica; and steered way into metal-techno territories by Reznik – you haven’t had an evening of such eclectic music in years and yeah, it’s up with that.

JUST CONFIRMED! EUROPEAN PREMIERES OF GODKILLER Pt.1&2 AND POP SKULL! HALO8!

BERLINALE SPECIAL EVENT + TRANSDUCERS PT. 2
11 February, 2010 in Tresor Club

GLOBUS: (20:00 Uhr / 8pm)

- Godkiller Pt.1 (European Premiere!)

- Pop Skull (European Premiere!)

- Godkiller Pt.2 (European Premiere!)

check out Halo 8 – Los Angeles based company does amazing new stuff – it’s coming!

- Film Vertonung, Vorführung / Film soundtrack reworking, screening – LIVE!
- Zan Lyons Live A/V & Strings + Blade Runner RMX screening

GLOBUS: Transducers Pt. 2(23:59 Uhr / midnight)
- Alec Empire (Eat Your Heart Out/ London, Berlin)
- Patrick Pulsinger (Compost, Cheap/ Wien)
- Reznik (Keinemusik/ Berlin)

www.zanlyons.com
www.myspace.com/alecempire
www.myspace.com/patrickpulsinger
www.myspace.com/dancetoreznik

for more information go to Tresor’s official website

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Artist- WE
Album – As Is
Track – Magnesium Flares
Label – Asphodel 1997
just a great record….there really was something different happening in New York/Brooklyn around that time.

…just woke up…recorded and recorded….each new album sucks out the last drop of blood in me… pleasure, pain and lust… Berlin is greyer than grey… like the outside world doesn’t exist…..

miss all of you….

Alec

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Ever wanted to know the truth about most remix deals which are being done lately? Watch this clip.

EYHO Blog urges all new and upcoming producers to not give into the bullshit. The “foot in the doorstep” will never happen. (same goes for playing commercial festivals by the way)

It is time musicians unite and fight the exploitation which is going on behind closed doors.

We suggest if you like a track that much that you’ll get on your knees to do it then just do a mash up or bootleg remix and put it online.

Basic rule in the download age: If someone makes money with your shit, you should get your fair share.

(Yes, that also goes for any torrent website that has advertising or takes donations. Share your profits and support each other.)

German band Kraftwerk described themselves as ‘music-workers’ (‘Musikarbeiter’)…

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Brüder, zur Sonne, zur Freiheit
Brüder zum Lichte empor!
Hell aus dem dunklen Vergangnen
leuchtet die Zukunft hervor.

Seht, wie der Zug von Millionen
endlos aus Nüchtigem quillt,
bis eurer Sehnsucht Verlangen
Himmel und Nacht überschwillt!

Brüder, in eins nun die Hände,
Brüder, das Sterben verlacht!
Ewig, der Sklav’rei ein Ende,
heilig die letzte Schlacht!

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Alec Empire is spinning Acidhouse and old Force Inc records tonight in Berlin! we know this is a rare thing these days…

here is the info (in German, but you’ll manage) from the press sheet from the promoter:

ALEC EMPIRE (dhr) – acid house dj set
SVEN WEISEMANN (mojuba) – techno dj set
ACID MARIA (abe duque rec, killekill) – dj
DJ FLUSH (killekill) – dj
STYPE (killekill) – dj

Der Megahorst, der Megahorst, der kommt mit seiner dicken Worst.
Das wird DIE gro?e KILLEKILL-Abschlusssause f?r dieses Jahr.

Ein ACID HOUSE SET von ALEC EMPIRE!!!!!!
?Geht?s noch?? w?rde Roman Fl?gel vielleicht fragen. Wir w?rden sagen: ?Ja!?
ALEC EMPIRE ist ein Megastar des Industrial, Berlins Anti-hero, Erfinder des Breakcore, eine Legende auf seinem Gebiet.
Dass er aber – wie jeder gute K?nstler – musikalisch nicht einseitig ist, wird er an diesem Abend beweisen: Und zwar, indem er seine ganz pers?nlichen Acid House-Perlen aus seinem Plattenschrank holt.
Damit das nicht zu kuschelig wird, haben wir den neuen Deepness-Superstar SVEN WEISEMANN im Gegenzug auf ein Techno-Set festgenagelt.
Mit sowas hat er in der Berghain Kantine schon einmal alles weggeblasen, was man nur wegblasen kann, mit seinen unwahrscheinlich schnellen Fingern.
Da bleibt kein Auge trocken.
Wunderkind ACID MARIA, der Neuzugang im Killekill-Resident-Stall, wird den Abend weiter veredeln und dass dann mit DJ FLUSH und STYPE noch zwei der Residents mit am Start sind, ist eigentlich auch kein Wunder?

Also, aufgemacht, kurz vor Weihnachten noch einmal richtig durch den Tisch getreten!

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19.12. KILLEKILL MEGAHORST
HORST KRZBRG
Tempelhofer Ufer 1
S + U Hallesches Tor
Start: 24:00
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ALEC EMPIRE AND NIC ENDO ARE ON TOUR ! NOW ! PLAYING MATERIAL FROM THE PAST _ PRESENT AND FUTURE! (incl. ATR songs)

06.11.2009 NL-Den Haag, Bazart
07.11.2009 NL-Utrecht, DBs
18.11.2009 GB-Newport, TJs
19.11.2009 GB-London, O2 Academy Islington
20.11.2009 GB-Birmingham, Eddie?s
21.11.2009 GB-Manchester, Club Academy
22.11.2009 GB-Edinburgh (GB), GRV
25.11.2009 CH-Z?rich, Stall 6
26.11.2009 F-Perpignan, CrockMore? NEW!!!
27.11.2009 CH-Vevey, Rocking Chair
28.11.2009 I-Florence (I), Siddharta
07.12.2009 I-Roma, Atlantico

for more info and last tickets go to
http://www.alec-empire.com/

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http://www.thrashhits.com/2009/11/interview-alec-empire-i-wanted-to-capture-the-buzz-nero-might-have-felt-when-rome-was-burning-down/

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