The Destroyer (Alec Empire album)
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| The Destroyer | ||||
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| Studio album by Alec Empire | ||||
| Released | June 1996 | |||
| Recorded | February 12, 1994 - April 1996 | |||
| Studio | Empire Studios (Berlin, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Digital hardcore, breakcore | |||
| Length | 72:32 74:39 (US) | |||
| Label | Digital Hardcore Recordings | |||
| Producer | Alec Empire | |||
| Alec Empire chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[2] |
The Destroyer is an album by electronic artist Alec Empire, his first on his own record label Digital Hardcore Recordings, released in 1996 in Europe and a revised version in 1998 in United States. Destroyer is also the name given to a series of EPs by Empire released two years before. Unlike his previous albums for Mille Plateaux, The Destroyer had a much heavier sound more akin to that of his band Atari Teenage Riot, and is considered one of the earliest examples of a breakcore record. Producer Enduser named the album as an inspiration for his music.[3] The album peaked at #54 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 in the U.S.[4]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Untitled | 0:21 |
| 2. | "We All Die!" | 7:07 |
| 3. | "Suicide" | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Bang Your Head!" | 5:37 |
| 5. | "Don't Lie, White Girl!" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Fire Bombing" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "I Just Wanna Destroy..." | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Bonus Beats" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Nobody Gets Out Alive!" | 5:34 |
| 10. | "My Body Cannot Die" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "The Peak" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Heartbeat That Isn't There" | 3:08 |
| 13. | "I Don't Care What Happens" | 5:11 |
| 14. | "My Face Would Crack" | 6:46 |
| 15. | "Pleasure Is Our Business (Live!)" | 7:42 |
| 16. | Untitled | 0:07 |
| Total length: | 72:32 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Like It's A Pose" (previously released on Funk Riot Beat) | 5:49 |
| 2. | "What Are You Talking About" (previously released on No Safety Pin Sex E.P.) | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Down With The Shit" (previously released on Funk Riot Beat) | 4:51 |
| 4. | "We All Die!" | 7:07 |
| 5. | "Suicide" | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Bang Your Head!" | 5:36 |
| 7. | "Heartbeat That Isn't There" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Nobody Gets Out Alive!" | 5:33 |
| 9. | "Fire Bombing" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "The Peak" | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Bonus Beats" | 4:03 |
| 12. | "I Don't Care What Happens" | 5:11 |
| 13. | "My Face Would Crack" | 6:47 |
| 14. | "Pleasure Is Our Business (Live!)" | 7:39 |
| Total length: | 73:49 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Richard-San, Mark. "Alec Empire - The Destroyer". pitchforkmedia.com. Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Ilyas, Sofia (2011-06-05). "Outliers in Emotion: Enduser". www.trebuchet-magazine.com. Trebuchet Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Helms, Colin (2 November 1998). "CMJ Radio Top 200" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 56 (594). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 46–50. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links[edit]
- The Destroyer CD at Discogs
- The Destroyer LP at Discogs
- The Destroyer on Bandcamp
- Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site
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