The Destroyer (Alec Empire album)
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]
| 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 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[2] |
Track listing
| 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
- 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.
- Helms, Colin (2 November 1998). "CMJ Radio Top 200" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc. 56 (594): 46–50. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links
- The Destroyer CD at Discogs
- The Destroyer LP at Discogs
- The Destroyer on Bandcamp
- Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site
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