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Atari Teenage Riot (abbreviated ATR ) is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song entitled "Teenage Riot" from the album "Teen-age Riot", with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions. Highly political, they fused anarchist , Anti-fascism|anti-fascist and anti-Nazi views with punk rock|punk vocals and the newly emerging techno sound called digital hardcore , which is a term band member Alec Empire used as the name of Digital Hardcore Recordings|his record label .

History

The group was founded as an attack on the Neo-Nazi subculture by fusing hardcore punk views with German techno; it consisted of three Berlin ers - Alec Empire , Hanin Elias and Rapping|MC Carl Crack . ATR's early releases (which included the track "Hetzjagd Auf Nazis!"/"Hunt Down the Nazis!") were surrounded by controversy in Germany.

After signing to major European label Phonogram Records in 1993, the band received an unusually large financial advance which they duplicitously used to set up their own record label : Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR). ATR never delivered a commercially viable demo to Phonogram.Todd Hansen, , ' The A.V. Club ', 7 July 1997, last accessed 13 March 2007.

In 1996, ATR was joined by Nic Endo , a Japan ese- Germany|German - United States|American noise/soundscape artist, who played her first live show with ATR in the spring of 1997 during the South by South West festival in Austin, Texas.

In 1999, ATR released the album 60 Second Wipe Out , which featured a number of guest artists, including New York City rappers Arsonists (rap group)|The Arsonists . According to Magnet (magazine)|Magnet , "Empire's guitar-playing values speed-thrash malevolence, and when paired with Endo's painful skronkage, the album is decidedly denser than its predecessor".

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.

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 didn’t feel it would fit the album.

On 6 September 2001, Crack, who had long struggled with psychiatric issues, died from an overdose of unspecified pills.Corey Moss, , MTV , 24 September 2001, retrieved 13 March 2007. The media hype surrounding Crack's death is disputed by ATR. According to a friend, he had spoken a few weeks before his death 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).

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.

Reunion

In October 2009, Elias contacted Empire to play some concerts together, but had to refrain because of her voice. When it became clear that Elias wouldn’t show up to the first show, the band published a statement 30 minutes before show time.

In January 2010, it was announced ATR would reunite for a few live shows in Europe. 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 headlined London's Offset Festival in September 2010 and, in August 2011, they are scheduled to perform at the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim , Germany . In between these dates, the band played most major festivals throughout Europe, including Reading and Leeds, and headlined the Fusion Festival in front of approximately 20,000 people (which led to a massive stage invasion by thousands of fans). ATR headlined a stage at Japan’s big rival to the Fuji Rock Festival, the Summersonic Festival. Another triumph was the band’s headline slot on the electronic stage at the Berlin Festival, which is held at an old military airport in the centre of the city. These live shows were perceived as better and more energetic by critics and fans than shows during the '90s. Enthused, the band decided to add more dates. The current live line-up of ATR, , consists of Empire, Endo and CX KiDTRONiK.

On 12 October 2010, Steve Aoki and Dim Mak Records announced the release of Atari Teenage Riot's new single "Activate", with the full-length album Is This Hyperreal? released in 2011.

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) http://www.eyho-blog.com/2011/03/21/atari-teenage-riot-make-strong-statement-about-human-trafficking-with-%e2%80%98blood-in-my-eyes%e2%80%99/? utm_medium=referral& utm_source=pulsenews

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 (Atari Teenage Riot album)|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 song)|ATR " ("Atari Teenage Riot") (Phonogram 1993)

" Kids Are United E.P. " (Phonogram 1993)

"Raver Bashing" ( Split EP|split with "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 " (Interdord 1997)

"Paranoid" (split with "Free Satpal Ram" by Asian Dub Foundation ) ( Damaged Goods (record label)|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)

"Blood in My Eyes" (DHR 2011)

"Black Flags" (DHR 2011)

"Collapse of History Remixes" (DHR 2012)

"Collapse of History" (DHR 2012)

Other recordings

"No Remorse (I Wanna Die)" ( Slayer vs. Atari Teenage Riot) on Spawn (film)#Soundtrack|Spawn: The Album (Sony 1997)

"Sex Law Penetration" on Orgazmo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Nickelbag 1998)

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