Though not technically an album, Burn, Berlin, Burn! is considered to be a compilation of their first two albums (1995 now called Delete Yourself! and The Future of War), this was the introduction of American audiences to Atari Teenage Riot by The Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal. This album is punk as fuck and yet substitute the regular array of instruments you would see on a punk album and replace them with all things electronic. Sometimes its hard to have a dirty, gritty sound when using electronics and yet here it is. To me this album is the same thing you see when you watch a new film coming out from Brazil and you're like "Oh shit, this is all new wave just like when the French were doing in the 60s", which is to say that conditions breed similar circumstances in different areas. Punk was born in America and England at a similar time because of similar circumstances arising (which can usually be traced back to WWII), it just took Germany longer to get there (perhaps again because of WWII). But whatever the circumstances this is a fast-paced, well thought out, grouping of songs from a band of Berlin misfits. This is a great introduction to Atari Teenage Riot and you would be wise to pick it up (plus you have to like a band that has at least one song named after them). Favorite Tracks: Fuck All!, Sick To Death, Destroy 2000 Years of Culture, and Atari Teenage Riot
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Album a Day: Atari Teenage Riot - Burn, Berlin, Burn!
Though not technically an album, Burn, Berlin, Burn! is considered to be a compilation of their first two albums (1995 now called Delete Yourself! and The Future of War), this was the introduction of American audiences to Atari Teenage Riot by The Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal. This album is punk as fuck and yet substitute the regular array of instruments you would see on a punk album and replace them with all things electronic. Sometimes its hard to have a dirty, gritty sound when using electronics and yet here it is. To me this album is the same thing you see when you watch a new film coming out from Brazil and you're like "Oh shit, this is all new wave just like when the French were doing in the 60s", which is to say that conditions breed similar circumstances in different areas. Punk was born in America and England at a similar time because of similar circumstances arising (which can usually be traced back to WWII), it just took Germany longer to get there (perhaps again because of WWII). But whatever the circumstances this is a fast-paced, well thought out, grouping of songs from a band of Berlin misfits. This is a great introduction to Atari Teenage Riot and you would be wise to pick it up (plus you have to like a band that has at least one song named after them). Favorite Tracks: Fuck All!, Sick To Death, Destroy 2000 Years of Culture, and Atari Teenage Riot
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