Alec Empire – Squeeze The Trigger
Label: |
Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) – DHR CD11 |
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CD
, Album, Compilation
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Breakcore |
Tracklist
| 1 | Squeeze The Trigger | 6:15 | |
| 2 | Silver Pills | 6:36 | |
| 3 | Fuck The Shit Up | 3:29 | |
| 4 | Streets Of Gold | 6:35 | |
| 5 | The King Of The Street | 5:22 | |
| 6 | The Brothers Crush | 6:38 | |
| 7 | The Drum And The Bass | 5:18 | |
| 8 | Generate | 4:53 | |
| 9 | Euphoric | 5:42 | |
| 10 | The Destroyer | 5:53 | |
| 11 | Burn Babylon Burn | 3:35 | |
| 12 | Destruction | 4:54 | |
| 13 | I Am You (Identity) | 5:22 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR)
- Copyright © – Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR)
- Published By – Digital Hardcore Music
Credits
- Animation – Phillip Virus*
- Cover [From] – Hell*
- Producer, Liner Notes – Alec Empire
- Typography [War Typo] – Bastien Aubry
Notes
© ℗ 1997 Digital Hardcore Recordings
All published by Digital Hardcore Music
Compilation of Alec Empire's Riot Beats material:
Track 1 to 4 - E Feat. The Slaughter Of Acid, rec. summer 1996
Track 5, 6 - The King Of The Street Feat. Brothers Crush, rec. November 1995
Track 7 - FIM 100, rec. winter 1995/96
Track 8 - E.C.P. (Pt. II), rec. August 1995
Track 9 - E.C.P. (Pt. I), rec. January 1995
Track 10 to 12 - The Destroyer (Pt. I), rec. November 1993
Track 13 - The Destroyer (Pt. II), rec. February 1994
All published by Digital Hardcore Music
Compilation of Alec Empire's Riot Beats material:
Track 1 to 4 - E Feat. The Slaughter Of Acid, rec. summer 1996
Track 5, 6 - The King Of The Street Feat. Brothers Crush, rec. November 1995
Track 7 - FIM 100, rec. winter 1995/96
Track 8 - E.C.P. (Pt. II), rec. August 1995
Track 9 - E.C.P. (Pt. I), rec. January 1995
Track 10 to 12 - The Destroyer (Pt. I), rec. November 1993
Track 13 - The Destroyer (Pt. II), rec. February 1994
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 019148 615675
- Barcode (String): 5019148615675
- Matrix / Runout: C7852 DHRCD 11
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L123
- Mould SID Code: ifpi 2317
Other Versions (5)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Squeeze The Trigger (2×LP, Album, Compilation) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHR LP 11 | 1997 | |||
| Squeeze The Trigger (2×CD, Album, Compilation) | Beat Records | BRC-8 | Japan | 1997 | |||
| Squeeze The Trigger (Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release) | Music Land Records (2) | 3010 | Russia | 1997 | |||
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New Submission
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Squeeze The Trigger (CD, Album, Compilation) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHR CD11 | UK | 1997 | ||
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New Submission
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Squeeze The Trigger (13×File, MP3, Compilation, 320 kbps) | Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) | DHRCD11 | UK | Unknown |
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Reviews
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Edited 4 months agoIn the liner notes, Alec Empire describes these tracks as a kind of historic future that never ed; a style and movement he and other people tried to set up, but that never really came into existence.
And this is a real shame. What kind of style, some people might ask?
Well (most of) these were tracks that were originally released on the Force Inc sublabel "Riot Beats".
Force Inc was one of the leading Techno labels; but at the same time, it was always so much more than just "Techno". Force Inc had a more intellectual, experimental, philosophical and explorative approach to this form of music than most (or all?) other labels.
Force Inc subs such as Riot Beats followed the same route; but with breakbeat, jungle, drumnbass, and breakcore, instead of 4/4 drum machine beats.
So, the tracks on here are not just "early breakcore" or "harder jungle"; they re-present a wholly new style of music, that incorporates breakbeats with dub, punk, political rap, and a myriad of other styles; a future that seemed possible for both drumnbass and breakcore for a short moment in time; but that fizzled out (or was killed off?) quite quickly.
A shame. But we can still listen to this release, and imagine a parallel history were this style fully emerged and continued to evolve to this day. -
Edited 18 years agoDark soundscapes and furious beats: this is Alec Empire at his best! Maybe not quite as brutal and freaky as most of his work, but way more accessable. One of the most impressive breakbeat albums I ever heard and in my opinion next to "Generation Star Wars" his best release so far. A true gem you shouldn't miss!
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