60 Second Wipe Out
| 60 Second Wipe Out | ||||
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| Released | 11 May 1999 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, digital hardcore | |||
| Length | 54:20 | |||
| Label | Digital Hardcore | |||
| Producer | Alec Empire | |||
| Atari Teenage Riot chronology | ||||
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| Singles from 60 Second Wipe Out | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Pitchfork | 3.6/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
60 Second Wipe Out is the third studio album by Atari Teenage Riot. It was originally released through Digital Hardcore Recordings in 1999. It peaked at number 17 on the UK Independent Albums Chart,[6] as well as number 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "60 Second Wipe Out has all of the ingredients fans could expect from their favorite anarcho-hardcore-electronica group."[1] Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B+, saying: "Wielding break beats like ninja stars and synth bleets like num-chucks, [Alec] Empire performs mad chopsocky maneuvers that will turn you into a glutton for punishment."[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Revolution Action" | Alec Empire, Hanin Elias | 4:09 |
| 2. | "By Any Means Necessary" | Empire | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Western Decay" | Empire | 5:50 |
| 4. | "Atari Teenage Riot II" | Empire | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Ghostchase" | Empire, Elias | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Too Dead for Me" | Empire, Elias | 4:17 |
| 7. | "U.S. Fade Out" | Empire | 2:52 |
| 8. | "The Virus Has Been Spread" | Empire | 1:15 |
| 9. | "Digital Hardcore" | Empire | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Death of a President D.I.Y.!" | Empire, Elias | 4:43 |
| 11. | "Your Uniform (Does Not Impress Me!)" | Empire, David Melendez | 5:48 |
| 12. | "No Success" | Empire, Elias, Melendez, Kathleen Hanna | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Anarchy 999" | Empire, Melendez, R. Wallace, G. Barreto, J. Perez, Anthony Quiles | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "No Remorse (I Wanna Die)" | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up While You Can" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Deutschland Has Gotta Die!" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Sick to Death" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Destroy 2000 Years of Culture" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Not Your Business" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Speed" | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Into the Death" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Atari Teenage Riot" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Midijunkies" | 7:41 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
Atari Teenage Riot
- Alec Empire – unclean vocals, programming
- Hanin Elias – vocals
- Carl Crack – MC
- Nic Endo – samples
Additional musicians
- Dino Cazares – guitar (10)
- D-Stroy – vocals (11, 12, 13)
- Freestyle – vocals (12, 13)
- Kathleen Hanna – vocals (12)
- Jise – vocals (13)
- Kinetics – vocals (13)
- Q-Unique – vocals (13)
Technical personnel
- Alec Empire – mixing (10, 11, 13)
- Andy Wallace – mixing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
- Dave Sardy – mixing (12)
- Steve Rooke – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] | 17 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 32 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bush, John. "60 Second Wipe Out - Atari Teenage Riot". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Atari Teenage Riot". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Weingarten, Marc (May 14, 1999). "60 Second Wipeout". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Atari Teenage Riot: 60 Second Wipe Out". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 19, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Salamon, Jeff (May 27, 1999). "Atari Teenage Riot: 60 Second Wipe Out". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 16 May 1999 - 22 May 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Atari Teenage Riot: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
External links
[edit]- 60 Second Wipe Out at Discogs (list of releases)
- 60 Second Wipe Out at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
