Digital Hardcore Recordings
Encyclopedia
Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) is a record label
set up in 1994
by Alec Empire
, Joel Amaretto and Pete Lawton. Most of the music is recorded in Berlin
, though the label is based in London
where the records are mastered and manufactured. The funds for setting up the label came from the payment which Atari Teenage Riot
received for their aborted record deal with the major UK
record label
Phonogram Records
.
The label is acclaimed for its articulation of the digital hardcore
style of music - "Digital hardcore" is used not only to refer to the record label itself, but to the genre that its artists helped to create. Several artists to this day, though not affiliated with the DHR label, would classify themselves as digital hardcore, tangible proof of DHR's solid influence on the industrial/electronic scene.
In 1995
DHR released its first album (they had previously only released a 12"
in 1994) and a compilation, Harder Than The Rest. Digital Hardcore Festival events were held in several German
cities, and the Suicide Club in Berlin
, run by a friend of ATR, provided a platform to new bands such as EC8OR
. The word about DHR spread to underground scenes in Japan
, USA
, Australia
and Europe
. BBC Radio 1
DJ John Peel
heard about DHR and invited Atari Teenage Riot to play in London.
In 1996
DHR made a distribution deal for the US
on the Beastie Boys
' Grand Royal
label then DHR toured there and South East Asia. Atari Teenage Riot toured in support of bands such as Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
, Beck
, Rage Against the Machine
and Wu-Tang Clan
. In 1997
Atari Teenage Riot, Shizuo
and Ec8or embarked on a Digital Hardcore tour of the United States.
In 1998
DHR established an office in New York
and its studios in Berlin. In the ensuing years Atari Teenage Riot came under a lot of pressure, amongst other reasons because of member Carl Crack
's psychosis (and subsequent death). By 2000 the Berlin music scene in which DHR had found its place was declining, Atari Teenage Riot disbanded and no new groups or artists were being signed to DHR. At the end of that year Alec Empire decided to restructure DHR and began work on a new album.
In 2001
Empire released Intelligence and Sacrifice
and played shows in the US. He became aware of the growing digital hardcore scene there, releasing a compilation of American bands on DHR entitled Don’t Fuck With Us!
Although at present the label is seen as less influential than it was in the 1990s, DHR is nevertheless recognised for its role in the emergence of breakcore
, as well as promoting music its artists believed in.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
set up in 1994
1994 in music
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by Alec Empire
Alec Empire
Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
, Joel Amaretto and Pete Lawton. Most of the music is recorded in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, though the label is based in London
London
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where the records are mastered and manufactured. The funds for setting up the label came from the payment which Atari Teenage Riot
Atari Teenage Riot
'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...
received for their aborted record deal with the major UK
United Kingdom
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record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Phonogram Records
Phonogram Records
Phonogram Records was started in 1962 as a joint venture between Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon. In 1972, Phonogram was merged with Polydor Records into PolyGram....
.
The label is acclaimed for its articulation of the digital hardcore
Digital hardcore
Digital hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk incorporating influences from electronic music. Digital hardcore fuses elements of hardcore punk with various forms of electronic music...
style of music - "Digital hardcore" is used not only to refer to the record label itself, but to the genre that its artists helped to create. Several artists to this day, though not affiliated with the DHR label, would classify themselves as digital hardcore, tangible proof of DHR's solid influence on the industrial/electronic scene.
In 1995
1995 in music
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DHR released its first album (they had previously only released a 12"
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
in 1994) and a compilation, Harder Than The Rest. Digital Hardcore Festival events were held in several German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cities, and the Suicide Club in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, run by a friend of ATR, provided a platform to new bands such as EC8OR
EC8OR
EC8OR is a German digital hardcore band founded in 1995 by Patric Catani and Gina V. D'Orio and signed by Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore Recordings record label...
. The word about DHR spread to underground scenes in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, USA
United States
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, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Europe
Europe
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. BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
heard about DHR and invited Atari Teenage Riot to play in London.
In 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
DHR made a distribution deal for the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
' Grand Royal
Grand Royal
Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California based vanity record label set up in 1992 by the Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Records after the group left Def Jam Recordings....
label then DHR toured there and South East Asia. Atari Teenage Riot toured in support of bands such as Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are an American alternative rock trio, formed in 1991 and based out of New York City, New York. The band consists of Judah Bauer on guitar, backing vocals, harmonica and occasional lead vocals, Russell Simins on drums and Jon Spencer on vocals, guitar and theremin...
, Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
, Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
and Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...
. In 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
Atari Teenage Riot, Shizuo
Shizuo
Shizuo was the Digital Hardcore Recordings manifestation of David Hammer, with occasional vocals and an animated stage show by Annika Trost.-Biography::...
and Ec8or embarked on a Digital Hardcore tour of the United States.
In 1998
1998 in music
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DHR established an office in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and its studios in Berlin. In the ensuing years Atari Teenage Riot came under a lot of pressure, amongst other reasons because of member Carl Crack
Carl Crack
Carl Crack was a Berlin-based techno artist best known for his membership in the digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot from 1992 to 2000....
's psychosis (and subsequent death). By 2000 the Berlin music scene in which DHR had found its place was declining, Atari Teenage Riot disbanded and no new groups or artists were being signed to DHR. At the end of that year Alec Empire decided to restructure DHR and began work on a new album.
In 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
Empire released Intelligence and Sacrifice
Intelligence and Sacrifice
Intelligence and Sacrifice is a 2001 album by German recording artist Alec Empire. While by no means his first solo album, it was his first full album since the demise of his former band Atari Teenage Riot, and he regarded it as a new beginning, stating that it "feels like this is my first real...
and played shows in the US. He became aware of the growing digital hardcore scene there, releasing a compilation of American bands on DHR entitled Don’t Fuck With Us!
Although at present the label is seen as less influential than it was in the 1990s, DHR is nevertheless recognised for its role in the emergence of breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
, as well as promoting music its artists believed in.
EPs, singles and videos
| Cat No. | Title | Artist | Format | Year |
| DHR 1 | Digital Hardcore EP | Alec Empire Alec Empire Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk... |
12" | 1994 |
| DHR 2 | Uzi Party EP | DJ Bleed Alec Empire Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk... |
12" | 1994 |
| DHR 3 | Suburban Soundtracks Pt. 1 | Sonic Subjunkies Sonic Subjunkies Sonic Subjunkies was a German Digital Hardcore band based in Berlin, best known for releasing records on Digital Hardcore Recordings.-History:... |
12" | 1994 |
| DHR 4 | Death EP | Alec Empire | 12" | 1994 |
| DHR 5 | Turntable Terrorist EP | Sonic Subjunkies | 12" | 1995 |
| DHR 6 DHR MCD 6 |
Show EP | Hanin Elias Hanin Elias Hanin Elias is a German industrial/techno artist. She was a member of Atari Teenage Riot and is now a solo artist.... |
12" CD |
1996 |
| DHR 7 | Destroy Berlin! | Christoph de Babalon Christoph De Babalon Christoph De Babalon is a Berlin based producer and DJ, best known for his work on Alec Empire's label Digital Hardcore Recordings. He also is the co-founder of the label Cross Fade Enter Tainment .-Biography:... |
12" | 1996 |
| DHR 8 DHR MCD 8 |
AK-78 | EC8OR EC8OR EC8OR is a German digital hardcore band founded in 1995 by Patric Catani and Gina V. D'Orio and signed by Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore Recordings record label... |
12" CD |
1996 |
| DHR 9 DHR MCD 9 |
Spex Is A Fat Bitch | EC8OR | 12" CD |
1996 |
| DHR 10 DHR MCD 10 |
Speed/Midijunkies Speed/Midijunkies "Speed/Midijunkies" or Midijunkies/Speed is a single by Atari Teenage Riot... |
Atari Teenage Riot Atari Teenage Riot 'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions... |
12" CD |
1995 |
| DHR 11 DHR MCD 11 |
Kids Are United E.P. Kids Are United E.P. Kids Are United E.P. is an EP by Atari Teenage Riot. The title track is based upon the Sham 69 song "If the Kids Are United".-CD:#"Kids Are United" - 3:38#*Written by J... |
Atari Teenage Riot | 12" CD |
1995 |
| DHR 12 DHR MCD 12 |
Sick to Death E.P. | Atari Teenage Riot | 12" CD |
1997 |
| DHR 14 DHR MCD 14 |
High On Emotion EP | Shizuo Shizuo Shizuo was the Digital Hardcore Recordings manifestation of David Hammer, with occasional vocals and an animated stage show by Annika Trost.-Biography::... |
12" CD |
1996 |
| DHR 15 DHR MCD 15 |
Destroy 2000 Years of Culture Destroy 2000 Years of Culture -CD version:Limited to a pressing of 500 copies. There is an unlisted bonus track on this CD version which sounds like an instrumental version of "Paranoid".Pressings:* Digital Hardcore Recordings, catalog number: DHR MCD 15... |
Atari Teenage Riot | 12" CD |
1997 |
| DHR 16 DHR MCD 16 |
Seven Up EP | Christoph de Babalon Christoph De Babalon Christoph De Babalon is a Berlin based producer and DJ, best known for his work on Alec Empire's label Digital Hardcore Recordings. He also is the co-founder of the label Cross Fade Enter Tainment .-Biography:... |
12" CD |
1997 |
| DHR 17 DHR MCD 17 |
New Kick E.P. | Shizuo | 12" CD |
1997 |
| DHR MCD 18 | Until Everything Explodes | EC8OR | CD | 1997 |
| DHR 19 DHR MCD 19 |
Human Distortion | 16-17 | 12" CD |
1998 |
| DHR 20 | Choice of the Righteous | Bomb 20 | 12" | 1996 |
| DHR 21 DHR MCD 21 |
Flip Burgers or Die!!!!! | Bomb 20 | 12" CD |
1998 |
| DHR 22 DHR MCD 22 |
White Heat | Nic Endo Nic Endo Nic Endo is a Japanese-German-American noise musician who plays with the German digital hardcore group Atari Teenage Riot... |
12" CD |
1998 |
| DHR 23 | Right Into A Kick For More | Cobra Killer | 7" | 1998 |
| DHR 24 DHR MCD 24 |
Revolution Action | Atari Teenage Riot | 12" CD |
1999 |
| DHR 25 DHR MCD 25 |
In Flames EP | Hanin Elias | 12" CD |
1999 |
| DHR 26 DHR MCD 26 |
Too Dead For Me EP Too Dead for Me EP Too Dead For Me EP is an EP by Atari Teenage Riot released in 1999 on CD and as a 12" vinyl record. "Revolution Action /[Noise#3]" and "No Remorse [Live In New York 1999]/[Noise #1]" were both re-released on Redefine the Enemy - Rarities and B-Side Compilation 1992-1999, in their entirety but the... |
Atari Teenage Riot | 12" CD |
1999 |
| DHR 27 DHR MCD 27 |
Rage E.P. Rage E.P. Rage E.P. is a release by Atari Teenage Riot. Although the title of the release is "Rage E.P.", it only contains versions of the song "Rage", so it is similar to a single except the release did not coincide with a full length album release... |
Atari Teenage Riot | 12" CD |
2000 |
| DHR 28 DHR MCD 28 |
Hot Lips, Wet Pants/I Luv Speed | Lolita Storm | 7" CD |
1999 |
| DHR 29 DHR MCD 29 |
In Flames (Remix EP) | Hanin Elias | 12" CD |
2000 |
| DHR 30 DHR MCD 30 |
Red Hot Riding Hood | Lolita Storm | 7" CD |
2000 |
| DHR 31 DHR MCD 31 |
Dynamite | EC8OR | 12" CD |
2000 |
| DHR 32 DHR MCD 32 |
Rage | ATR | 12" CD |
2000 |
| DHR MCD 33 | Sick Slits | Lolita Storm | CD | 2001 |
| DHR MCD 34 | Kill Life | Fidel Villeneuve | CD | 2001 |
| DHR MCD 35 DHR MCD 35 P |
Shards of Pol-Pottery: The 2001 Remixes Shards of Pol-Pottery Shards of Pol-Pottery: The 2001 Remixes is an EP by Alec Empire and El-P, the title track of which is a re-production of the song "Megaton B-Boy" from the 1999 Handsome Boy Modelling School album So... How's Your Girl?... |
Alec Empire and El-P | CD 12" |
2001 |
| DHR 36 | Digital Hardcore Videos | various | VHS | 2001 |
| DHR MCD 38 DHR MCD 38 CD2 |
Addicted to You | Alec Empire | CD1 CD2 |
2002 |
| DHR DVD 39 | Death Favours the Enemy: Live 2002 Death Favours the Enemy: Live 2002 Death Favours the Enemy: Live 2002 is a video recording of four songs from live shows in London and Berlin, featuring the recently formed Alec Empire band performing material from the album Intelligence and Sacrifice. It was directed by Philipp "Virus" Reichenheim, and released on DVD in 2002... |
Alec Empire | DVD | 2002 |
| DHR 40 DHR MCD 40 DHR MCD 40 CD2 |
The Ride | Alec Empire | 12" CD1 CD2 |
2002 |
| DHR MCD 41 | Eat, Drink, Sleep, Think | Motormark Motormark Motormark were a Scottish electronic punk band formed in 2001. In early 2007 Motormark split up and members Jane and Marko founded a new band with two new members called FANGS. The band consisted of Jane Fisher and Mark Law .-Biography:Jane was in folk singing group, The Singing Kettle, with her... |
CD | 2004 |
| DHR MCD 42 | Reach | Panic DHH | CDr | 2004 |
| DHR MCD 43 | Gotta Get Out! | Alec Empire | CD | 2005 |
| DHR 44 ER DHR MCD 44 ER |
Kiss Of Death | Alec Empire | 7" CD |
2005 |
Albums
| Cat No. | Title | Artist | Format | Year |
| DHR CD 1 DHR LP 1 |
1995 Delete Yourself! Delete Yourself! is the debut album by German digital hardcore outfit Atari Teenage Riot. The album exhibits a variety of musical styles, most notably rave, jungle and punk... |
Atari Teenage Riot Atari Teenage Riot 'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions... |
CD LP |
1995 |
| DHR CD 1 | Delete Yourself! Delete Yourself! Delete Yourself! is the debut album by German digital hardcore outfit Atari Teenage Riot. The album exhibits a variety of musical styles, most notably rave, jungle and punk... |
Atari Teenage Riot | CD | 1995 |
| DHR CD 2 DHR LP 2 |
Harder Than The Rest | various | CD 2xLP |
1995 |
| DHR CD 3 DHR LP 3 |
EC8OR (CD/2xLP) | EC8OR EC8OR EC8OR is a German digital hardcore band founded in 1995 by Patric Catani and Gina V. D'Orio and signed by Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore Recordings record label... |
CD 2xLP |
1995 |
| DHR CD 4 DHR LP 4 |
The Destroyer The Destroyer (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 USA. Destroyer is also the name given to a series of EPs by Empire released two years before... |
Alec Empire Alec Empire Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk... |
CD 2xLP |
1996 |
| DHR CD 5 DHR LP 5 |
The Horrible Plans Of Flex Busterman | The Horrible Plans Of Flex Busterman | CD 2xLP |
1997 |
| DHR CD 6 DHR LP 6 |
The Future of War The Future of War The Future of War is the follow-up album to Delete Yourself by Atari Teenage Riot. Faster and harder than their previous effort, the album sees ATR's only female member at the time Hanin Elias providing vocals for a larger share of the songs.... |
Atari Teenage Riot | CD 2xLP |
1997 |
| DHR CD 7 DHR LP 7 |
Shizuo vs. Shizor | Shizuo Shizuo Shizuo was the Digital Hardcore Recordings manifestation of David Hammer, with occasional vocals and an animated stage show by Annika Trost.-Biography::... |
CD 2xLP |
1997 |
| DHR CD 8 DHR LP 8 |
If You're Into It, I'm Out Of It | Christoph de Babalon Christoph De Babalon Christoph De Babalon is a Berlin based producer and DJ, best known for his work on Alec Empire's label Digital Hardcore Recordings. He also is the co-founder of the label Cross Fade Enter Tainment .-Biography:... |
CD 2xLP |
1997 |
| DHR CD 9 DHR LP 9 |
World Beaters | EC8OR | CD LP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 10 DHR LP 10 |
Riot Zone | various | CD 2xLP |
1997 |
| DHR CD 11 DHR LP 11 |
Squeeze the Trigger Squeeze the Trigger Squeeze the Trigger is a 1997 album by Alec Empire, his second for his own Digital Hardcore Recordings label. It compiles tracks from out-of-print singles issued on the Riot Beats label, many of which were originally attributed to various pseudonyms. Releases tracks are taken from include Squeeze... |
Alec Empire | CD 2xLP |
1997 |
| DHR CD 12 DHR LP 12 |
Death Breathing Death Breathing Death Breathing is the only album by Alec Empire under the alias DJ 6666 feat. The Illegals.-Track listing:#"Dead Nation" - 5:06#"She-Rape" - 5:10#"Steel Cum " - 7:33#"Welcome To The Shit Generation" - 4:03#"Acids Not Enough" - 4:08... |
DJ 6666 featuring The Illegals Alec Empire Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk... |
CD 2xLP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 14 DHR LP 14 |
Curse of the Golden Vampire Curse of the Golden Vampire The Curse of the Golden Vampire is an album by electronic artists Alec Empire and Techno Animal, released in 1998. A second Curse Of the Golden Vampire album, entitled Mass Destruction, was released in June 2003 on Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings label, but for unknown reasons Empire was not... |
Curse of the Golden Vampire | CD 2xLP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 15 DHR LP 15 |
Field Manual | Bomb 20 | CD 2xLP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 16 DHR LP 16 |
The Destroyer | Alec Empire | CD 2xLP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 17 | You've Got The Fucking Power | various | CD | 1998 |
| DHR CD 18 DHR LP 18 |
Cobra Killer | Cobra Killer | CD LP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 19 DHR LP 19 |
Too Bad But True | Fever | CD LP |
1998 |
| DHR CD 20 DHR LP 20 |
60 Second Wipe Out | Atari Teenage Riot | CD 2xLP |
1999 |
| DHR CD 2021 DHR LP 2021 |
60 Second Wipe Out/ Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997 Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997 Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997 is a live album by Atari Teenage Riot. The CD version was distributed with certain pressings of 60 Second Wipeout... |
Atari Teenage Riot | 2xCD 3xLP |
1999 |
| DHR CD 21 DHR LP 21 |
Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997 | Atari Teenage Riot | CD LP |
1999 |
| DHR CD 22 DHR LP 22 |
In Flames (1995–1999) | Hanin Elias | CD LP |
1999 |
| DHR CD 23 DHR LP 23 |
Girls Fucking Shit Up | Lolita Storm Lolita Storm Lolita Storm is a digital hardcore band from the UK consisting of Nhung Napalm, Romy Bonilla Medina, Jimmy Too Bad and Spex.They released their single debut "Goodbye America"/"Get Back I'm Evil" in 1999 on the Rabid Badger label. NME subsequently made this their "Single of the Week"... |
CD LP |
2000 |
| DHR LP 24 | Hitler2000 | Patric Catani | 2xLP | 2000 |
| DHR CD 25 | 60 Second Wipe Out | Atari Teenage Riot | Enhanced CD | 2000 |
| DHR CD 26 | Attitude PC8 | Patric Catani | CD | 2000 |
| DHR CD 27 DHR LP 27 |
The One and Only High and Low | EC8OR | CD LP |
2000 |
| DHR CD 28 | Live at Brixton Academy Live at Brixton Academy (Atari Teenage Riot album) Live at Brixton Academy is a live album from German digital hardcore group Atari Teenage Riot, recorded and released in 1999. The album was recorded while they supported Nine Inch Nails on tour, and contains no songs from any of the past albums, just harsh, white noise... |
Atari Teenage Riot | CD LP |
2000 |
| DHR CD 29 | Intelligence and Sacrifice Intelligence and Sacrifice Intelligence and Sacrifice is a 2001 album by German recording artist Alec Empire. While by no means his first solo album, it was his first full album since the demise of his former band Atari Teenage Riot, and he regarded it as a new beginning, stating that it "feels like this is my first real... |
Alec Empire | 2xCD | 2002 |
| DHR CD 30 | In Flames (1995–1999) | Hanin Elias | Enhanced CD | 2000 |
| DHR CD 31 | DIY-Fest | various | CD | 2001 |
| DHR CD 33 | Don't F**k With Us | various | 3xCD | 2002 |
| DHR CD 34 | Redefine the Enemy! Redefine the Enemy - Rarities and B-Side Compilation 1992-1999 Redefine the Enemy! Rarities and B-Sides Compilation 1992-1999 is a B-side compilation of rare and live recordings by the seminal digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot.-Track listing:... |
Atari Teenage Riot | CD | 2002 |
| DHR CD 38 | Burn, Berlin, Burn! Burn, Berlin, Burn! Burn, Berlin, Burn! is a compilation album released by Atari Teenage Riot in 1997. Initially released in the United States by the Beastie Boys' record label Grand Royal , the album is a collection of tracks from their first two albums Delete Yourself! and The Future of War... |
Atari Teenage Riot | CD | 2003 |
| DHR CD 39 | Panic Drives Human Herds | Panic DHH | CD | 2004 |
| DHR CD 40 ER | Futurist Futurist (album) Futurist is an album released in 2005 by Alec Empire. It is the follow-up to 2001's Intelligence and Sacrifice and is notable for the fact that the use of electronics for which Empire is famed is reduced in favour of guitars and drum beats, giving the album more of a punk/metal sound than its... |
Alec Empire | CD | 2005 |
| DHR CD 41 | Chrome Tape | Motormark Motormark Motormark were a Scottish electronic punk band formed in 2001. In early 2007 Motormark split up and members Jane and Marko founded a new band with two new members called FANGS. The band consisted of Jane Fisher and Mark Law .-Biography:Jane was in folk singing group, The Singing Kettle, with her... |
CD | 2004 |
| DHR CD 42 DHR LP 42 |
Atari Teenage Riot: 1992-2000 Atari Teenage Riot: 1992-2000 Atari Teenage Riot: 1992–2000 is a greatest hits compilation by the seminal digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot. The album was released on band member Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore Recordings on July 3, 2006 and features 18 tracks from the band's back catalogue.-Track listing:# "Speed" #... |
Atari Teenage Riot | CD 2xLP |
2006 |
DHR Limited series
| Cat No. | Title | Artist | Format | Year |
| DHR LTD CD 001 DHR LTD 001 |
Funk Riot Beat Funk Riot Beat -CD:#"Down With the Shit"#"Crystal"#"The New World Order"#"Hard Like It's a Pose"#"Beating Up the B's"#"Rip Your Brain Out"#"Moon Explosion"#"Don't Mess Up With Me"#"The Trace of Soul "#"The Trace of Soul "#"Slow Hinduism"#"Rippin Up"*... |
Death Funk Alec Empire Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk... |
CD LP |
1997 |
| DHR LTD MCD 002 DHR LTD 002 |
No Safety Pin Sex E.P. No Safety Pin Sex E.P. -CD:#"You Lose Your Soul" - 0:29#"What Are You Talking About?" - 5:01#"Fuck It Up For Everybody!" - 3:58#"Deep And Black" - 2:27#"Don't Talk About The Shit Over The Phone" - 4:50#"She Is Not Finished Yet" - 2:39#"I Want Action" - 7:28... |
Alec Empire | CD 12" |
1997 |
| DHR LTD MCD 003 DHR LTD 003 |
Snuff Out | Patric Catani | CD 12" |
1997 |
| DHR LTD MCD 004 DHR LTD 004 |
Fuck Step '98 | Shizuo Shizuo Shizuo was the Digital Hardcore Recordings manifestation of David Hammer, with occasional vocals and an animated stage show by Annika Trost.-Biography::... |
CD LP |
1998 |
| DHR LTD CD 005 DHR LTD 005 |
Black Ark | Carl Crack Carl Crack Carl Crack was a Berlin-based techno artist best known for his membership in the digital hardcore band Atari Teenage Riot from 1992 to 2000.... |
CD LP |
1998 |
| DHR LTD MCD 006 DHR LTD 006 |
100 DPS | Patric Catani | CD LP |
1998 |
| DHR LTD MCD 007 DHR LTD 007 |
Live at the Suicide Club 8-7-95 | Sonic Subjunkies | CD 12" |
1998 |
| DHR LTD CD 008 DHR LTD 008 |
We Punk Einheit! | Nintendo Teenage Robots Alec Empire Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk... |
CD 2xLP |
1999 |
| DHR LTD CD 009 DHR LTD 009 |
Miss Black America Miss Black America (album) -CD version:#"DFO2"#"Black Sabbath"#"The Nazi Comets"#"It Should Be You Not Me!"#"They Landed Inside My Head While We Were Driving in the Taxi up to 53rd Street and Took Over!"#"The Robot Put a Voodoospell on Me"#"I Can Hear the Winds of Saturn"... |
Alec Empire | CD LP |
1999 |
| DHR LTD 010 | Gimme Nyquil All Night Long/I Won't Pay | EC8OR | 7" | 2000 |
| DHR LTD 11 | Clear and Present Danger Vol. 1: Digital Hardcore Recordings vs Invisible Records |
various | CD | 2001 |
| DHR LTD CD 12 | DHR LTD12 CD | various | CD | 2000 |
| DHR LTD CD 011 | Bleeding in Circles | Heartworm | CD | 2002 |
| DHR LTD CD 012 | Live CBGB's NYC 1998 Live CBGB's NYC 1998 Live CBGB's NYC 1998 is a live album by German digital hardcore pioneer Alec Empire and Japanese noise artist Masami "Merzbow" Akita... |
Alec Empire vs. Merzbow Merzbow is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic... |
CD | 2003 |
| DHR LTD CD 014 | The CD2 Sessions The CD2 Sessions: Live in London 7-12-2002 The CD2 Sessions: Live in London 7-12-2002 is a live album by Alec Empire, performed at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in December 2002 and released on Digital Hardcore Recordings in 2003... |
Alec Empire | CD | 2003 |
| DHR LTD CD 015 | Introduction to Global Stupidity | Tuareg Geeks | CDr | 2005 |
DHR online shop exclusives
| Cat No. | Title | Artist | Format | Year |
| DHR MAIL 1 | Live At CBGB's New York City 4-11-98 | Alec Empire | CDr | 2004 |
| DHR MAIL 10 | The Destroyer Mix Tape #3/98 | Alec Empire | CDr | 2004 |
| DHR MAIL 11 | The Destroyer Mix Tape #4/04 | Alec Empire | CDr | 2004 |
| DHR MAIL 12 | Live At The Suicide Club 1995 | Alec Empire | CDr | 2006 |
DHR official tape series
| Cat No. | Title | Artist | Format | Year |
| DHR OTS 000001 | Live in Stuttgart (One-Off Shit Let's Go!) Live in Stuttgart (One-Off Shit Let's Go!) Live In Stuttgart is a rare live album by Atari Teenage Riot. Initially released on cassette, the album predates the infamous Live at Brixton Academy noise-fest, and features a bizarre blend of live instrumentation and spoken word pieces from various songs.Aside from ATR members Alec Empire, Carl... |
Atari Teenage Riot | cassette | 1996 |
| DHR OTS 000010 | Noise, Dropouts and No Music | Kill:Out Trash | cassette | 1996 |
| DHR OTS 000011 | Killed by Lies | Test Tube Kid | cassette | 1996 |
External links
- Official site
- Digital Hardcore Recordings at discogs.comDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...