Low on Ice (The Iceland Sessions)
Encyclopedia
Low on Ice is a 1995 album by German electronic
artist Alec Empire
, the third of five released on the Mille Plateaux
label
. Empire recorded the album on his laptop over three days in 1995 during a tour of Iceland
with his band Atari Teenage Riot
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artist 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...
, the third of five released on the Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux is an influential electronica record label founded 1993 by Achim Szepanski in Frankfurt, Germany. It is known for mostly releasing minimal techno, glitch music and other experimental electronic music.-History:...
label
Record label
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. Empire recorded the album on his laptop over three days in 1995 during a tour of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
with his band 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...
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Track listing
- "37.2 Pt.1" – 7:23
- (Untitled) – 6:44
- "20(1)" – 4:09
- "20(2)" – 2:17
- "22:24" – 6:24
- (Untitled) – 6:03
- "Low on Ice" – 7:55
- "Metall Dub" – 7:00
- "2572" – 4:20
- "We Were Burnt" – 4:13
- "37.2 Pt.2" – 0:56
Links
- Low on Ice CD at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, 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...
- Low on Ice LP at Discogs
- Low on Ice Geist reissue CD at Discogs
- Alec Empire's official fansite