Delete Yourself!
Encyclopedia
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
. Delete Yourself was originally released under the name 1995 before it was re-released with new cover art and a new title.
The song "Speed" was used in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
. "Hetzjagd Auf Nazis" was originally a track by Alec Empire
from his SuEcide Pt.2 EP. Delete Yourself! features a live version with vocals by the band, yet the original is used on the greatest hits compilation Atari Teenage Riot: 1992-2000
.
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...
outfit 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...
. The album exhibits a variety of musical styles, most notably rave
Rave music
Rave music may either refer the late 1980s genre or any genre of electronic dance music that may be played at an electronic dance party such as a rave. Very rarely, the term is used to refer to less electronic related genres glam, powerpop, psychedelic rock and dub music parties...
, jungle
Oldschool jungle
Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is debate as to whether jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as many use the terms interchangeably...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. Delete Yourself was originally released under the name 1995 before it was re-released with new cover art and a new title.
The song "Speed" was used in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by Justin Lin. It is the third installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the sixth in terms of series chronology...
. "Hetzjagd Auf Nazis" was originally a track 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...
from his SuEcide Pt.2 EP. Delete Yourself! features a live version with vocals by the band, yet the original is used on the greatest hits compilation 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" #...
.
Track listing
- "Start The Riot!" – 3:40
- "Into The Death" – 3:26
- "Raverbashing" – 3:26
- "Speed" – 2:48
- "Sex" – 3:33
- "Midijunkies" – 5:15
- "Delete Yourself! (You Got No Chance To Win!)" (live in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 17.10.1993) – 4:37 - "Hetzjagd Auf Nazis!" (live in BerlinBerlinBerlin 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...
, 25.2.1994) – 5:16 - "Cyberpunks Are Dead!" – 3:35
- "Kids Are United!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...
" – 3:36 - "Atari Teenage RiotATR (Atari Teenage Riot song)"ATR" is a song by Atari Teenage Riot, released as their first single in 1993. It was later included on their debut album Delete Yourself!.-Track listings:CD version#"ATR"#"ATR" #"Midi Junkies"...
" – 3:38 - "Riot 1995" – 4:01
Samples
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- "Start the Riot" samples James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
's "Funky DrummerFunky drummer"Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...
" and the animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
3x3 Eyes (English dubbed version) and Legend of the OverfiendUrotsukidojiis a Japanese manga and an Original Video Animation releases.-History:Urotsukidōji was created by Toshio Maeda, in 1986, and was a huge departure from his earlier works in that it mixed erotica with humor, and the supernatural...
(English dubbed version). - "Into the Death" samples Thanatos' "Bodily Dismemberment" and the 1988 anime film AkiraAkira (film)is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
. - "Raverbashing" samples the anime series 3x3 Eyes (English dubbed version) .
- "Speed" samples PowermadPowermadPowermad has been called "An innovative and often forgotten speed metal band...who infused progressive metal styles and European styles into abstract American speed metal." The band's intricate riff formulations were heavily influenced by thrash metal acts like Metallica and Testament, but vocalist...
's "Slaughterhouse" - "Delete Yourself! (You Got No Chance To Win!)" samples the Sex PistolsSex PistolsThe Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
' "God Save the QueenGod Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)"God Save the Queen" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's second single and was featured on their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song was released during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977...
". - "Kids Are United!" samples Sham 69Sham 69Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
's "If The Kids Are United". - "Atari Teenage Riot" samples NirvanaNirvana (band)Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
's "Smells Like Teen SpiritSmells Like Teen Spirit"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind , released on DGC Records...
" and a speech by Malcolm XMalcolm XMalcolm X , born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz , was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its...
. the videogame effects and closing music is taken from the arcade videogame MappyMappyis a 1983 arcade game by Namco. In the United States, it was manufactured and distributed by Bally/Midway. Mappy is a side-scrolling platformer that features cartoon-like characters, primarily cats and mice. The game's main character itself is a mouse. Mappy runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware,...
. - "Riot 1995" samples Dinosaur Jr.'s "Sludgefeast."
- "Start the Riot" samples James Brown
External links
- Delete Yourself 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...
- Atari Teenage Riot at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site