Miss Black America is the sixth solo studio album by German producer Alec Empire, originally released through his Digital Hardcore Recordings label as a part of its DHR Limited series of single pressing albums. Recorded throughout August 1998 in between sessions for Atari Teenage Riots 60 Second Wipeout,[1] the album was produced in response to the political climate of Germany at the time.[2]
| Miss Black America | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | August 1998 | |||
| Studio | DHR Studios (Berlin, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Digital hardcore, noise | |||
| Label | Digital Hardcore Recordings DHR LTD CD 009 | |||
| Producer | Alec Empire | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME | favorable[1] |
The band Miss Black America took their name from this album.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Alec Empire
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "DFO2" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Black Sabbath" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "The Nazi Comets" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "It Should Be You Not Me!" | 5:51 |
| 5. | "They Landed Inside My Head While We Were Driving in the Taxi up to 53rd Street and Took Over!" | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "The Robot Put a Voodoospell on Me" | 7:32 |
| 7. | "I Can Hear the Winds of Saturn" | 6:24 |
| 8. | "We Take Your Pain Away" | 3:15 |
| 9. | Untitled | 5:58 |
| Total length: | 43:15 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Blood and Snow" | 5:17 |
| Total length: | 48:32 | |
References
edit- ^ a b n/a. "Alec Empire - Miss Black America". www.nme.com. NME. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ n/a. "Do Riot Sounds Produce Riots? Revisiting Interviews With Alec Empire". hatfulofhistory.wordpress.com. Wordpress. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ Lee, Tom. "Miss Black America (Interview)". www.noripcord.com. No Ripcord. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
External links
edit- Miss Black America at Discogs (list of releases)
- Miss Black America on Bandcamp
- Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site