Atari Teenage Riot are as old as me (18 if you were wondering), however I haven't had part of me suffer an unfortunate and untimely death. After 10 years of mourning and working on other projects Alec Empire is back, this time with Nic Endo and CX KiDTRONiK. 'Blood In My Eyes' is the 2nd single from the forthcoming album Is This Hyperreal? which is to be released some time in 2011.
One thing you can always be assured of getting with ATR is a blood curling intensity which makes you want to jump around like a mad salmon. Nic Endo's voice and energy would be a surprise to anybody who had only saw a picture of her, she is petite and oozes beauty. If you look closely however you will see an all-consuming concentrated stare, which only becomes more impassioned once the war paint is applied. Her voice also, is like a chainsaw through chocolate, scything through industrial sounding synthesisers with ease.
'Blood In My Eyes' sounds like it has been born out of some future world war. It tackles the issue of human trafficking and the exploitation of women by ineffectual western governments failing to act. There is always a message beyond just the music with ATR and it is a marvellous credit to them that they have always stuck by this regardless of who is in the line-up. I always look forward to the music the most however and that feeling is no different about about the new album based on this tantalising offering 4.5/5
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I might go and give them a listen actually, cheers. +follow
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