Industrial Strength Machine Music: 1978-1995

Various Artists - Alternative - Industrial | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000JZAS
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #360,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hamburger Lady - Throbbing Gristle

2. Nag Nag Nag - Cabaret Voltaire

3. Out Out Out - Non

4. Panic - Coil

5. Kick to Kill - Test Department

6. Yü-Gung - Einsturzende Neubauten

7. Anything (Viva!) - Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel

8. Dig It - Skinny Puppy

9. Funkahdafi - Front 242

10. The Hacker [Video Mix] - Clock DVA

11. Psyche Out - Meat Beat Manifesto

12. Stigmata - Ministry

13. Godlike-Doglike - KMFDM

14. Kooler Than Jesus [Electric Messiah Mix] - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

15. (Let's Get) Physical [#] - Revolting Cocks

16. Gave Up [Live][#] - Nine Inch Nails

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding compilation, June 10, 2000

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"the_ninja" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Industrial Strength Machine Music: 1978-1995 (Audio CD)

This is a great, great compilation of industrial music and the perfect place to start if you are interested in the genre. I salute Alternative Press and Rhino. This album shows the progression of industrial and includes many of the great artists that have contributed to the genre throughout the years, as well as an informative essay on the genres evolution by Jason Pettigrew of Alternative Press.

Every song is great on here. Throbbing Gristle's "Hamburger Lady" is truly disturbing; you won't be the same after hearing it. "Nag Nag Nag" from Cabaret Voltaire shows how ahead of their time the band truly was. Non, the mighty Coil, and Test Dept. contributions are superb. The monumental Einsturzende Neubauten contributes a great song as well, "Yu Gung (Futter Mein Ego)".

The best song might be "Anything (Viva!)" from Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel, one of JG Thirwell's many Foetus variants. Interesting lyrics and amazing music. Of course "Dig It" by the wildly influential Skinny Puppy is great. Front 242, Clock DVA, and Meat Beat Manifesto's contributions are more techno-sounding, but just as good as the others. The legendary Ministry contribute "Stigmata." KMFDM show the uniting of brutal guitars with industrial music on "Godlike - Doglike." My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult's satanic sonics and the Revolting Cocks dirty industrial round out the set, which ends with an incendiary live performance of "Gave Up" by nine inch nails.

In short, ISMM is a great compilation that I think everyone should go pick up.

5.0 out of 5 stars great compilation of industrial noyz, October 2, 2005

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simpcity - See all my reviews

This review is from: Industrial Strength Machine Music: 1978-1995 (Audio CD)

Rhino has followed a chronological approach to the phenom of industrial music. In fact, they even go so far as to call this stuff "machine music."

Take about hitting the nail on the head.

Moving from the corpsegrinder vibe of Hamburger Lady and the drum machine rattle of Nag Nag Nag to the hiccuping Dig It and chainsaw riffs of Stigmata, we encounter a tense ten years of goth/indie commotion.

Rhino has selected important examples, and the cross-section of artists presented shows some genuine thoughtfulness. The insert is informative: it's just a great compilation.

If you were buying this by the song, you'd pay a whole lot more than what you see here.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New sounds for me, November 26, 1999

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"bertb_cathyb" (FLA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Industrial Strength Machine Music: 1978-1995 (Audio CD)

I've not had much exposure to industrial music, so I bought this CD hoping to get an overview of the genre. I've certainly never heard anything like "Hamburger Lady". It still sends chills down my spine. Overall, I was enthralled by the sounds here. This is a challenging listen (I mean that in a good way.)