Intelligence & Sacrifice

Alec Empire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Digital Hardcore
• ASIN: B000063T1V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #288,322 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album from the new Acura spokesman, March 11, 2005

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Phil "phil" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intelligence & Sacrifice (Audio CD)

I guess violent anarchist revolution is out of fashion with 'The Kids' these days and Germany's most outspoken mother's boy is at the forefront of the new materialism (I'm talking about the car advert in case it wasn't obvious).

Approaching 40 and with no sign of receiving the beating he so richly deserves Alec Empire can churn this stuff out indefinitely.

Which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned and all irony aside this album rocks harder than almost anything else out there despite the fact that sarcastic middle-aged, middle-class ex-student lefties like me are probably a sizable part of this album's audience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smartest album yet, January 16, 2005

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Robert L. Sparks "the Lunatic Soul" (From Ultraworld (near vegas)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intelligence & Sacrifice (Audio CD)

I have always found that Alec's solo stuff seemws smarter and much more interesting (cranial) than his more anarchist ATR stuff. that sounds more like pissed off late teen music. What I don't understand is the comparisons to ATR here , specially since "destroyer" sounds more ATR than this by far.

The first disk IMHO seems to be the real meat of this collection, in fact I was under the impression that the second disk was a bonus. At first listen I though it was more of the same Loud distorted hardcore we have grown to expect recently from alec, but something with this album actually clicked with me. the layers and the noise really flow from one point to the next at a much smoother pace. it "fits" the rage and the mood that alec goes for without the jagged edges that do usually stick out and make you overdose really fast. the broken or unfinished song structures that plague earlier albums are not found here. the songs flow from one to the next without trainwreaking. giving all this noise and distortion (and huge beats) more room to relax.

I wasn't expecting more than another great album thats great for high speeds and high volumes, what I got was one of the most intelligent albums of the year

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars classic empire, December 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Intelligence & Sacrifice (Audio CD)

This album was not made to please ATR fans, this album is very alec empire. The first cd is aggressive and rock oriented, while the second cd is more techno oriented. definitely worth the money.