Music for a Slaughtering Tribe 2

Wumpscut | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00004Z3UB
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,694 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The One That Started the :Wumpscut: Buzz, March 23, 2004

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SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music for a Slaughtering Tribe 2 (Audio CD)

MFAST was the 1st full official release and featured Rudy's breakthrough smash "Soylent Green", a musical adaptation of the twisted sci-fi classic film. You can find earlier :W: material re-released as 'The Mesner Tracks' but this was the 1st true album. MFAST is not as layered or dense as later releases, but its straightforward, linear approach to EBM is both dark and powerful. His rage was almost at full strength here. On to the songs themselves...

"Soylent Green" is the main reason that MFAST is an essential piece of electro industrial. It was one of the biggest underground dance hits of the 90's with its undeniable, stark hook and pounding beat. The vocals are as angst-filled as any. "Concrete Rage" is a typical early :W: song with straight-ahead synth bars and distorted angry vocals/lyrics. "She's Dead" is a sample-filled, atmospheric piece. There are other good ones too and maybe a few weaker ones.

The remixes on Disc 2 are a throw-in but aren't the highlight here. The original MFAST is why you need this debut by a major industrial artist.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wumpscut's Best / Good Intro to Aggressive Industrial, June 9, 2005

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M. Mierzwa (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music for a Slaughtering Tribe 2 (Audio CD)

Music for a Slaughtering Tribe is easily one of my top ten favorite albums, and hands down my favorite electronic body music based CD (I also tend to like ambient industrial and heavenly voices / ethereal music). I think it is fair to suggest that others might agree, as there was enough interest in the original release(s) of MFAST, that Rudy re-released the album with some additional material as MFAST 2. This new material on the 2-disc MFAST 2 makes it worth buying even if you already own an original MFAST release.

Personally I like the second disc a bit more, with its remixes from other personal favorite bands like Kirlian Camera (Italy), Haujobb (Germany), Aghast View (Brazil), and Dive (Belgium). Naturally each of the remixes on this disc is easily identified by the sound of the artist, thus if you are a fan of Daniel Meyer's (Haujobb) more techno flavored music, you'll really love his remix of Soylent Green. Similarly if you are into classic minimalist EBM, Dirk Iven's remix of "Float" will be a hit with you. On this disc, it is hard to point out a favorite track, but if I had to pick a single track, I'd go with the Aghast View "Default" remix. This track has been on all of my exercise / jogging set lists since I bought the album, and is my "safety request" when I go clubbing. The song is simply a blast to stomp, groove, and cause havoc to ... er I mean dance. In any event, I've noticed that a number of DJs tend to play these remixes as frequently as the tracks off the first disc.

The first disc is good too. If you liked the album Wreath of Barbs, Aleta W.'s lyrics on "Fear in Motion" will amaze you. I honestly think that this first disc is much more aggressive than the remixes. Track's like "Koslow" are what I imagine most fans think of when they try to describe what Wumpscut is about. Other tracks, like "Concrete Rage" I'd actually classify as power noise instead of EBM. The surprising track for me was "the Day's Disdain". I'm not sure why the track didn't make it on the original release, because it is amazing.

Perhaps the best way to describe MFAST2 would be to simply say the album is "Brutal, and Cruel, and Dark ... Dark ... Dark".

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dark , beautiful look at life, February 19, 2001

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"rotgutz" (McMinnville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music for a Slaughtering Tribe 2 (Audio CD)

As I would call it, a Wumpscut sampler cd. It has all the different styles that rudy uses in his work. A dark industrial ride chock full of evil goodness. If you are new to Wumpscut this is a great starting point. Also check out bloodchild.