Music for Slaughtering Tribe

Wumpscut | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 14, 1997)
• Original Release Date: January 14, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B000005OPG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,731 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Soylent Green [Extended Version]

2. On the Run

3. Bleed

4. Fear in Motion

5. Default [Remix by Aghast View]

6. Concrete Rage

7. She Is Dead [Remix by Kirlian Camera]

8. Koslow

9. Default

10. She's Dead

11. Believe in Me

12. Dudek

13. My Life

14. My Life

15. Soylent Green [Haujobb Remix]

16. She's Dead [Firlian Camera Remix]

17. Soylent Green [Brain Leisure Remix]

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Entertain Your Slaughtering Tribe, January 22, 2004

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TastyBabySyndrome "Matthew Lewis, author of M... ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA) - See all my reviews

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

:wumpscut: has been around the block quite a few times now and has put together some sequences in song that are utterly depraved and somewhat morbid. I've listened to a few songs with people that thought that they were somewhat sick in their approach to production, aghast at the pictures in the sleeves of some of their works because they make no excuses for the work inside, and perhaps that should say something. What it should say, well, that is another matter and that's because seeing this solely isn't looking beneath the surface of what :wumpscut: has to offer. In the years Rudy Ratzinger has been constructing products to house his anger, thoughts, and rage within, we've seen a little bit of everything. Statements both profound and questionable all come together under one room, and all to say many things that others try to avoid. Coated in electronic beats and voxing, it mutters notions that some wouldn't mutter even though they think it because they fear their own expressions. And that's what attracts me to these anthems the most.

Music For a Slaughtering Tribe definitely has quite a few pieces on it that I've come to hold in high regard. "Soylent Green," fast-tempo and carrying its message in English this time around, is heavy-hitting and showcased in extended form here and its one of those I covet. I've always thought this was debatably one of :wumpscut:'s most catchy hits, with the beat, lyrics, and memorable message collapsing into one sphere of thought. Its actually a song that managed to sell me on the band years ago. "On the Run," the next track, is proportioned fairly on the same level, only the message changes and the tempo shifts to a slower form. Its not bad, either, albeit not a track I would say could weather the barbs of aging. "Bleed" is sometimes hard to listen to because of all the static in the background making it madness, but I suppose that is somewhat the point when :wumpscut: takes on something about bleeding. The lyrics are rudimentary here, though, and I wasn't as impressed with it as I could have been. "Fear in Motion," a build piece that is less harsh than some of the other pieces, hosts the female vocals many may recognize from other tunes, and is one that grows on a listener (at least on this one) after a while. She isn't what I would call a melody singer, mind you, nor is she that talented as a vocalist, but there's something about her that says - oomph - when she gets going. "Default" is actually a nice remix and builds rather articulately, with the electronic seams blending well with the clips in it and make it solid as well. "Concrete Rage" kicks the electronic tempo up a few notches, with lyrics that are so-so in construction but that flow nicely with the rest of the album. "She's Dead" is actually a worthwhile piece both in its construction and in the remixed form touted here, showing off some lovely introduction with female vocals, an oddity of a beat when it all comes together, and a rather long frame. "Koslow," heavily industrial in beat and dark in lyrical construction, is worthy of noting and mostly because of what the song is actually commenting on. "Believe in Me" is an interesting song, too, and plays with clips and a long build to make up something that's dark, voxed, and tasty. "Dudek" reminds me a lot of what EBM sounded like at the time, with a lot of its beats reminiscent of music in that timeframe but with some fun lyrics, and it all closes out with the mostly musical, somewhat slow, "My Life."

For anyone attempting to bottle what :wumpscut: is, there is no easy answer. The sounds change depending on album and on what :wumpscut: brings to the table that day, and you never know what you'll find. You can count on certain things, sure, with anger being as much of a staple as depravity when I think of what :wumpscut: is going to make. Still, in both tempo and in song content, it seems to be like life itself and dependent on the psychological weather. And that's why its fun to tune in and listen to things as they're dismembered in the wording.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wumpscut's First hit album.., January 14, 2000

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jon kirsch (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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

I am a newer fan to Wumpscut, and I have not yet heard all of their songs as of yet. MFAST ( Music for a Slaughtering Tribe ) is the first album of theirs I ever purchased, and believe me, I was quite pleased. There are songs that you sorta like and grow onto liking more, and then their are songs that you like since the first three seconds of the song. Most of the songs on this CD have that quality. I'm sure you too will be pleased if you are a fan of Darkwave/techno/Gothic music.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brutal, harsh and melodic, September 25, 1999

By A Customer

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

this has to be one of the most darkest and harshest ebm i have ever heard - my first :wumpscut: purchase and definitely not my last. Very recommended for fans of extremely dark music