http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62756&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe Grande Dame of Digital Hardcore, Alec Empire, has a drive and ambition that could not have arrived at a better time. As European dance music became progressively de-politicized through the 1990s, Empire was inspired by militants such as Detroit's Underground Resistance, who connected their hard-edged Techno to intense social discontent. Empire took this further by advocating outright anarchy accompanied by devastating distortion, high-decibel sloganeering and Hardcore beats that verge on abusive. As his teen interests in punk and hip-hop switched to Acid House in the late '80s, his music possesses a wide scope of sounds -- breakbeats are pit against jagged guitar samples and acidic synth squelches. He continues to tirelessly produce tracks for Mille Plateaux and his own label Digital Hardcore Recordings, lead his band Atari Teenage Riot, and create countless remixes for a staggering variety of artists, inflecting all with the intent to smash the state. - Marc KateDigital Hardcoreen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:07:39 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62756&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss The Grande Dame of Digital Hardcore, Alec Empire, has a drive and ambition that could not have arrived at a better time. As European dance music became progressively de-politicized through the 1990s, Empire was inspired by militants such as Detroit's Underground Resistance, who connected their hard-edged Techno to intense social discontent. Empire took this further by advocating outright anarchy accompanied by devastating distortion, high-decibel sloganeering and Hardcore beats that verge on abusive. As his teen interests in punk and hip-hop switched to Acid House in the late '80s, his music possesses a wide scope of sounds -- breakbeats are pit against jagged guitar samples and acidic synth squelches. He continues to tirelessly produce tracks for Mille Plateaux and his own label Digital Hardcore Recordings, lead his band Atari Teenage Riot, and create countless remixes for a staggering variety of artists, inflecting all with the intent to smash the state. - Marc Kate http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585088&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hardcore Electronic Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 585088 tra.585088 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Destroyer alb.305638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/8/638295_170x170.jpg 1995-06-03 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Nobody Gets Out Alive! tra.585088 333000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585088&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585088&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556318&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556318 tra.556318 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Escape The Earth tra.556318 465000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556318&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556318&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585087&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 585087 tra.585087 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Destroyer alb.305638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/8/638295_170x170.jpg 1995-06-03 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fire Bombing tra.585087 256000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585087&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585087&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585084&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 585084 tra.585084 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Destroyer alb.305638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/8/638295_170x170.jpg 1995-06-03 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true We All Die! tra.585084 427000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585084&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585084&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218677&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Tue, 8 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 6218677 tra.6218677 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Intelligence And Sacrifice alb.6218083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/2/8/638260_170x170.jpg 2004-07-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Everything Starts With A F*ck (ending) tra.6218677 150000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218677&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218677&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28012839&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:52:17 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 28012839 tra.28012839 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Shivers alb.27999144 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/6/7/1647679_170x170.jpg 2009-05-15 00:00:00.0 null true Control Drug tra.28012839 216000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28012839&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28012839&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28012843&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:52:17 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 28012843 tra.28012843 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Shivers alb.27999144 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/6/7/1647679_170x170.jpg 2009-05-15 00:00:00.0 null true Vampire State tra.28012843 278000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28012843&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28012843&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215466&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 6215466 tra.6215466 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Funk Riot Beat alb.6213504 2004-06-25 00:00:00.0 2004-06-25 00:00:00.0 true The New World Order tra.6215466 32000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215466&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215466&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218673&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Tue, 8 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 6218673 tra.6218673 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Intelligence And Sacrifice alb.6218083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/2/8/638260_170x170.jpg 2004-07-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Path Of Destruction tra.6218673 269000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218673&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218673&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17877054&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 17877054 tra.17877054 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Golden Foretaste of Heaven alb.17868691 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/4/1/1171418_170x170.jpg 2008-01-21 00:00:00.0 2008-01-28 00:00:00.0 true Ice (As If She Could Steal A Piece of my Glamour) tra.17877054 240000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17877054&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17877054&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.731331&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 731331 tra.731331 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Destroyer alb.305638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/8/638295_170x170.jpg 1995-06-03 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true + Bonus Beats tra.731331 243000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.731331&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.731331&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218680&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Tue, 8 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 6218680 tra.6218680 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Intelligence And Sacrifice alb.6218083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/2/8/638260_170x170.jpg 2004-07-01 00:00:00.0 2002-01-08 00:00:00.0 true Addicted To You tra.6218680 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218680&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6218680&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338932&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 10338932 tra.10338932 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Analog Records Vol 1 alb.10337825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/4/6/836441_170x170.jpg 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Faces tra.10338932 463000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338932&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338932&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338933&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 10338933 tra.10338933 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Analog Records Vol 1 alb.10337825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/4/6/836441_170x170.jpg 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Jaguar Stalks Us tra.10338933 355000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338933&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338933&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338934&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 10338934 tra.10338934 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Analog Records Vol 1 alb.10337825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/4/6/836441_170x170.jpg 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Weep tra.10338934 346000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338934&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338934&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338935&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 10338935 tra.10338935 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Analog Records Vol 1 alb.10337825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/4/6/836441_170x170.jpg 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Before The Dawn tra.10338935 544000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338935&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338935&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338936&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Thu, 1 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 10338936 tra.10338936 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 Analog Records Vol 1 alb.10337825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/4/6/836441_170x170.jpg 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 2000-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Berlin Sky tra.10338936 538000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338936&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10338936&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556319&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556319 tra.556319 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Substance X tra.556319 328000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556319&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556319&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556320&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556320 tra.556320 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Low-Tech Predator tra.556320 422000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556320&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556320&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556321&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556321 tra.556321 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Anti-Matter tra.556321 474000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556321&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556321&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556322&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556322 tra.556322 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Kamikaze Space Programme tra.556322 470000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556322&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556322&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556323&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556323 tra.556323 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Temple Of The Yellow Snake tra.556323 355000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556323&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556323&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556324&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 556324 tra.556324 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Curse Of The Golden Vampire alb.115105 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/2/8/638246_170x170.jpg 2002-02-05 00:00:00.0 1998-06-15 00:00:00.0 true Ultrasonic Meltdown tra.556324 572000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556324&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.556324&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585085&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 585085 tra.585085 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Destroyer alb.305638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/8/638295_170x170.jpg 1995-06-03 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Suicide tra.585085 294000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585085&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585085&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585086&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss Digital Hardcore Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alec Empire on Rhapsody Online 585086 tra.585086 Alec Empire art.62756 0.99 The Destroyer alb.305638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/8/638295_170x170.jpg 1995-06-03 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bang Your Head! tra.585086 336000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585086&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.585086&variant=data&rws=%2Falec-empire%2Ftop-tracks.rss