Alec Empire (born Alexander Wilke-Steinhof on 2 May 1972 in Charlottenburg, West Berlin) is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk. He was also the driving force behind the creation of the digital hardcore subgenre and the record labels Digital Hardcore Recordings and Eat Your Heart Out.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at alec-empire.com
- Fanpage at alecempirefansite.com
- MySpace at myspace.com/alecempire6666
- Wikipedia article on Alec Empire
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm1299206
- Last.fm page on Alec Empire
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Alec Empire
- MusicBrainz entry on Alec Empire
Member Of
Labels
- Founded Digital Hardcore Recordings and Eat Your Heart Out
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BBC Reviews
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Golden Foretaste Of Heaven 2008
Reviewed by Rob Crossan
An often startling exclamation of scorching creativity and vicious intent.
