Les Etoiles des Filles Mortes

Alec Empire - Les Etoiles des Filles Mortes

released in 1996

Composed and produced by Alec Empire, August 1996, Berlin

Equipment used: Atari Falcon, Six-Track Synthesizer, Soundlab DSM 25 Mixer

Alec Empire is a name that may be familiar to some of you. He was the founder of techno-punk group Atari Teenage Riot and the Digital Hardcore Recordings label which most of the music's style reflected the label's name. About 11 years ago, I was buying techno/electronica CDs almost every week from online stores. Occasionally, I took a chance of obtaining CDs without hearing a second of it. They were usually from familiar names to me though. Les Etoiles des Filles Mortes is one of those CDs. I took a chance on this as I was interested in hearing more of Empire's solo work. When I first heard this CD, I was pleasantly surprised as it did not sound like anything else he did. It is a collection of mostly percussionless, musique concrete, synth pieces that seem inspired by soundtracks from old sci-fi/horror movies or 1970s UFO/paranormal documentaries. Les Etoiles des Filles Mortes remains to this day the most fascinating collection of music that Alec Empire has ever done.

Tracklisting:

1. La Ville des Filles Mortes {5:41}

2. Les Enfants de la Lune {4:21}

3. La Conséquence, C'est La Révolte {4:46}

4. Le Mur Noir {3:07}

5. J'ai Tué Les Fictions {3:48}

6. Le Marriage {2:27}

7. Les Yeux Electroniques {2:26}

8. Opus 28: Pour la Liberté des Mille Universes {6:09}

9. La Révolution Obligatoire {4:59}

10. La Guerre D'Opium {6:10}

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