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Alternative Press selected tracks for this compilation from gifted artists whose work, though enormously influential, has existed perennially outside the mainstream. However, established fans of industrial music will be tempted by the previously unreleased tracks by
Revolting Cocks and
Nine Inch Nails. The CD begins with lacerating sound sculptures by
Throbbing Gristle and Non, plus a bit of
Cabaret Voltaire's early electropunk.
Einsturzende Neubauten and
Test Department follow with brilliant sonic onslaughts created through the use of metal percussion and sound bites.
Front 242's "Funkahdafi" and
Skinny Puppy's "Dig It" are early explorations into the intriguing possibilities of harsh yet sophisticated computerized music.
Meat Beat Manifesto and
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult provide examples of industrial music's uncompromising mangling of electronic dance music.
KMFDM's "Godlike" and
Ministry's landmark "Stigmata" are paradigms of industrial artists' use of heavy guitar in conjunction with synthetic sound effects. For listeners interested in the origins of indust
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