''Disco Rigido'' is the debut studio album of

Die Warzau Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie h ...

, released on October 3, 1989 by

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and PolyGram.

Van Christie Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie h ...

claimed that the band wanted to integrate music that breaks racial barriers into compositions their audience could listen to us as much as dance.

Reception

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gave ''Disco Rigido'' a negative mark of two out of five possible stars. More positive in their critique of the album was ''

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'', who identified

's strength for combining rhythm and samples and claimed that "the group's political agenda never gets in the way of the fun." The album made CMJ's "Jackpot" picks in October 1989, claiming that "Die Warzau could be poised to fill the void on dancefloors" left behind after fellow Chicagoan Al Jourgenson "turned in his industrial-strength samplers and synth grooves for a sadomasochistic metal guitar crunch."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Disco Rigido'' liner notes. Die Warzau *

– guitar, synthesizer, sampler, computer, production, editing *

Jim Marcus Die Warzau (originally Die Warzau Synfony) was an American industrial music band formed in 1987 by Jim Marcus and Van Christie. History In the late 80s, Jim Marcus and Van Christie were working individually as performance artists. Christie ...

– lead vocals, percussion, noises, production Additional performers * Stevo George – additional percussion (B5) * Crystal Meth – vocals (B4) * Mel Hammond –

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* The Hellfire Anti-Christian Choir – vocals (A2) *

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– voice (B2) * Jennifer Wilcox – additional vocals (A1, B1) Production and design * Tom Coyne – mastering * Cy Price – additional engineering * Dave Sears – additional engineering * Steve Spapperi – production,

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Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Disco Rigido 1989 debut albums Die Warzau albums Fiction Records albums Polydor Records albums PolyGram albums