60 Second Wipe Out
Studio album by
Atari Teenage Riot
Released11 May 1999 (1999-05-11)
GenreHardcore punk, digital hardcore
Length54:20
LabelDigital Hardcore
ProducerAlec Empire
Atari Teenage Riot chronology
Burn, Berlin, Burn!
(1997)		 60 Second Wipe Out
(1999)		 Live at Brixton Academy
(1999)
Singles from 60 Second Wipe Out
  1. "Atari Teenage Riot II"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Too Dead for Me"
    Released: 1 October 1999
  3. "Revolution Action"
    Released: 28 December 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Pitchfork3.6/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

60 Second Wipe Out is the third studio album by Atari Teenage Riot. It was originally released through Digital Hardcore Recordings in 1999. It peaked at number 17 on the UK Independent Albums Chart,[6] as well as number 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[7]

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "60 Second Wipe Out has all of the ingredients fans could expect from their favorite anarcho-hardcore-electronica group."[1] Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B+, saying: "Wielding break beats like ninja stars and synth bleets like num-chucks, [Alec] Empire performs mad chopsocky maneuvers that will turn you into a glutton for punishment."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Revolution Action"Alec Empire, Hanin Elias4:09
2."By Any Means Necessary"Empire2:38
3."Western Decay"Empire5:50
4."Atari Teenage Riot II"Empire6:08
5."Ghostchase"Empire, Elias4:34
6."Too Dead for Me"Empire, Elias4:17
7."U.S. Fade Out"Empire2:52
8."The Virus Has Been Spread"Empire1:15
9."Digital Hardcore"Empire4:11
10."Death of a President D.I.Y.!"Empire, Elias4:43
11."Your Uniform (Does Not Impress Me!)"Empire, David Melendez5:48
12."No Success"Empire, Elias, Melendez, Kathleen Hanna3:48
13."Anarchy 999"Empire, Melendez, R. Wallace, G. Barreto, J. Perez, Anthony Quiles4:07
2000 US reissue edition CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."No Remorse (I Wanna Die)"4:15
Limited edition bonus disc: Live in Philadelphia Dec. 1997
No.TitleLength
1."Get Up While You Can"5:10
2."Deutschland Has Gotta Die!"3:03
3."Sick to Death"3:45
4."Destroy 2000 Years of Culture"3:51
5."Not Your Business"2:59
6."Speed"5:20
7."Into the Death"3:24
8."Atari Teenage Riot"3:17
9."Midijunkies"7:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Atari Teenage Riot

Additional musicians

  • Dino Cazares – guitar (10)
  • D-Stroy – vocals (11, 12, 13)
  • Freestyle – vocals (12, 13)
  • Kathleen Hanna – vocals (12)
  • Jise – vocals (13)
  • Kinetics – vocals (13)
  • Q-Unique – vocals (13)

Technical personnel

  • Alec Empire – mixing (10, 11, 13)
  • Andy Wallace – mixing (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
  • Dave Sardy – mixing (12)
  • Steve Rooke – mastering

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] 17
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 32

References

  1. 1 2 Bush, John. "60 Second Wipe Out - Atari Teenage Riot". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Atari Teenage Riot". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Weingarten, Marc (May 14, 1999). "60 Second Wipeout". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Atari Teenage Riot: 60 Second Wipe Out". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 19, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Salamon, Jeff (May 27, 1999). "Atari Teenage Riot: 60 Second Wipe Out". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 16 May 1999 - 22 May 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Atari Teenage Riot: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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