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After years of recording and collaborating with a dizzying number of musicians, prolific axeman Tom Morello combined his inspired guitar wizardry and revolutionary's spirit with a genre smorgasbord of surprises on The Atlas Underground. Billed as a genre of music that hitherto hadn't existed, The Atlas Underground blends Morello's guitar firepower with pounding EDM beats, cutting social justice rhymes, and urgent rock vocals, like a modernized union of the Judgment Night and Spawn soundtracks from the '90s. In regards to Morello's own sprawling discography, this set honors the spirit of outspoken protest from his dusty Nightwatchman work, but veers closer to the cross-genre aggression of Street Sweeper Social Club and Prophets of Rage. Considering his past work with the Prodigy ("One Man Army") and the Crystal Method (Tweekend, Drive), as well as his penchant for guitar-as-turntable scratching, it should come as no surprise that Morello isn't a stranger to electronic dance music. And yet, The Atlas Underground is still unexpected, a novel effort that packs enough punch to incite a riot on the dancefloor or in the mosh pit. The impressive list of features culls voices from the worlds of rap, indie rock, and punk, while production is provided by artists better known for big drops and high bpms. Each song is a story in itself, with a cast of characters that could fill a festival lineup (including Portugal. The Man's John Gourley, Marcus Mumford, K.Flay, Phantogram's Josh Carter, Pretty Lights, Gary Clark, Jr., Whethan, Dave Sitek, Leikeli47, Baauer, Miguel, and more), making The Atlas Underground a head-spinning album that plays like a soundtrack or greatest-hits compilation. On the rock end, Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath and producer Steve Aoki -- a former political activist himself -- collide for the fiery festival banger "How Long," which slaps an Aoki beat onto McIlrath's howling cries of "How long can we drown out [the hungry mouths and burning streets] while the bombs fall at our feet?" Distilling anger and frustration, the rappers turn out the most pointed and socially relevant tracks. Atlanta double-threat and Dungeon Family brothers Killer Mike and Big Boi join Bassnectar on the rabid "Rabbit's Revenge," which shines a light on police brutality and the black lives violently taken across the United States. Alongside producer Carl Restivo and Run the Jewels affiliate Boots, Chicago MC Vic Mensa delivers the defiant "We Don't Need You," which rallies against a broken system rife with inequality, violence, and lies. Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and GZA even make an appearance, joining Herobust on the pro-proletariat closer that urges "Rise...we are many, they are few." Elsewhere, Knife Party deftly fuses Morello's wah-wah guitar effects with towering drops on "Battle Sirens," while Restivo takes an unused Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave riff and twists it into a juicy, industrial-edged blues jam. Frustrated, hungry, and full of rage, The Atlas Underground is a rallying cry set against an inventive and propulsive backdrop that inspires a physical response as much as thoughtful action.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, Additional Guitar - Gareth McGrillen, Composer, Producer, Programmer, Writer, RecordingEngineer - Rob Swire, Producer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Kevin Mills, RecordingEngineer - Dave Gibbs, Bass Guitar - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Knife Party, FeaturedArtist - Robert Swire-Thompson, Composer, Writer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2016 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Antwan Patton, Composer, Writer - Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Michael Render, Composer, Writer - Big Boi, FeaturedArtist - Killer Mike, FeaturedArtist - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Bassnectar, FeaturedArtist - Kevin Harp, RecordingEngineer - Lorin Ashton, Composer, Writer - Shelton Oliver, Composer, Writer - RENEGADE EL REY, RecordingEngineer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, Editor, Additional Recording - MANNY MARROQUIN, MixingEngineer - Casey Bates, VocalProducer - Chris Galland, MixingEngineer - John Gourley, Vocals - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Dave Sitek, CoProducer - Portugal. The Man, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Shultz, Composer, Writer - Liza Boldyreva, AdditionalEngineer - Robin Florent, Mixer - Matthan Minster, Composer, Writer - Whethan, FeaturedArtist - Dave Cerminara, AdditionalEngineer - Ethan Snoreck, Composer, Writer - Gerardo Ordoñez, AdditionalEngineer - Scott Desmarais, Mixer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, Drums, RecordingEngineer - MANNY MARROQUIN, MixingEngineer - Chris Galland, MixingEngineer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Boots Riley, Producer - Vic Mensa, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Robin Florent, Mixer - Wil Anspach, RecordingEngineer - Scott Desmarais, Mixer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, Backing Vocals, RecordingEngineer - Neal Avron, MixingEngineer - Mark Brown, RecordingEngineer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Marcus Mumford, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Joshua Carter, Composer, Producer, Writer - Miguel Jontel Pimentel, Backing Vocals - Scott Skrzynski, Mixer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Steve Aoki, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Greg Collins, RecordingEngineer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Bill Stevenson, RecordingEngineer - Andrew Berlin, AdditionalEngineer - Timothy Mcilrath, Composer, Writer - Tim McIlrath, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, Composer, Producer, Writer, Synthesizer, RecordingEngineer - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - K.Flay, FeaturedArtist - Kristine Flaherty, Composer, Writer - Eric Gardner, Drums - Tyler Scott, Mixer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Derek Smith, Composer, Writer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Pretty Lights, FeaturedArtist - Blake Hansen, MixingEngineer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Kevin Mills, RecordingEngineer - Dave Gibbs, Bass Guitar - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Nico Hartikainen, Composer, Writer - Kevin Mills, RecordingEngineer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Gary Clark Jr., Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Nico Stadi, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Carl Restivo, RecordingEngineer - Aaron Renner, RecordingEngineer - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - Harry Bauer Rodrigues, Composer, Producer, Writer - Hasben Jones, Composer, Writer - Leikeli47, FeaturedArtist
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
GZA, FeaturedArtist - Tom Morello, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Gary Grice, Composer, Writer - Carl Restivo, Additional Guitar, Vocals, RecordingEngineer - Kevin Mills, RecordingEngineer - Robert Diggs, Composer, Writer - Dave Gibbs, Bass Guitar - Billy Joe Bowers, MasteringEngineer - RZA, FeaturedArtist - heRobust, FeaturedArtist - Eric Gardner, Drums - Hayden Kramer, Composer, Writer
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
Albumbeschreibung
After years of recording and collaborating with a dizzying number of musicians, prolific axeman Tom Morello combined his inspired guitar wizardry and revolutionary's spirit with a genre smorgasbord of surprises on The Atlas Underground. Billed as a genre of music that hitherto hadn't existed, The Atlas Underground blends Morello's guitar firepower with pounding EDM beats, cutting social justice rhymes, and urgent rock vocals, like a modernized union of the Judgment Night and Spawn soundtracks from the '90s. In regards to Morello's own sprawling discography, this set honors the spirit of outspoken protest from his dusty Nightwatchman work, but veers closer to the cross-genre aggression of Street Sweeper Social Club and Prophets of Rage. Considering his past work with the Prodigy ("One Man Army") and the Crystal Method (Tweekend, Drive), as well as his penchant for guitar-as-turntable scratching, it should come as no surprise that Morello isn't a stranger to electronic dance music. And yet, The Atlas Underground is still unexpected, a novel effort that packs enough punch to incite a riot on the dancefloor or in the mosh pit. The impressive list of features culls voices from the worlds of rap, indie rock, and punk, while production is provided by artists better known for big drops and high bpms. Each song is a story in itself, with a cast of characters that could fill a festival lineup (including Portugal. The Man's John Gourley, Marcus Mumford, K.Flay, Phantogram's Josh Carter, Pretty Lights, Gary Clark, Jr., Whethan, Dave Sitek, Leikeli47, Baauer, Miguel, and more), making The Atlas Underground a head-spinning album that plays like a soundtrack or greatest-hits compilation. On the rock end, Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath and producer Steve Aoki -- a former political activist himself -- collide for the fiery festival banger "How Long," which slaps an Aoki beat onto McIlrath's howling cries of "How long can we drown out [the hungry mouths and burning streets] while the bombs fall at our feet?" Distilling anger and frustration, the rappers turn out the most pointed and socially relevant tracks. Atlanta double-threat and Dungeon Family brothers Killer Mike and Big Boi join Bassnectar on the rabid "Rabbit's Revenge," which shines a light on police brutality and the black lives violently taken across the United States. Alongside producer Carl Restivo and Run the Jewels affiliate Boots, Chicago MC Vic Mensa delivers the defiant "We Don't Need You," which rallies against a broken system rife with inequality, violence, and lies. Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and GZA even make an appearance, joining Herobust on the pro-proletariat closer that urges "Rise...we are many, they are few." Elsewhere, Knife Party deftly fuses Morello's wah-wah guitar effects with towering drops on "Battle Sirens," while Restivo takes an unused Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave riff and twists it into a juicy, industrial-edged blues jam. Frustrated, hungry, and full of rage, The Atlas Underground is a rallying cry set against an inventive and propulsive backdrop that inspires a physical response as much as thoughtful action.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:35
- Main artists: Tom Morello
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
© 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC ℗ 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited under exclusive licence from Mom + Pop Music Co., LLC
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