Atari Blitzkrieg is putting out a full-length record. Why this is amazing is that it comes after the self-release of ten, count ‘em – TEN E.P.s. That is a lot of practice and market-testing. You can feel it when you first encounter his wicked laid-back ciphers – there is something immediately centered, self-assured and right about his mixes and his flow. Counter to the frenetic sense of his namesake, Atari Blitzkrieg is not a noise-core post-electro-clash/Blade Runner tributary. Evoking something more along the lines of Jedi Mind Tricks sharing kind with Common and maybe even MC. 900 Ft. Jesus, Atari Blitzkrieg is ready too drop a fat collection of eloquence and Cheshire Cat propensity on the sleepy indie music world.  Recently featured in Urb Magazine’s Next 1000 list, Kick, Punch, Fight, Rhyme will be released June, 2009.

Here is what the man had to say for himself from his underground fortress in Lorton, Virginia, when pressed by MusicZeitgeist.com:

MZ: Who?

Atari Blitzkrieg!  I’m the man who crafts the clever prose you hear, composes the strange soundscapes the phrases go over, pays for the records I occasionally sample, plays the instruments that might appear within the soundscapes, designs most of my artwork and cracks heads open.

MZ: What?

I prefer “drum-based poetry,” a general classification would be indie hip-hop, but with the variety of genres I incorporate into the music it tends to float around, keeping drums and the words as a constant. It’s been called “futuristic,” “space-age,” and “non-conformist.”  I once did a track that was sort of a cover of The Cranberries “Zombie,” I did a track about my family that was more indie rock, had a song with John Lennon on it, I just did a track that’s pure house but you know, it’s all me, I never force anything to try to adapt. My first single, “Rokkonorrottenhell,” had Groovie Mann of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on the A-Side and Royce Da 5′9 on the B-side, it’s just the diversity of the music I create.

MZ: Why?

Anytime you are able to be creative and have fun doing something you enjoy, then why not? I don’t create the music to make money, I do it to keep iPods all over the world happy. I like being able to blur genres and develop music that expands past a certain niche. I think the overall classification of my music has created negative connotations that keeps potential listeners away and I do what I can to reel them back in. Plus I am able to create new things that have nothing to do with music, like my PS3 theme … Atari on your Playstation 3!

MZ: Until When?

Until I am unable to make music. I’ve been doing it since 1995 and I still enjoy doing it, but as a husband and a father, you need to be able to balance time. If I get to a point where I can’t do it all, then the music will go. Fans will cry, the skies will rain blood and the planet will fall into a state of disarray. Robots will begin to wreak havoc on the planet, bringing on a nuclear apocalypse that destroys the remaining humans.

MZ: Where?

I’m global man, I don’t do the tour thing so I prefer giving the fans a healthy supply of music to satiate appetites. I have an idea about doing digital shows that I’ll begin playing with later on this year, so stay tuned. Until then you can find my stuff at my record label’s site (www.godsendant.com) or any major digital store (iTunes, Amazon, etc.), just type in my name and let the wonders begin. A big shoutout to the fans who have supported the music, I do all I can to show my appreciation. And a shoutout to MZ from AB of VA in the USA, LOL!

Find out more at:
Website: http://www.iamsubstance.com
Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/substancerefrain
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AtariBlitzkrieg/68150629173
Free EP’s, PS3 Theme, etc: http://www.godsendant.com/gmstore/

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MusicZeitgeist.com originally reported about the involvement of Christopher Franke of Tangerine Dream as the composer for the then decidedly Blade Runner styled reboot of The Punisher franchise by director Lexi Alexander.  Well things have changed with composer Michael Wandmacher taking over the scoring duties and an original soundtrack being announced which shows things have since taken a turn for the very heavy.

Lionsgate announced the upcoming soundtrack for PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, from Marvel Comics’ latest film adaptation of fictional vigilante antihero Frank Castle who originally appeared as the man hired to assassinate Spider-Man.  Punisher has since evolved into an unrelenting but somehow sympathetic force for doing the dirty deeds that all else are unwilling or afraid to take on. His emblematic skull logo is one of the most recognized pop cultural icons in the world today.

The lethal motion picture soundtrack features a powerful collection of A-list rockers including the first new music in more than three years from Rob Zombie in addition to heart-pounding songs from rock monsters: Seether, Slipknot, Rise Against and Slayer!  The fifteen-track album will land like a bomb at stores nationwide November 25th, 2008.  Punisher: War Zone opens nationwide on Dec. 5.


The PUNISHER: WAR ZONE track listing:

WAR ZONE
Rob Zombie

FINAL SIX
Slayer

PSYCHOSOCIAL
Slipknot

HISTORIA CALAMITATUM
Rise Against

FALLEN
Seether

BULLETPROOF
Kerli

tbd
Contest Winner

THE PAST IS PROOF
Senses Fail

BUTTERFLY WINGS
Machines Of Loving Grace

GENESIS
Justice

SHOWDOWN
Pendulum

REFUSE
Hatebreed

LUNATIC
Static-X

DAYS OF REVENGE
Ramallah

THE PUNISHER MAIN TITLE
Michael Wandmacher

Punisher: War Zone opens in theaters nationwide December 5th

Adding to the PUNISHER: WAR ZONE soundtrack will be the winner from the Lionsgate/Clear Channel “Unsigned Artist Contest” that attracted nearly 5,000 bands and millions of listeners to be announced on October 24th, 2008 at www.punisherwarzonemusic.com.

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With the roaring success of Marvel Studios inaugural independent feature film “Iron Man,” there are a lot of eyes on what will happen with the company’s subsequent releases (both reboots) “The Hulk” and “Punisher: War Zone.”

One of the most interesting aspects of these films is that they demonstrate how the perspective on translating comic book heroes to film has grown up. Arguably refashioned by Chris Nolan’s “Batman Begins” that endeavored to remain much more faithful to the work of Frank Miller by pressing the human behind the mask rather than the superficial caricature, the new slate of films employs some of today’s top dramatic talents – from Christian Bale, the late Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Edward Norton and in the case of Punisher, goes one step further to put lesser known names in the title roles in exchange for their proven abilities as actors (Ray Stevenson will play the Punisher in a film that also features Dominic West and Colin Salmon.)

Most interesting about Punisher is that it is looking to be far less reliant on the ubiquitous CG to which these big action films are prone, and more interested in mis-en-scene – using (gasp) lighting and atmosphere to evoke the Marvel Universe comic book style that the characters inhabit. To add to this the film will be scored by founder of Sonic Images record label and one-time member of Tangerine Dream – Christopher Franke.

Hrm. Evocative, rich and dark lighting, relative unknown actors hired for their talent and appropriateness for their respective roles, an ambient electronic musical score – sounds like a film that came about some quarter century ago starring Harrison Ford, Edward James Olmos, Rutger Hauer and debutante Sean Young.

Franke has scored many projects prior to Punisher: War Zone; High School Confidential and over 150 episodes of reality TV show “Big Brother” among them so simply being associated with Tangerine Dream does not necessarily mean we can expect the next Vangelis masterpiece, however when coupled with the dark contemporary urban subject matter of the Punisher framework, odds are we may get close.

Punisher: War Zone is slated for release December 5th, 2008 from Lionsgate Films.

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