Disco Rigido

1989 studio album by Die Warzau

Disco Rigido

Studio album by

Die Warzau

Released| October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)[1][2]
Studio|

Various

*     * Chicago Trax
* (Chicago, IL)
* River North
* (Chicago, IL)

Genre|

* EBM
* industrial rock

Length| 40:25
Label| Fiction/PolyGram
Producer|

* Van Christie
* Jim Marcus
* Steve Spapperi

Die Warzau chronology
|  | Disco Rigido
(1989)  | Big Electric Metal Bass Face
(1991)

|
|

Singles from  Disco Rigido

1. "Land of the Free"
Released: 1989
2. "Welcome to America"
Released: 1989
3. "I've Got to Make Sense"
Released: 1989
4. "Bodybag"/"Shake Down"
Released: 1990
5. "Strike to the Body"
Released: 1990

Disco Rigido is the debut studio album of Die Warzau, released on October 3, 1989 by Fiction and PolyGram.[3][4][5][6][7] Van Christie claimed that the band wanted to integrate music that breaks racial barriers into compositions their audience could listen to us as much as dance.[8][9][10]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [11]

AllMusic gave Disco Rigido a negative mark of two out of five possible stars.[11] More positive in their critique of the album was Trouser Press, who identified Die Warzau's strength for combining rhythm and samples and claimed that "the group's political agenda never gets in the way of the fun."[12] 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."[13]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Van Christie and Jim Marcus

Other SideNo.| Title| Length

|
|

1.| "Welcome to America"| 4:56
2.| "Man Is Meat"| 5:35
3.| "Jack Hammer"| 5:14
4.| "Bodybag"| 4:29
5.| "Sexus"| 1:03

This SideNo.| Title| Length

|
|

1.| "Strike to the Body"| 3:49
2.| "I've Got to Make Sense"| 5:10
3.| "National Security"| 1:15
4.| "Shake Down"| 4:37
5.| "Tear It Down"| 4:17

CD track listingNo.| Title| Length

|
|

1.| "Welcome to America"| 4:56
2.| "Man Is Meat"| 5:35
3.| "Jack Hammer"| 5:14
4.| "Bodybag"| 4:29
5.| "Sexus"| 1:03
6.| "Money After All"| 7:05
7.| "Strike to the Body"| 3:49
8.| "I've Got to Make Sense"| 5:10
9.| "National Security"| 1:15
10.| "Shake Down"| 4:37
11.| "Tear It Down"| 4:17
12.| "Bodybag" (Dub Edit)| 3:59

Bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

|
|

13.| "Free Radio Africa"| 3:03
14.| "Y Tagata en Situ"| 5:40
15.| "Cross Burning Part Two"| 2:24
16.| "Land of the Free"| 5:04

## Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Disco Rigido liner notes.[14]

Die Warzau

* Van Christie – guitar, synthesizer, sampler, computer, production, editing
* Jim Marcus – lead vocals, percussion, noises, production

Additional performers

* Stevo George – additional percussion (B5)
* Crystal Meth – vocals (B4)
* Mel Hammond – turntables
* The Hellfire Anti-Christian Choir – vocals (A2)
* Jesse Jackson – 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, engineering

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

|
|
|
|

United States  | 1989  | PolyGram | CD, CS, LP | 841 251
Fiction
Europe  | CD, LP  | FIX 15, 839 673
Fiction/Polydor | CS

## References[edit]

1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (1995). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 7 (1): 39. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. Winter 1996–1997: 65. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Die Warzau > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
4. ^ "Other Current Releases". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 6 (4): 79. July 1990. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
5. ^ Christian, Chris (July 15, 1995). "Interview With Die Warzau at Club Soda in Kalamazoo, MI". Sonic Boom. 3 (5). Retrieved August 4, 2020.
6. ^ Górnisiewicz, Katarzyna NINa (December 24, 2005). "Die Warzau – Interview". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
7. ^ Yücel, Ilker (May 1, 2012). "Jim Marcus InterView: Go, Going, Gone, Go Fight!". ReGen. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
8. ^ "Die Warzau". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. July 6, 1990. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
9. ^ Bonner, Staci (February 1990). "Music of Distinction... Driving You to Distraction". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 5 (11): 72. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
10. ^ Aparicio, Nestor (January 17, 1991). "Industrial Music Building an Audience in Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Trif Alatzas. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
11. ^ a b "Die Warzau: Disco Rigido > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
12. ^ Fletcher, Tony; Robbins, Ira (1991). "Die Warzau". Trouser Press. Collier Books: 191. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
13. ^ Byron, Scott L., ed. (6 October 1989). "Jackpot" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Albertson, NY: College Media, Inc. (180): 6. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
14. ^ Disco Rigido (sleeve). Die Warzau. Willesden, London/Amsterdam, Netherlands: Fiction/PolyGram. 1989.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links[edit]

* Disco Rigido at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Die Warzau

* Van Christie
* Dan Evans
* Abel Garibaldi
* Jim Marcus
* Jason McNinch
* Chris Smits

Studio albums|

* Disco Rigido
* Big Electric Metal Bass Face
* Engine
* Convenience

Compilation albums|

* Vinyl88

EPs|

* Borghild

Singles|

* "Welcome to America"
* "Strike to the Body"
* "Funkopolis"
* "Never Again"

Related articles|

| Articles|

* Atlantic Records
* Fiction Records
* TVT Records
* Wax Trax! Records

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Groups|

* The Final Cut
* Pigface

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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