Biography :wumpscut:
:wumpscut: (sometimes referred to as Wumpscut or :W:) is an electro-industrial project from Germany. It was founded in May of 1991 by Bavarian disc jockey Rudy Ratzinger (born June 3, 1966).
The release of the song "Soylent Green", which is named after the 1973 movie and also contains audio samples from the German dubbed version, first attracted attention to :wumpscut:. Since its release in 1993, it has become a frequently played song at events and clubs in the goth and industrial subcultures and its associated splinter groups, both in Germany and the United States.
So far Ratzinger has published numerous recordings and remixes for other artists. :wumpscut: is also very well known for elaborate box set releases including limited versions of a CD or LP release in a box with additional and often also limited bonus material (bonus tracks, ?liquid soylent? energy drinks, posters, pins, stickers, bags, flags, etc.). Standalone merchandise is also available such as caps, mugs, etc.
Ratzinger also started his own record label, Beton Kopf Media, in 1995, which is restricted to :wumpscut: releases only. In 1996 he started the label Mental Ulcer Forges which was shut down after a while. But in 2006 the label started a second life Mental Ulcer Forges label resurrected. The label released albums by the followng bands: Remyl, Noisex, B-Ton-K, Yendri and F/A/V. Rudy also managed the label Fleisskoma with Karl Kimmerl (B-Ton-K), which has released work by the electronic band Press to Transmit.
The logo for :wumpscut: bears a striking resemblance to the logo for the fictional Weyland-Yutani corporation of Alien lore; Ratzinger has incorporated samples from the third Alien film into his album Boeses Junges Fleisch, as well as the fourth Alien film into his album Wreath of Barbs.
There will be a new Wumpscut album out in April 2008 New Wumpscut album expected for April 2008. The working title for the release is "Schädling" and Rudy Ratzinger has just started the production process for the new material. He expects the production to be completed by November 2007.
Electro-IndustrialGerman industrial groupsMusical groups established in 1991
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History and members
Ratzinger has always been the main creative force behind :wumpscut:, occasionally employing the help of others as guest artists. Ratzinger cites the influence of such bands as Leæther Strip as his reason for making the transfer from DJing to recording music.The release of the song "Soylent Green", which is named after the 1973 movie and also contains audio samples from the German dubbed version, first attracted attention to :wumpscut:. Since its release in 1993, it has become a frequently played song at events and clubs in the goth and industrial subcultures and its associated splinter groups, both in Germany and the United States.
So far Ratzinger has published numerous recordings and remixes for other artists. :wumpscut: is also very well known for elaborate box set releases including limited versions of a CD or LP release in a box with additional and often also limited bonus material (bonus tracks, ?liquid soylent? energy drinks, posters, pins, stickers, bags, flags, etc.). Standalone merchandise is also available such as caps, mugs, etc.
Ratzinger also started his own record label, Beton Kopf Media, in 1995, which is restricted to :wumpscut: releases only. In 1996 he started the label Mental Ulcer Forges which was shut down after a while. But in 2006 the label started a second life Mental Ulcer Forges label resurrected. The label released albums by the followng bands: Remyl, Noisex, B-Ton-K, Yendri and F/A/V. Rudy also managed the label Fleisskoma with Karl Kimmerl (B-Ton-K), which has released work by the electronic band Press to Transmit.
The logo for :wumpscut: bears a striking resemblance to the logo for the fictional Weyland-Yutani corporation of Alien lore; Ratzinger has incorporated samples from the third Alien film into his album Boeses Junges Fleisch, as well as the fourth Alien film into his album Wreath of Barbs.
There will be a new Wumpscut album out in April 2008 New Wumpscut album expected for April 2008. The working title for the release is "Schädling" and Rudy Ratzinger has just started the production process for the new material. He expects the production to be completed by November 2007.
Discography
For a complete list, please see List of works by Rudy Ratzinger- Defcon (1991)
- Small Chambermusicians (1992)
- Music for a Slaughtering Tribe (1993)
- Dried Blood (1994)
- Smell the Disgusting Sweet Taste of Dried Blood (1994)
- Gomorra, (1994)
- Bunkertor 7 (1995)
- Mesner Tracks (1996)
- Music for a Slaughtering Tribe II (1997)
- Embryodead (1997)
- Born Again (1997)
- Dried Blood of Gomorrha (1997)
- Totmacher (1999)
- Eevil Young Flesh (1999)
- Boeses Junges Fleisch (1999)
- Ich Will Dich (1999)
- Deadmaker (1999)
- Blutkind (2000)
- Deliverence (2001)
- Wreath of Barbs (2001)
- Liquid Soylent (2002)
- Preferential Legacy - Music For A German Tribe (2003)
- Bone Peeler (2004)
- Blondi (2005)
- Evoke (2005)
- Jesus Antichristus & Die Liebe (2006)
- Cannibal Anthem (2006)
- Killer Archives (2006)
- Body Census (2007)
Similar artists
- Yendri
- Dunkelwerk
- The Retrosic
- Leæther Strip
- PISCIDE
- yelworC
- animAdverto
- Suicide Commando
References
External links
- Official website
- List of releases
- :wumpscut:'s funeral diner - An extensive fanpage
- Official :W: MySpace page administrated by Rudy Ratzinger offering sound samples of new material
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/:wumpscut:
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