Is This Hyperreal?

Is This Hyperreal? is the fourth studio album from Atari Teenage Riot, and their first album since they effectively disbanded in 2000. It is the first ATR album featuring CX KiDTRONiK, and the first album without former vocalists Hanin Elias and the late Carl Crack.

Is This Hyperreal?
Studio album by
Atari Teenage Riot
Released7 June 2011[1]
RecordedThe Hellish Vortex
GenreDigital hardcore, noise, electronic
Length43:30
LabelDigital Hardcore, Dim Mak
ProducerAlec Empire
Atari Teenage Riot chronology
Atari Teenage Riot: 1992–2000
(2006)		 Is This Hyperreal?
(2011)		 Reset
(2014)

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Activate!"3:36
2."Blood in My Eyes"3:47
3."Black Flags"4:00
4."Is This Hyperreal?"4:12
5."Codebreaker" (feat. Steve Aoki)5:16
6."Shadow Identity"4:12
7."Re-Arrange Your Synapses"3:14
8."Digital Decay"4:23
9."The Only Slight Glimmer of Hope"3:53
10."Collapse of History"6:57

Notes
  • The single version of "Black Flags" features vocals from Boots Riley.[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Beats Per Minute60%[5]
Consequence of SoundF[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
Pitchfork5.1/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Metacritic assigned it an average score of 65 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.[3]

References
  1. Jermy Leeuwis (April 5, 2011). "Atari Teenage Riot to release Is This Hyperreal?". MusicRemedy.
  2. Luke Turner (April 12, 2011). "Atari Teenage Riot's Guide To Is This Hyperreal?". TheQuietus.com.
  3. "Critic Reviews for Is This Hyperreal? at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. "Is This Hyperreal? - Atari Teenage Riot". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. "Album Review: Atari Teenage Riot - Is This Hyperreal?". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. Young, Alex (June 15, 2011). "Atari Teenage Riot – Is This Hyperreal?". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  7. "Album Review: Atari Teenage Riot - Is This Hyperreal?". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. "Atari Teenage Riot: Is This Hyperreal? Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. "Atari Teenage Riot: Is This Hyperreal?". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  10. "Atari Teenage Riot - Is This Hyperreal?". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 7 December 2017.



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