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Wumpscut

:wumpscut: (sometimes referred to as Wumpscut, :W:, or :\\//\\//:) is an electro-industrial music project from Germany. It was founded in May 1991 by Bavarian disc jockey Rudolf "Rudy" Ratzinger (born June 3, 1966).

History and members

Ratzinger has always been the main creative force behind :wumpscut:, occasionally employing the help of others[who?] 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.[citation needed]

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, in Germany, UK and the United States.[citation needed]

Ratzinger has published numerous recordings and remixes for other artists.[citation needed] :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.). :wumpscut: albums are reissued regularly with variant artworks and occasionally bonus tracks. Standalone merchandise such as baseball caps, coffee mugs and t-shirts have also been made available for purchase.

Rudy Ratzinger has to date released eleven studio albums plus a number of compilations comprising of demos, compilation tracks and remixes from deleted singles & EPs. The eleventh :wumpscut: album, Fuckit, came out in January 2009 after being completed a month earlier.

Record label

Ratzinger started his own record label, Beton Kopf Media, in 1995, used exclusively to release :wumpscut: material only. In 1996, he started the label Mental Ulcer Forges which was shut down after a while, though this label was finally relaunched in 2006. According to Nic fanning, he is also an employee for Steam Servers.[2] The label released albums by the following 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.

Live performance

Despite the project's popularity in the electro-industrial genre, :wumpscut: is a studio-only project and has never toured. When asked for his reason behind this decision, Rudy commented: "I cannot come up to my self-set level."[3]

Discography

  • Defcon – (CS, Album, Ltd. Edition) 1991 - Æ • (CS, Album, Ltd. Edition) 1992 - Æ
  • Small Chambermusicians – (CS, Album, Ltd. Edition) 1991 - Æ
  • Music for a Slaughtering Tribe – (CD, Album) 1993 - VUZ Records • (CD, Album) 1995 - Subtronic Records • (CD, Album) 1997 - Metropolis • (CD, Album, Ltd. Edition) 1998 - VUZ Records • (2xCD, Remastered) 2000 - Metropolis • (CD, Album, Remastered) 2005 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media
  • Dried Blood – (CD, EP) 1994 - Ant-Zen • (CD, EP, Remastered) 1997 - Nova Tekk, Ant-Zen
  • Smell the Disgusting Sweet Taste of Dried Blood – (7", Ltd. Edition) 1994 - Ant-Zen
  • Gomorra – (CD, EP) 1994 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD, EP) 1995 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bunkertor 7 – (CD Album) 1995 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD + LP, Box, Ltd. Edition) 1995 - Ant-Zen • (CD Album, Remastered) 1997 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Fear in Motion – (CS, Ltd. Edition) 1995 - OBUH Records
  • Preferential Legacy – (LP) 1995 - Beton Kopf Media
  • The Mesner Tracks – (CD) 1995 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD, Remastered) 1997 - Metropolis • (CD, Remastered) 1998 - Nova Tekk • (CD Remastered) 2003 - Beton Kopf Media
  • The Oma Thule Single – (7", Ltd. Edition) 1995) - OBUH Records
  • Born Again – (CD, Compilation) 1997 - Beton Kopf Media, Nova Tekk • (CD) 1998 - Metropolis
  • Bunker Gate Seven – (CD, Remastered) 1997 - Metropolis
  • Deejaydead – (CD, Promo) 1997 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Dried Blood of Gomorrha - (CD) 1997 - Metropolis • (CD) 1998 - Nova Tekk • (CD) 2000 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD) 2003 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD Remastered) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Embryodead – (CD Album) 1997 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media • (CD Album) 1999 - Nova Tekk, Beton Kopf Media
  • Embryodeadbox – (2xCD, Ltd Edition Box) 1997 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Music for a German Tribe – (CD Album, Ltd. Edition) 1997 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Music for a Slaughtering Tribe II – (2xCD) 1997 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Boeses Junges Fleisch – (CD Album) 1999 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD Album) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD Album) 2004 -Beton Kopf Media
  • Boeses Junges Fleisch/Totmacher – (2x12") 1999 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Deadmaker – (2xCD) 1999 - Metropolis
  • Eevil Young Flesh – (CD Album) 1999 - Metropolis, XIII BIX Records
  • Fleshbox – (CD, Ltd. Edition Box) 1999 - Beton Kopf Media
  • I Want You – (CD Maxi) 1999 - Metropolis
  • Ich Will Dich – (CD Maxi) 1999 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Totmacher – (2xCD) 1999 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD Maxi) 2000 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bloodchild – (CD Album + Enhanced CD) 2000 - Metropolis
  • Blutkind – (CD Album + Enhanced CD) 2000 - Beton Kopf Media • (CD Album, Remastered) 2003 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bunkertor 7 (Edition 2000) – (CD Album, Remastered, Reissue) 2000 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Excerpts from Bloodchild – (CD) 2000 - Metropolis
  • Music for a Slaughtering Tribe (Edition 2000) – (2xCD) 2000 - Beton Kopf Media
  • The Mesner Tracks (2000 Edition) - (CD, Remastered) 2000 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Deliverance – (CD Maxi) 2001 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf One – (CD Maxi, Ltd. Edition) 2001 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Wreath of Barbs – (CD Album) 2001 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media • (LP Album) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Blutkind (Seamles Audio Edition) – (CD Album) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bunkertor 7 (Back-Is-Front Edition) – (CD Album, Remastered) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Two – (CD Maxi, Ltd. Edition) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Embryodead (Seamless Audio Edition) – (CD Album) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Liquid Soylent – (2xCD) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Music for a Slaughtering Tribe II (Seamless Audio Edition) – (2xCD, Remastered) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Wreath of Barbs (Classic Remixes) – (CD Maxi) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Wreath of Barbs (Freestyle Remixes) – (CD Maxi) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Wreath of Barbs Bag – (LP + CD Maxi + Tote Bag) 2002 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Three – (CD Maxi, Ltd. Edition) 2003 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Preferential Tribe – (2xCD) 2003 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media
  • Bone Peeler – (2xCD Album, Ltd. Edition) 2004 - Beton Kopf Media • (2xLP Album, Ltd. Edition) 2004 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bone Peeler (Limited 2nd Edition) – (2xCD Ltd. Edition) 2004 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bone Peeler (US Hardbox Edition) – (CD Album) 2004 - Metropolis
  • Bone Peeler Box – (2xCD + 12", Ltd. Edition Box) 2004 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Four – (CD Maxi, Ltd. Edition) 2004 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Embryodead (Back-Is-Front Edition) – (CD Album) 2004 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Our Fatal Longing/Rise Again – (12") 2004 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Blondi – (CD Maxi) 2005 - Metropolis
  • Blutkind :Clicked: (New Revised Edition) – (CD) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Five – (CD Maxi, Ltd. Edition) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Embryodead (Remastered + Bonus) – (CD Album) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Evoke – (CD Album) 2005 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media • (2xCD Album, Ltd Edition) 2005 - Art Music Group
  • Evoke (Limited 1st Edition) – (2xCD Album, Ltd. Edition) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Evokebox – (2xLP Album, 12", CD Mini, Ltd Edition Box) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Preferential Tribe (Back-Is-Front Edition) – (2xCD) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Wreath of Barbs (Selected Remix Works) – (CD Maxi) 2005 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Boeses Junges Fleisch (7 Years Anniversary Edition) – (CD Album) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bunkertor 7 (11 Years Anniversary Edition) – (CD) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Cannibal Anthem – (CD Album) 2006 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media, Art Music Group • (2xCD, Book) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Cannibal Anthem Box – (2xCD Album, Ltd. Edition Box) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Six – (CD Maxi, Ltd. Edition) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Jesus Antichristus – (CD Maxi) 2006 - Metropolis
  • Jesus Antichristus/Die Liebe – (CD Maxi) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Killer Archives – (CD) 2006 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Body Census – (CD Album) 2007 - Metropolis, Beton Kopf Media
  • Body Census (Back-Is-Front Edition) – (CD Album) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Body Census Box – (2xCD Album, Ltd. Edition Box) - Beton Kopf Media
  • Bone Peeler (3rd Anniversary Edition) – (CD) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Completer 1 – (3xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Seven – (CD Maxi) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Goth Census – (CD EP) 2007 - Metropolis
  • The Bunker Tribe Works – (2xCD Album, Ltd Edition) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • The White Works – (2xCD) 2007 - Beton Kopf Media
  • DJ Dwarf Eight – (CD EP) 2008 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Dwarf Craving – (4xCD Album, Ltd. Edition) 2008 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Schädling – (CD Album) 2008 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Schädlingbox – (2xCD Album, Ltd. Edition) 2008 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Vinylschädling – (12" Album, Ltd Edition) 2008 - Beton Kopf Media
  • Fuckit – (CD Album 12" Album, Ltd Edition) 2009 - Beton Kopf Media

References

  1. ^ Arnsperger, Malte (2009-03-20). "Gothic-Band "Wumpscut": Amoklauf zu bayerischer Musik" (in German). Stern.de. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  2. ^ Mental Ulcer Forges label resurrected
  3. ^ Interview with Wumpscut in Chain DLK
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