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A more rabid onstage showman than most of his Digital Hardcore colleagues (quite a feat of itself), David Hammer's
Shizuo project also reflects the machinations of a more diverse music-maker and a rather humorous personality. The light-speed breakbeats and punk attitude of DHR flagship act
Atari Teenage Riot are in abundance on
Shizuo tracks like "Sweat" and "Emptiness," but
Hammer also samples
Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and sound effects from The Six Million Dollar Man as part of his sonic repertoire. Raised in Berlin,
Hammer also lived in London during his formative years before meeting up with
Alec Empire; when
Empire formed Digital Hardcore Recordings and earned a large amount of money through a failed record advance,
Shizuo was born for a 1995 compilation appearance on
Harder than the Rest, alongside
Empire,
Atari Teenage Riot,
EC8OR and others. In February 1997, he released the EP High on Emotion, followed later that year by the debut full-length
Shizuo Vs. Shizor. The album received distribution in the U.S. through Grand Royal. ~ John Bush