Ataripocalypse

"Ataripocalypse" is the retail debut album of american recording artist, Atari Monroe. It was recorded in 2017 and 2018 and was released December 12, 2018. The album is a crossover project, crossing over Pop and Hip Hop, with noticeable 90s Electro Dance, Techno, and Trap elements. The title derived from Apocalypse, is to signify the drastic differences in the current version of the AtariStorm, but also to signify a shift in the Glam world and an establishment of his niche and lane in the current landscapes of both the music and glam industry. The title also signifies the apocalyptic state the artist felt they were in at the point of production.

Sonically the album is intended to be a modern version of 80s New Wave, channeling artists like Debby Harry, David Bowie, and Billy Idol with a very heavy reliance of modern Glam Culture. The Album's intro track "Tide is High" contains a chorus and track title originally by Blondie, He also states he is "The Otherness" in the intro, a term David Bowie used to describe what he did, as well as citing Marilyn Monroe and Aerosmith. The outro "Keri Hilson" is a rework/homage to Keri Hilson's "Pretty Girl Rock". "Elvira" is named after the character Elvira played by Cassandra Peterson. "Dazzler (too much Glam)" is named after the Marvel character, The Dazzler, who used her powers for entertainment, and name-drops Dolly Parton, Violet Chachki, and Planet Glamtr0n (an otherwise fictitious planet created by Alaska Thunderfuck). "Lil Uzi" is inspired by rapper, Lil Uzi Vert's "Now i Do What i Want". "Vanity" features catch phrase from TV Show, RuPaul's Drag Race "Category is...", uses modeling/fashion terms such as "slay" and "serve" and also identifies the female members of his crew/circle as his "Flossy Posse" a term from the Movie "Girls Trip". "Eclectic" references 90s TV character, Kelly Bundy. Atari also states on Eclectic, that he "Always Loved Boom Bap and Glitter".

The Album features artists Joseph Bills, Don Eyo, Trilly Hydro, William Speakz, WhoisSAS and Bxnks. The albums production is done by Def Street, Rico Kavorkian, Blair Norf, Kloud Nine Music and more. The Mixing and mastering of the project is handled by Darrell "Good News" Williams and Atari Monroe.

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