Armed Audio Warfare

Armed Audio Warfare is the second full-length release and first compilation of electronic music group Meat Beat Manifesto. It was originally scheduled as their first album for release in May 1988. The masters of the album were damaged in a fire, necessitating the rewriting and recording of the material which was released as Storm the Studio. This album is actually a compilation of unreleased and rare tracks that give a flavour of what that first album may have been like had it been released as planned.

Composition and Background

The album contains rare tracks from, or related to, various releases of the band from their inception to late 1988. According to the liner notes, "Genocide" is a "burnt" remix of "God O.D.", recorded in Dec 1988. The song is composed of part of the lyrics from "God O.D." but with a darker, more industrial instrumentation, and a lack of sampling. "Repulsion" is a track previously released on a compilation by Sweatbox, the band's first record label, in May 1988. "Mister President" is a previously unreleased, sample-heavy track recorded in Feb 1988 with a notable clip from the introduction of Monty Python's Previous Record. The fourth track, "Reanimator", contains significant dub influences. It was to be released as part of the "Re-Animator" single in August 1988, however the single never had a commercial release.