Break out the Battle Tapes

On MTV's program 120 Minutes, American pop rock band Self and American rock band God Lives Underwater had music videos set to air. Their credits had been swapped during the broadcast, leading the bands to be credited for each other's videos and connect afterwards. Jeff Turzo, co-founder of God Lives Underwater, began work on a project entitled Wired All Wrong in December 2002, alongside former bandmate and drummer Scott Garrett. It was planned as his solo debut, In 2005, Self went on hiatus after the death of co-founder Mike Mahaffey, brother of lead singer Matt Mahaffey. God Lives Underwater also disbanded after its other co-founder, David Reilly, died. Mahaffey contacted Turzo during production, Production Turzo worked on the instrumentals for Break out the Battle Tapes, while Mahaffey sang and offered additional production. During production, Turzo censored the album's expletives to avoid exposing his son to harsh language. American rapper Count Bass D's association with Mahaffey led him to feature on the song "You're Freakin' Me Out Girl", contributing vocals. Wired All Wrong planned a tour in support of the album after its completion, additionally producing for other artists including Hellogoodbye's Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! (2006). ==Release==

In March 2006, Wired All Wrong previewed three songs on MySpace in promotion of Break out the Battle Tapes. with "Nothing at All" releasing as the lead single and as a music video on August 28 for its remix by Apache. The album released through Nitrus Records on September 12, 2006, appearing on iTunes a week early. On the streaming service, "Nothing At All" was featured as the Single of the Week on November 21, accompanied by a free download. Wired All Wrong performed Break out the Battle Tapes at the 2006 edition of the LA Weekly Detour Music Festival, using a laboratory-inspired stage design and a quartet of female backing vocalists. Use in media The song "Elevatin" is featured in an episode of CSI: Miami,{{cite web |url=https://www.enjoyglu.com/blog/csi-miami-and-wired-all-wrong-october-2nd/|title=CSI Miami and Wired All Wrong October 2nd ==Reception==

James McQuiston of NeuFutur rated the album a 7.6 out of 10, praising its consistent quality and wide range of musical influence. Niki D'Andrea of Phoenix New Times complimented the album's danceability and grittiness, accentuating its "dreamy and doomy keys" and a sound reminiscent of the Prodigy on "15 Minutes". Adam Blyweiss of mxdwn Music commended the project's lyricism being atypical to industrial music, lauding its quick pace and enthusiasm but labeling "Lost Angeles" and "You're Freakin' Me Out Girl" as pretentious. ==Track listing==

Musicians • Jeff Turzo – instruments, production • Matt Mahaffey – lead vocals, production • Scott Garrett – drums (4, 10) • Count Bass D – vocals (8) Technical • Tom Baker – mastering engineer • Sean Beavan – mixing engineer (1, 6–8, 10) • Dave Way – mixing engineer (2) • Jeff Turzo – mixing engineer (3–5) • Matt Mahaffey – mixing engineer (9) • Greg Yingling – additional production (1, 2, 4, 7, 8) • Greg Koller – assistant mixing engineer (4) • Tom Davidson – assistant engineer (8) • Iishiura – artwork • Tammy Kennedy – photography ==References==