The Jackofficers
The Jackofficers was a short-lived side project started by Gibby Haynes and Jeff Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers.[4] They released their only album, Digital Dump, in 1990 and disbanded the same year following a brief club tour that found them simply hitting play on a Sony Walkman and standing there while it played. The music consisted entirely of samples manipulated and mixed on early computer software and f/x. Samples range from Jimi Hendrix spoken words to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.[5][6][7][8] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Sounding somewhere between industrial dance such as Ministry and Herbie Hancock, this stuff is OK if you want to dance in a dump."[2] Spin called it "mega-brilliant weirdness."[9] The Washington Post stated that the album is "a little funkier, and a little funnier, than most industrial."[10]
The Jackofficers | |
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Origin | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
Genres | Experimental electronic, glitch, microhouse, IDM |
Years active | 1990 |
Labels | Rough Trade |
Past members | Gibby Haynes Jeff Pinkus |
Digital Dump | |
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Studio album by The Jackofficers | |
Released | 1990 |
Genre | House, experimental |
Length | 38:03 |
Label | Rough Trade (US) Naked Brain (UK) |
Producer | The Jackofficers |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2][3] |
Digital Dump -- Track listing
- "Love-O-Maniac" – 3:05
- "Time Machines Pt. 1" – 4:57
- "Time Machines Pt. 2" – 4:05
- "L.A. Mama Peanut Butter" – 3:28
- "Do It" – 3:20
- "Swingers Club" – 4:18
- "Ventricular Refibulation" – 4:03
- "#6" – 2:44
- "Don't Touch That" – 3:09
- "An Hawaiian Christmas Song" – 3:33
- "Flush" – 1:21
References
- Patrick Kennedy. "Digital Dump - Jackofficers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Herrmann, Brenda. "JackofficersDigital Dump (Rough Trade) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Jackofficers,..." chicagotribune.com.
- "Butthole Surfers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Chicago Tribune -- Jackofficers, Digital Dump". Chicago Tribune. 19 Feb 1991.
- "Graded On The Curve: The Jackofficers". 19 July 2021.
- "Butthole Surfers". 19 July 2021.
- Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Azerrad, Michael (December 2012). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground ... - Michael Azerrad - Google Books. ISBN 9780316247184. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Heavy Rotation". SPIN - Google Books. February 1991. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Jenkins, Mark (1991-01-25). "Synthetic Appeal Of Industrial Mix". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-02.