The Jackofficers
OriginSan Antonio, Texas, USA
GenresExperimental electronic, glitch, microhouse, IDM
Years active1990
LabelsRough Trade
Past membersGibby Haynes
Jeff Pinkus
Digital Dump
Studio album by
The Jackofficers
Released1990
GenreHouse, experimental
Length38:03
LabelRough Trade (US)
Naked Brain (UK)
ProducerThe Jackofficers
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2][3]

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]

Digital Dump -- Track listing

  1. "Love-O-Maniac" – 3:05
  2. "Time Machines Pt. 1" – 4:57
  3. "Time Machines Pt. 2" – 4:05
  4. "L.A. Mama Peanut Butter" – 3:28
  5. "Do It" – 3:20
  6. "Swingers Club" – 4:18
  7. "Ventricular Refibulation" – 4:03
  8. "#6" – 2:44
  9. "Don't Touch That" – 3:09
  10. "An Hawaiian Christmas Song" – 3:33
  11. "Flush" – 1:21

References

  1. ^ Patrick Kennedy. "Digital Dump - Jackofficers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. ^ a b Herrmann, Brenda (28 February 1991). "JackofficersDigital Dump (Rough Trade) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Jackofficers,..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "Butthole Surfers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ "Chicago Tribune -- Jackofficers, Digital Dump". Chicago Tribune. 19 Feb 1991.
  5. ^ "Graded On The Curve: The Jackofficers". 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Butthole Surfers". 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ^ Azerrad, Michael (December 2012). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground ... - Michael Azerrad - Google Books. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316247184. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  9. ^ "Heavy Rotation". SPIN - Google Books. February 1991. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  10. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1991-01-25). "Synthetic Appeal Of Industrial Mix". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-02.


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