1000 Homo DJs
1000 Homo DJs | |
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Industrial rock |
Years active | 1988, 1990 |
Labels | Wax Trax! |
Past members | Buck Satan (Al Jourgensen) Officer Agro Ike Krull Wee Willie Reefer (Bill Rieflin) Viva Nova Count Ringworm Trent Reznor (uncredited) |
1000 Homo DJs was a side project of American industrial rock band Ministry. The project released two singles, one of which featured a cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut".[1]
1000 Homo DJs began as a side project to release outtakes from Ministry's The Land of Rape and Honey. The credits read "Another Luxa/Pan Production", which was the production pseudonym for Ministry members Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker.[2]: 32
Origin of name
In a 2004 interview,
However, according to the Wax Trax! box set
Members
The members of 1000 Homo DJs were identified by pseudonyms in the CD liner notes. However, most of their identities are fairly certain.
- Buck Satan: Al Jourgensen[5]: 73
- Officer Agro: speculated to be Jeff Ward,[6] but possibly Paul Barker or Martin Atkins[7]
- Ike Krull: Mike Scaccia
- The Temple of Drool Choir: Mike O'Connell, Wes Kidd, Brian St. Clair, Herb Rosen, Joe Kelly, David "Slash" Weidman, Jerry Rodgers
- Wee Willie Reefer: William Rieflin
- Viva Nova: also known as Mel'Amour and P.A.M., and later known as Vivanovachicago,[7] but often misidentified as Patty Jourgensen[6]
- Count Ringworm: Jello Biafra
Trent Reznor's involvement
The nature of
Jourgensen's immediate response to TVT's ultimatum is uncertain. An oft-repeated story tells that instead of recording new vocals, Jourgensen merely ran Reznor's performance through a
[I] finally told Al to redo it without me. The version that Wax Trax put out is Al, the version on the NIN [bootleg] single is me.[11]
Reznor referred to the two-track Suck bootleg, which contained the recording of "Supernaut" that later appeared on Black Box. Jourgensen made a similar statement in a 2003 interview. When asked whose vocals appear on "Supernaut", Jourgensen replied, referring to the WaxTrax! EP, Black Box, and Greatest Fits versions, respectively (and corroborating that only the "Trent Reznor Vocal Version" contained Reznor's performance, and that Jourgensen in fact sang on most versions of the song):
That would be me on the original, on WaxTrax! The later version released on TVT was Trent Reznor... then the remixed version had my vocals on it.[12]
Discography
Singles
- "Apathy" 12" single (1988, Wax Trax! Records)
- "Supernaut" 12" single/CD single (1990, Wax Trax! Records)
Compilation appearances
- "Supernaut" on Pure Devotion (1992, Devotion)
- "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" on Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years(1994, Wax Trax! Records)
- "Supernaut" on Nativity in Black: Tribute to Black Sabbath (1994, Columbia Records)
- "Supernaut" on Moshpit Madness (1994, SPG Music Productions Ltd.)
- "Supernaut" on The Black Bible (1998, Cleopatra Records)
- "Supernaut" (remixed) on Warner Bros. Records)
- "Supernaut" on Hardest Hits - Modern Rock of the 80s (2003, SPG Music Productions Ltd.)
- "Apathy", "Supernaut", "Better Ways" and "Hey Asshole" on Ministry's Side Trax (2004, Rykodisc)
- "Supernaut" (remixed) on Ministry & Co-Conspirators' Cover Up (2008, 13th Planet Records)
- "Apathy", "Supernaut", "Better Ways", "Hey Asshole", "Supernaut (Trent Vocal)" and "Supernaut (Dub Mix)" on Ministry's Trax! Box (2014, Cleopatra Records)
- "Supernaut (Die Krupps Remix)" on Occult Box (2015, Cleopatra Records)
References
- ^ Terry, Josh (April 19, 2011). "Wax Trax! Records' Julia Nash Ranks Her Ten Favorite Releases". Noisy. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ISSN 1055-2685– via Prongs.org archive.
- ^ "Concert Review: Ministry". Orlando CityBeat. Pollstar. April 2, 1993. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Blackbox - WaxTrax! Records: The First 13 Years (CD booklet). Wax Trax! Records. Chicago, Il.: TVT Records. 1994. p. 37.
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- ^ a b "1000 Homo DJs". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ a b "1000 Homo DJs: The Players". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ Bains, Jon. "Nine Inch Nails". Convulsion. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ^ "Nine Inch Nails Biography". music.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
TVT ordered Reznor's vocals removed from ["Supernaut"], but Jourgensen actually just altered them slightly and said he'd re-recorded it.
- ^ "Ministry FAQ: 1000 Homo DJs". Retrieved October 22, 2007.
No matter what you hear, Trent sings on all the versions of Supernaut out there. ... Al went back into the studios and just distorted Trent's vocals to confuse the lawyers, label and so on...
- ^ "Trent Reznor's Posts on Prodigy". The Nine Inch Nails Article Archive. November 8, 1991. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
- ^ Warren, James (May 21, 2003). "Ministry Interview: 20 Questions with Al Jourgensen". ministrymusic.org (official Ministry website) via Internet Archive. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.