The Jackofficers

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The Jackofficers
Origin
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. . Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. . 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.