The Jackofficers

The Jackofficers
OriginSan Antonio, Texas, USA
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

The Jackofficers was a short-lived side project started by Gibby Haynes and Jeff Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers.[1][2] 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.[citation needed] 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.[3][4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]

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."[6] Spin called it "mega-brilliant weirdness."[7] The Washington Post stated that the album is "a little funkier, and a little funnier, than most industrial."[8]

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

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  1. ^ "Butthole Surfers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. ^ "Chicago Tribune -- Jackofficers, Digital Dump". Chicago Tribune. 19 Feb 1991.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Patrick Kennedy. "Digital Dump - Jackofficers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. ^ a b Herrmann, Brenda (28 February 1991). "JackofficersDigital Dump (Rough Trade) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Jackofficers,..." chicagotribune.com.
  7. ^ "Heavy Rotation". SPIN - Google Books. February 1991. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1991-01-25). "Synthetic Appeal Of Industrial Mix". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-02.


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