Electro-Shock for President

Electro-Shock for President
EP by Brainiac
Released	April 1, 1997
Genre	Electropunk, noise rock, art punk
Length	14:13
Label	Touch & Go Records
Producer	Jim O'Rourke
Brainiac chronology
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (1996) Electro-Shock for President (1997)

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Electro-Shock for President is the last release from the band Brainiac. The band decided to use only electronic equipment instead of guitars to demonstrate the band's ever-evolving sound. This EP was intended to be a teaser for Brainiac's fourth album, expected to be their major label debut on Interscope Records. However, vocalist and keyboard player Tim Taylor died in a car accident shortly after this album's release.

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails noted in a BBC radio show (May 2005) that Brainiac was "really inspiring to me from a sonic standpoint." He went on to say that while recording 2005's With Teeth, he would use Electro-Shock for President as a sound reference.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Fresh New Eyes" – 2:19
2. "Flash Ram" – 3:34
3. "Fashion 500" – 2:21
4. "The Turnover " – 2:09
5. "For My Beloved" – :51
6. "Mr. Fingers " – 2:59

Personnel

Brainiac

• Tim Taylor – Vocals, Keyboards
• John Schmersal – Electric Guitar, Keyboards
• Tyler Trent – Drums
• Juan Monasterio – Bass Guitar

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