The Jackofficers was a short-lived side project started by
Gibby Haynes
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Early life and career
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Gibby Haynes is the son of actor ...
and
Jeff Pinkus
Jeff 'J.D.' Pinkus is an American bassist best known for his work with American punk band Butthole Surfers from 1985 to 1994 and the 2009 reunion.
In 1990, he and Butthole Surfers' lead vocalist Gibby Haynes released '' Digital Dump'', the on ...
of the
Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers are an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has ...
. 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
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. The ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' wrote: "Sounding somewhere between
industrial dance
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such as
Ministry and
Herbie Hancock
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, this stuff is OK if you want to dance in a dump."
''
Spin
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'' called it "mega-brilliant weirdness." ''
The Washington Post
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'' stated that the album is "a little funkier, and a little funnier, than most industrial."
Digital Dump -- Track listing
#"Love-O-Maniac" – 3:05
#"Time Machines Pt. 1" – 4:57
#"Time Machines Pt. 2" – 4:05
#"L.A. Mama Peanut Butter" – 3:28
#"Do It" – 3:20
#"Swingers Club" – 4:18
#"Ventricular Refibulation" – 4:03
#"#6" – 2:44
#"Don't Touch That" – 3:09
#"An Hawaiian Christmas Song" – 3:33
#"Flush" – 1:21
References
Butthole Surfers
American experimental musical groups
Rough Trade Records artists
1990 debut albums
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