S.o.t.D. - Show Me Your Spine – Programming The Psychodrill

Show Me Your Spine – Programming The Psychodrill

This was the music featured in the night club scene in Robocop, and was Al Jourgenson of Ministry and Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy on vocals. Don’t know that it was ever that great or that it has held up so well, but I was pretty stoked about it at the time because of who was involved.

S.o.t.D. - Over The Shoulder – Ministry

Over The Shoulder – Ministry

There was a video show from Cleveland that was on in the middle of the night when I was younger. Used to watch it because they had some interesting stuff on there. New Model Army, Cabaret Voltaire, and this video. I was already listening to Twitch, and loving it - partly because of the fact that Adrian Sherwood was the producer. (Previous to Twitch, Ministry was forgettable fluff.) Hadn’t seen the video for this though. Loved Al’s hair.

S.o.t.D. - The Power of Lard – Lard

The Power of Lard – Lard

I’ve mentioned before that there was a time when I was a fan of most of the stuff Al Jourgenson put out. I have vinyl by Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Pailhead, Acid Horse, Lard, and probably a few I’m forgetting. And then I lost all interest in his junk fueled antics. 

And while I never cared about the Dead Kennedies, I do have some of Jello Biafra’s early spoken word albums, and went to a spoken word set he did. His Felix the Cat voice is one I can only take in moderation, this slice of punk rock absurdity is fun.

S.o.t.D. - You Often Forget – Revolting Cocks

You Often Forget – Revolting Cocks

I was excited by Revco when they first emerged in about 85 or 86, because it featured members of two bands I was really into at the time - Richard 23 from Front 242 and Al Jourgenson from Ministry. At first it was crunchy, beaty, techno-industrial. But eventually Revco, like most everything else Jourgenson did, devolved into absurd cock rock nonsense. Collaborators drifted away and others drifted in, but heroin and cocaine seemed to be the driving force. After about 1990, I lost all interest in anything the Hypo Luxa/Hermes Pan production team was involved in. Even listening back to some of the Revco stuff years later, it didn’t do a whole lot for me any more. This was about the only track that still held a bit of appeal.

S.o.t.D. - No Name No Slogan (Cabaret Voltaire 12" Mix) – Acid Horse

No Name No Slogan (Cabaret Voltaire 12" Mix) – Acid Horse

I liked the original, but the Cabs did a cool reworking of it.

S.o.t.D. - No Name, No Slogan – Acid Horse

No Name, No Slogan – Acid Horse

While Al Jourgenson’s entire output has devolved into absurd cock rock nonsense, for a while in the late eighties he did some interesting stuff - namely with various collaborators. Pailhead, with Iain MacKaye being one, Lard with Jello Biafra being another, and Acid Horse, a one off collaboration with Cabaret Voltaire being yet another.