Electro-Shock for President

Electro-Shock for President
EP by Brainiac
Released	April 1, 1997
Genre	Post-industrial synth-punk noise rock
Length	14:13
Label	Touch & Go Records
Producer	Jim O'Rourke
Brainiac chronology
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (1996) Electro-Shock for President (1997) Attic Tapes (2021)
Brainiac EP chronology
Internationale (1995) Electro-Shock for President (1997) The Predator Nominate (2023)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MusicHound Rock	[2]

Electro-Shock for President is the second extended play 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 the EP'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.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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"	0:51
6.	"Mr. Fingers"	2:59

Personnel

Brainiac

• Tim Taylor – vocals, keyboards
• John Schmersal – keyboards, guitars
• Tyler Trent – drums
• Juan Monasterio – bass guitar

Production

• Jim O'Rourke – production, mixing, sound engineer

References

1. Heather Phares. "Electro-Shock for President". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
2. Handyside, Chris (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. pp. 154–155 – via Internet Archive.
3. "Nine Inch Nails Articles Archive - Radio One Rock Show hosted by Trent Reznor". Theninhotline.net. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2012.