Name: Electro-Shock for President
Brand: Brainiac

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TG174lpx

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Colour

White

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Color Vinyl

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-05-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

036172087419

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

Artist

Brainiac

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Touch and Go

Brainiac was an indie rock band from Dayton, Ohio that was active from the early 1990s-1997. The group's promising career came to a tragic end when singer Tim Taylor passed away in a car accident on May 23, 1997. Despite their short-lived existence, Brainiac had already gained recognition as one of independent rock's most exciting outfits during the post-grunge era.

In 1997, Brainiac released the EP Electro Shock For President and began working on their fourth album, which unfortunately remained unfinished. Produced by Jim O'Rourke, this EP showcased the band's potential to expand their sound into the electronic genre. Since then, surviving members have kept a relatively low profile except for Schmersal who went on to form Enon.

If you enjoy music from artists such as Girls Against Boys, Six Finger Satellite, or Unwound, you will likely appreciate Brainiac's unique style. Their influence can also be heard in bands like Scratch Acid and Mclusky.

Brainiac began in 1992 as the basement experiments of Dayton, OH natives Tim Taylor (vocals, synth), and Juan Monasterio (bass), who first met playing cello in fifth grade. Upon completing the lineup with Michelle Bodine (guitar) and Tyler Trent (drums), they released two full-lengths and toured vigorously, establishing themselves as the latest peg in Ohio’s diverse musical timeline. In 1994, Michelle left the band and was replaced by John Schmersal. After recording a 7” with Steve Albini for Sub Pop, the band recorded a handful of songs with Kim Deal (of The Pixies), which became their Touch and Go debut single Internationale.

1996 saw the release of their Touch and Go debut, Hissing Prigs in Static Couture, and saw the band use less Moog and more random electronic gadgets and noisemakers. Jim O’Rourke produced 1997’s Electro-Shock for President EP, in which Brainiac continued their transition into a more electronic rock band. They began to receive serious interest from major labels. On May 23, 1997, however, only weeks after the EP’s release and the band’s return from a European tour supporting Beck, Tim lost his life in a car accident in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. He was 28.

Electro-Shock for President

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