The Jackofficers

The Jackofficers
Origin	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Years active	1990
Labels	Rough Trade
Past members	Gibby Haynes Jeff Pinkus

Digital Dump
Studio album by the Jackofficers
Released	1990
Genre	House, experimental
Length	38:03
Label	Rough Trade (US) Naked Brain (UK)
Producer	The Jackofficers

The Jackofficers was a short-lived side project started by Gibby Haynes and Jeff Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers.[1][2] 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.^[citation needed] 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.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Sounding somewhere between industrial dance such as Ministry and Herbie Hancock, this stuff is OK if you want to dance in a dump."[6] Spin called it "mega-brilliant weirdness."[7] The Washington Post stated that the album is "a little funkier, and a little funnier, than most industrial."[8]

Digital Dump -- Track listing

1. "Love-O-Maniac" – 3:05
2. "Time Machines Pt. 1" – 4:57
3. "Time Machines Pt. 2" – 4:05
4. "L.A. Mama Peanut Butter" – 3:28
5. "Do It" – 3:20
6. "Swingers Club" – 4:18
7. "Ventricular Refibulation" – 4:03
8. "#6" – 2:44
9. "Don't Touch That" – 3:09
10. "An Hawaiian Christmas Song" – 3:33
11. "Flush" – 1:21

References

1. "Butthole Surfers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
2. "Chicago Tribune -- Jackofficers, Digital Dump". Chicago Tribune. 19 Feb 1991.
3. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
4. Azerrad, Michael (December 2012). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground ... - Michael Azerrad - Google Books. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316247184. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
5. Patrick Kennedy. "Digital Dump - Jackofficers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
6. Herrmann, Brenda (28 February 1991). "JackofficersDigital Dump (Rough Trade) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Jackofficers,..." chicagotribune.com.
7. "Heavy Rotation". SPIN - Google Books. February 1991. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
8. Jenkins, Mark (1991-01-25). "Synthetic Appeal Of Industrial Mix". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-02.