| Electro-Shock for President | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Brainiac |
| Cover: | Electro-Shock for President.jpg |
| Released: | April 1, 1997 |
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| Length: | 14:13 |
| Label: | Touch & Go Records |
| Producer: | Jim O'Rourke |
| Prev Title: | Hissing Prigs in Static Couture |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Attic Tapes |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
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.[1]
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