Album · 1996
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture
by Brainiac
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture is a 1996 electronic album by Brainiac. It runs 13 tracks across 35 minutes on Touch and Go Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 2 ratings.
Electronic · Experimental · Indie Rock
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- 4.3 /5
- 2 ratings
- 76 /100
- 7 critics
- 13
- Tracks
- 35 min
- Runtime
- 120 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
2 ratings · avg 4.3
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Reviews
1 review
- 5.0
This record influenced the way I write music. Discovering it as a teenager was seminal in setting my musical knowledge and path. I ended up getting tattoos of the characters in the art on the back cover.
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Critics
7 publications
- MusicHound Rock4.5/5
- AllMusic4.5/5
- Pitchfork8/10
- Alternative Press4/5
- NME7/10
- Select3/5
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
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Tracklist
13 tracks · 35 min
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Hissing Prigs in Static Couture is the third album by Dayton, Ohio indie band Brainiac. Released on March 26th, 1996 with Touch & Go Records, the 13-track work emphasizes a more electronic-based direction for the band (in comparison to previous albums and EPs such as Bonsai Superstar). Containing Brainiac's most successful and wide-reaching songs, such as "V1NC3NT COM3 ON DOWN" and "1ND1AN POK3R - PART 3," the album was described as "futuristic pop" by lead singer Tim Taylor. Hissing Prigs in Static Couture foreshadows the electro-punk style of their 1997 EP Electro-Shock for President. The era of this album's release is also where Brainiac began to adopt its highly stylized spellings (for example, "3RA1N1AC") and 70's-influenced attire.
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In brief
- Is Hissing Prigs in Static Couture good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Hissing Prigs in Static Couture 4.3/5 from 2 ratings.
- When was Hissing Prigs in Static Couture released?
- Hissing Prigs in Static Couture was released in 1996 on Touch and Go Records.
- How many tracks are on Hissing Prigs in Static Couture?
- Hissing Prigs in Static Couture has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 35 minutes.
- What genre is Hissing Prigs in Static Couture?
- Hissing Prigs in Static Couture is catalogued under Electronic, Experimental, Indie Rock.
- What BPM is Hissing Prigs in Static Couture?
- Hissing Prigs in Static Couture runs at a median tempo of 120 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture at a glance
- Label
- Touch and Go Records
- Produced by
- Eli Janney
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