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]
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]