Due to concern over whether or not these particular records should be shared in their entirety, we are only providing a few tracks from each release--TCBrainiac - Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (1996, Touch and Go)I've been thinking long and hard over the past few weeks about how to address this whole Touch and Go issue. I quickly came to the realization that some sort of retrospective/best albums list would be entirely too time consuming and a bit redundant. Everybody knows the story, the bands, and how important this label was. With that said, this album is one of my personal favorite releases from the label by a band that was a huge part of my teenage years. Although they weren't as popular or influential as the label's heavy hitters like the Jesus Lizard, Butthole Surfers and Steve Albini's various projects, Brainiac carved out their own niche with their mix of punk, noise, and new wave synth nerd. While this description may seem cliche as this decade draws to a close, there were very few bands doing this in the mid 90s. Six Finger Satellite and Trans-Am come to mind right away, but those are rather loose comparisons. Stylistically, Hissing Prigs wasn't much different than their previous release, 1995's Bonsai Superstar (Grass Records), but it did show some signs of evolution that would be more apparent on the group's follow-up release, 1997's Electro-shock for President ep (which I've also included). Sadly, these would be the last releases by the band, as their singer/synth player Tim Taylor was killed in a one car accident in May 1997. It's a shame that such a tragic end had to come to a band at the moment that they seemed to be on the brink of doing something truly fantastic. | 
