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Electro-Shock for President is the last release 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.

Electro-Shock for President
EP by Brainiac
Released	April 1, 1997
Genre	Synthpunk, noise rock, art punk
Length	14:13
Label	Touch & Go Records
Producer	Jim O'Rourke
Brainiac chronology
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (1996) Electro-Shock for President (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Brainiac

• Tim Taylor – vocals, keyboards
• John Schmersal – electric guitar, keyboards
• Tyler Trent – drums
• Juan Monasterio – bass guitar

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