/^\ _________/ \_________ < > /^\ > /---\ /---\ < /^\ < > < > | | < > < > | | \_/ | | \_/ | | | | / \ the unofficial / \ | | | |MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT| | | | frequently asked questions list | | | |/ / | | \ \| | | / version 5.0 \ | | |\ (Last updated 12 Jan. 97) /| | | | \ \ | | / / | | | | \ \ | | / / | | < > < > | | < > < > \_/ \_/ | | \_/ \_/ < > \_/ =========================================================================== CONTENTS: What you'll be wasting your time reading -------------------------------------------------- BAND INFORMATION * - What is "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult"? * - Who makes up/has made up the band? * - Who are the Bomb Gang Girlz? * - Is there a connection between TKK and the Electric Hellfire Club? * - Who are these Death Ride 69 people I keep reading about? * - What is their sound/live setup like? * - What other musical projects have the members of TKK been involved with? MORE ABSTRACT INFORMATION * - What are Pill Krazed Music and the Mindway Corporation? * - What videos have been released so far? * - Where else has their music appeared? * - Was that really them in _The Crow_? * - What's the story with all of these labels and changing release dates? * - Where did all of those samples come from? - Are they touring right now? - Are any of the band members gay? * - What TKK resources are available online? * - Where can I contact any of the labels mentioned so far in this FAQ? - Who is Doreen? DISCOGRAPHY * - I feel the urge to spend money... what should I spend it on? FAQ-SPECIFIC INFORMATION * - Who's to blame for all of these scurrilous lies? - Ed Regis? * - What else is there to know about this FAQ? "*" indicates a section which has been significantly changed or added since the last release of the FAQ. =========================================================================== BAND INFORMATION: Who to blame for what you've been listening to ---------------------------------------------------------------- [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What is "My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult"? A: There are a couple of answers to that one, actually. The most obvious of them would be that it's a band which is/was (that bit sort of depends on who you ask, and what day it is when you do the asking) based out of Chicago. Then again, there's always the interpretation which involves a bit more of their history... Once upon a very long time ago (stretching as far back as the early 1980s, if such a thing can be believed), there was a noise-and-art band that went by the name "Hammerhead Housewife and the Thrill Kill Kult"; you probably haven't heard of them. This is likely the result of the fact that, come 1987, they got fed up with their lack of success and set about trying to turn their latest project into rent money by getting themselves signed to a record label. During this label-shopping phase, Groovie and Buzz (the core of the band at the time, more or less) approached Dannie Flesher and Jim Nash (the guys from Wax Trax! Records) with the beginnings of a movie called... you guessed it. Apparently, Jim and Dannie were more interested in the movie's soundtrack than in the picture itself, and convinced the aspiring musicians to turn it into the _My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult_ EP (WAX 039). The rest should be pretty obvious. Recently, though, the band have been expressing some interest in completing the movie that they're sort of named after, though nothing concrete has been announced by either their own bad selves or the scads of record labels that might be in on the deal. [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Who makes up/has made up the band? A: Like most bands, the roster of TKK has changed a fair bit over the years. Granted, there have always been a few core members, but things have been in a state of flux pretty consistently since Day One. A more- or-less-chronological listing, including members who have since departed, follows. Groovie Mann / Frank(ie) Nardiello: Lead vocals, lyrics Buzz McCoy / Marston Daley: Vocals, lyrics, guitar, production Levi Levi / Charles Levi: Bass (converted in '91) Buck Ryder / Thomas ?: Keyboards, samples (now with EHC; see below) Wolfgang Dodge / ?: World's Greatest Roadie, horns on H&RH Skip Towne / ?: Drums on first tour Cliff Powerz / ?: Drums on Sexplosion tour Amber Guitarstar / William Tucker: Guitars on Sexplosion I and II tours Adam Best / ?: unknown (on Sexplosion II tour) Marquis McCabe / Mark McCabe: unknown (on Inferno X-Press II tour) Otto Mattix / ?: Drums, lightshow on 13ATN Trash Kavity / Bruce ?: Guitars on 13ATN Martini / Sean Jordan: Keyboards on H&RH tour Dick Fury / ?: Drums on H&RH Beatmistress / Linda LeSabre: Drums on H&RH tour ? / David ?: Guitars on upcoming LP ? / Jason ?: assorted roadie tasks Other touring personnel have included Fluffy Montecarlo (better knowns as Keith Auerbach, the Chicago Trax engineer and production guy) and Ava Luscious and Ten of Instant Action, the roving film production crew. The latest word from the TKK crew indicates that Martini was only around for the duration of the _Hit & Run Holiday_ tour, and that Wolfgang has also taken his leave of the band for the time being. [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Who are the Bomb Gang Girlz? A: In a manner of speaking, they're the product of a deranged imagination. According to at least one source, the Bomb Gang Girlz started out as a way of milking the Wax Trax! coffers for a bit of extra money; Buzz and Groovie reportedly pitchshifted their voices up an octave or two on the first couple of Thrill Kill Kult EPs and claimed to have hired a couple of backup singers who needed to be paid (at the label's expense, of course). Soon enough, it was time for the Kult to go on tour and, not wanting to be caught without their "backup singers", the guys rushed out in search of real live replacements who could sing, dance, play keyboards, and model some breathtaking leather duds. Before long, the first of the Girlz were hired, resulting in a touring complement made up of Groovie, Buzz, Buck Ryder, Skip Towne, Rhonda "Pickles" Bond, Kitty Killdare, and the one and only Jacky Blacque. Since then, the Bomb Gang Girlz' lineup has included: Jacky Blacque / Rachel Hollingsworth: Vocals Kitty Killdare / Laura Gomel: Keyboards, vocals Rhonda "Pickles" Bond / ?: Vocals Sekret DeZyre / Laura Dame: Vocals on Sexplosion! tour Cinderella Pussie / Marcia : Vocals Arena Rock / Carmen Marusich: Vocals, production on _Hit & Run Holiday_ It would seem that, at least as of the latest tour, Kitty is no longer with the band; "Pickles" and Sekret have also long since given up on the touring thing, which is allegedly why Cinderella was hired in the first place. Speaking of Cinderella... well, she has worked pretty hard to keep her private life private, so please don't root through her garbage trying to find out what her last name is, okay? At her request, I won't publish it. [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Is there a connection between TKK and the Electric Hellfire Club? A: That depends on how you define the word "connection". A few years back, Buck Ryder -- the guy who triggered samples a-plenty during the Kult's live shows for a while -- decided that he could do better than to crank out disco-ish music for Interscope and set out to do his own thing. The result of this split was the Electric Hellfire Club, a band which is currently recording for Cleopatra Records and which has just released its third album, _Calling Dr. Luv_. Aside from Buck's presence (he now goes by the name Thomas Thorn, which some have suggested is an homage to _The Omen_) and the Satanic overtones of most of the band's music, there really isn't that much of a connection between the two groups. Nonetheless, they have still been the topic of a good deal of conversation on the TKK list. [NEW SECTION!] Q: Who are these Death Ride 69 people I keep reading about? A: Just like the Electric Hellfire Club, they aren't a TKK side project. They also aren't a new band, so perhaps a bit of history is in order. Once upon a bit over a decade ago, Linda LeSabre (who now seems doomed to be known only for her drumming stint with the Kult) and a couple of other folks from the Los Angeles area got together to start up a percussion-heavy band that would satisfy their hunger for stardom and sex-crazed groupies screaming their names. By 1989, they had undergone a couple of lineup changes, released a couple of records, and dropped into a state of near-total obscurity. Anyhow, around the same time as Beatmistress' stretch of time touring with the Kult, the latest incarnation of Death Ride 69 was picked up by Fifth Colvmn Records and their most recent offering, _Screaming Down the Gravity Well_, is now available for rampant public consumption at Better Record Stores Near You. As far as direct connections to the Kult go, Buzz co-produced this latest disc of theirs, and one can also hear Groovie's melodic crooning on the club-friendly "Needle" and the slinky "Super Hot Sister 69"... rush out and buy your copy today! [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What is their sound/live setup like? A: The Kult's sound is more than a little bit difficult to describe. Initially, the material that they turned out on Wax Trax! sounded a good deal like the rest of the Wax Trax! catalogue, if a bit more frenetic and prone to sampling; since the release of _Sexplosion!_ and the subsequent move to Interscope, however, their sound has been described as being a sort of "gothic-techno-industrial-dance-disco", if that helps any. "Psycho-babble-dingbat-funk" appears to be the band's best effort to date at categorizing their own sound. As for their live setup, the best descriptions that I've seen to date came from the TKK mailing list ("Lots of tight clothes," wrote dRaven) and a recent interview in Raygun magazine ("A soundtrack for some bikini surf sex encounter that someone's about to have, hopefully me," from the Nov. 95 issue). That probably doesn't help much, either... Several not-so-fans are fond of harping on the allegations made by other not-so-fans that a fair number of performances on the Sextasy Ball tour were synched to DAT recordings, making for shows that involved more dancing and silliness than actual musicianship. While several other accounts insist that nothing has ever been played entirely off of tape, the band hasn't even gone so far as to dignify the accusations with an answer. There have also been gobs of complaints registered about the disco sound by those among the ranks of the industrial purists. While the band has often commented on the fact that they had always wanted to record something in that vein, many will be pleased to note that the early word on _A Crime for All Seasons_ (the soon-to-be-released album) likens it to their older material. [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What other musical projects have the members of TKK been involved with? A: Almost without question, this is the section of the FAQ that I have come to dread updating the most, as keeping the huge list of names and dates straight becomes more difficult by the month. Anyhow, the most recent attempt at doing so follows: GROOVIE MANN: Once the front-man for Special Affect, a Chicago-area glam/ punk band (which also featured Ministry's Al Jourgensen on guitar, though Frankie delights in pointing out that he almost wasn't hired) which doesn't appear to have released anything during its short life, Mr. Nardiello has since done a fair bit of work with Ministry over the past decade: he was responsible for lighting on one tour, and was also credited on the "Stigmata" single, both for painting the cover artwork and for providing vocals on the b-side, "Tonight We Murder" (which is also featured on the soundtrack to the movie _Demon Knight_). Outside of the Ministry camp, he was also featured on the track "Mindblower" (from Psychic TV guitarist Fred Gianelli's solo album, _Fred_), to which he contributed vocals. Recently, he has also made mention of several side-projects that he would like to work on with former label-mates and touring partners; keep an eye out for news on Luciferian-Kancerian (with Chris Connelly), Slobbertoy (with the Big Stick gang), and something involving everybody's favourite bald guy, En Esch. BUZZ MCCOY: One of the busier members of the band, Buzz made up one half of the band Excessive Force (KMFDM's Sascha Konietzko was the other 50%), which is responsible for several remixes on assorted KMFDM singles, not to mention two XF albums and several singles on Wax Trax! (though Buzz was only involved with _Conquer Your World_ and "Conquer Your House"). Other remixes that he has been involved with include Sascha's treatment of Dink's "Get On It" and the TKK mix of KMFDM's "Naive" (which he did all by his lonesome); other bands that he has worked with include Pigface (who credit him with assistance on the live album _Welcome to Mexico... Asshole_) and Death Ride 69 (their most recent album having been co-produced with band member Mark Blasquez). A brief period working with Jim "Foetus" Thirlwell and Raymond "Pig" Watts on their project, Steroid Maximus, has also been mentioned here and there, though nobody has been able to confirm this as of yet. LEVI LEVI: If anybody in the band doesn't see the inside of his own home very often, it's Charles Levi, who has turned up with countless bands over the past few years. A brief rundown follows: - Chemlab: part of the band for the tour in support of _East Side Militia_; - Die Warzau: credited on _Engine_; - Haloblack: toured with the band for two months in early 1995 - Hell3ent: a Fifth Colvmn collaborative band, also featuring Chemlab's Jared and Dylan, Haloblack's Bryan Barton, and 16 Volt's Eric Powell, their first release (_0.01_) saw the light of day in February '96; - the band formerly known as IceNine: an unsigned band made up of Levi, James Teitelbaum (Pigface/Evil Clowns) and Danny McGuinness (Coven of Thieves), they'll be releasing their first album sometime soon; - KMFDM: provided bass on their cover of U2's "Mysterious Ways", found on Re-Constriction Records' _Shut Up Kitty_ compilation; - Pig: turned up on a handful of songs recorded by Raymond Watts' solo venture; - Pigface: appeared on _Notes from thee Underground_ and a couple of subsequent tours; - Sister Machine Gun: credited on _The Torture Technique_ (he played bass on the songs "Sacrifice" and "Negative"), and also appeared in the "Wired" video (with Chris Randall, Jim Marcus and others), which can be found on Vol. 2 of the Wax Trax! video sampler; - ?: following the breakup of Die Warzau, Van Christie assembled a band with ex-NIN and Die Warzau keyboardist James Wooley and Lick's Jason McNinch to do a couple of shows around the Chicago area; whether or not the band was ever formally named is unknown. JACKY BLACQUE: In addition to being the creative inspiration for most of _Hit & Run Holiday_ (which was originally supposed to be a Bomb Gang Girlz album), Jacky provided vocals for the Excessive Force track "Blow Your House Down", from the album _Conquer Your World_. KITTY KILLDARE: Kitty has been a member of Pigface in recent years, contributing vocals (along with Martin Atkins) to the track "Fuck It Up" (on _Notes from thee Underground_) and appearing on the Pigface Team '94 tour. BEATMISTRESS: Linda LeSabre is another one of those artists whose name has been all over the place in recent years: her own projects, Death Ride 69 (whose albums, _Death Ride 69: The CD_ and the more electronic _Screaming Down the Gravity Well_ are floating around out there in the ozone) and Beatmistress (a tribal-percussion band) are mentioned a fair bit on r.m.i., and she has also appeared with the Vampire Rodents (providing vocals on "Terra Amata", from the album _Clockseed_) and Pain Emission (on the compilation track "Headcheese"). TRASH KAVITY: While there doesn't appear to be any information available online on either band, Trash's name has been mentioned in relation to two bands, "Kill Joy" and "Skin and Bones". Any news on either bands' sound, releases, etc., would be appreciated. MISCELLANEOUS: On a semi-related note, the Kult has toured with such wide- ranging bands as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Machines of Loving Grace, EMF, Lords of Acid, The Final Cut, Definition FX, Eve's Plum, Big Stick, Course of Empire and others. =========================================================================== MORE ABSTRACT INFORMATION: What you'd expect to read in "Teen Beat" ------------------------------------------------------------------- [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What are Pill Krazed Music and the Mindway Corporation? A: They're the two most common "organizations" associated with the Thrill Kill Kult. Pill Krazed Music handles the copyrights on the Kult's music and lyrics, while the Mindway Corporation exists to take care of the band's contracts with the outside world and individual band members' financial liabilities within the band as a whole. Or so it was explained to me at one point. :) Another name which often comes up in a similar vein is that of the Kult Connection, which keeps track of the band's Fan Klub, merchandising, and what-have-you. If you're at all interested in contacting the band, correspondence should be addressed to: The Mindway Corporation PO Box 608215 Chicago, IL 60660 At least as of a couple of years ago, semi-regular _Fun Fakts_ mailings would be sent out to everybody on the Connection's mailing list; they were (and still are) compiled by Tina Casanova, who has been soliciting submissions for future newsletters in recent months. If you have anything to submit, send it to her at the address listed above. One last name that might come up in conjunction with the band's many recordings is that of StarLust Studios, which is the recording studio where their material has been recorded lately. Prior to the recording of _13 Above the Night_, Buzz and Groovie cranked out their musical mayhem at the aptly named Mindway Studios, though most of _I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits_ was recorded at Revolting Cock Luc Van Acker's home studio. [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What videos have been released so far? A: Sadly, the band hasn't been terribly active on the video scene to date. Allusions to the existence of bits and pieces of THE movie abound in interviews, but their videography to date is rather small. So far, the list of videos which have been turned up by keen-eyed TKK fans includes: - "...And This is What the Devil Does": Directed by Bradley Summers, this short video is made up of almost the exact same footage as the slightly longer "The Devil Does Drugs" (see below). It was also re-edited by roadie par excellence Wolfgang Dodge for inclusion on the recently-released TKK video compilation. - "The Devil Does Drugs": As mentioned above, this is essentially an extended version of "...And This is What the Devil Does" with a tiny amount of additional footage tacked on to round things out. - "Kooler than Jesus": Produced and directed by Dion Labriola (a Chicago-area DJ in the late '80s), this video supposedly set the band back all of $1000... it was also marked the first appearance of Bomb Gang Girl Sekret DeZyre. - "Ride the Mindway": This one was apparently tucked away somewhere in vault until the Kult's video compilation saw the light of day, as nobody in any of the online TKK forums had ever heard of it before they received their copies of the long-awaited videotape in the mail. - "Sex on Wheelz": While this could just be a matter of somebody being confused by the existence of the Cool World version of the song-and- video combo, two versions of this particular release are said to exist: the original version (shot while the band was still signed to Wax Trax! and which likely accompanied the release of that label's short-lived single) and a re-edited version by Instant Action (which was unleashed on the public once the Kult had signed with Interscope). - "Sex on Wheelz" (Cool World version): Not just another editing job to coincide with the release of the 1992 movie, this particular video was actually directed by Almighty Animation God Ralph Bakshi on the set of _Cool World_. It's worth noting, by the way, that the red- haired dancing girl who appears now and again is supposed to be the woman upon whom the character of Holly Would was modelled. - "Dream Baby": Another closet-dwelling video that only surfaced with the release of _Ride the Mindway_... can anybody provide any details on it? - "Blue Buddha": Directed by L.A. video personality Martha Burr, it was eventually dragged out to New York for final editing under Buzz's supervision and is the only TKK video to appear on MTV's oh-so-classy "Beavis & Butt-Head". - "Blue Buddha" (live): Recorded at the Halloween Jam show from the Inferno X-Press II tour, this celluloid fragment surfaced on ABC's "In Concert". - "Final Blindness": Even though Interscope coughed up the money to produce this video, it never really made it outside of a couple of rave clubs before vanishing in a puff of smoke. It was assembled from a bunch of footage by Groovie and one Mark Hejnar. - "Glamour is a Rocky Road": Another Hejnar-ific product, this one is made up of footage from the H&RH tour and could only be found on the band's video compilation as of a couple of months ago... whether it has since been released to broadcast outlets or not is unknown. Release dates for these videos aren't known at this time, and any extra information that could be supplied would be greatly appreciated, not to mention handsomely rewarded. Or not. The Sexplosion tour (1991) also yielded a rockumentary-style TKK film, assembled by RonLouanne (the name of a production company, also known as Instant Action), which the band also included on _Ride the Mindway_, making said tape one of the better investments that a drooling fan could possibly make in appreciation of his or her favourite band. At least as of the end of 1996, the tape was going for $19.95 + appropriate shipping and handling charges, but the Kult Connection can no doubt provide a more accurate idea of what it will cost you to watch it again and again and again... [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Where else has their music appeared? A: This is another one of those crazy sections of the FAQ which has been made pretty much obsolete by the updated discography, which can be found below. However, there are a couple of items which don't quite fit in said part of the FAQ, so they'll still be listed here in the months to come. The song "Dimentia 66" also appeared as background music in one scene in the movie _Sliver_ (that silly Billy Baldwin/Sharon Stone thing from 1993), though it didn't appear on the soundtrack album. "The Devil Does Drugs" (or one of the many similar-sounding offshoots) also appeared in the background at one point in _Showgirls_. TKK fans can also be proud of the fact that a good-sized portion of the video for "Blue Buddha" appeared in the Beavis & Butt-Head episode, "Pumping Iron", which originally aired on 28 March, 1994 (during the show's fourth season). Daytime TV watchers might have spotted the inclusion of the song "Delicate Terror" in an episode of Another World a few years back; it apparently involved one of the recurring characters being bricked into a tiny room by one diabolical genius or another. The Ministry track "Tonight We Murder" (which sort of qualifies as TKK material, right?) was worked into a scene in the 1995 movie _Demon Knight_; Groovie was listed in the end credits as "Frank Nariello" (BAD SPELLERS OF THE WORLD UNTIE!). Other chest-swelling-with-pride moments include the use of an unspecified song being used in a FOX network promo for one of their brilliant sitcoms, "Blue Buddha"'s appearance in an MTV Sports feature on surfing, HBO's use of "Leathersex" in _Real Sex 15_ (that's even worse than the number of Star Trek sequels...), and the appearance of a TKK poster in Brian Austin Green's drug dealer's apartment in an episode of "Beverly Hills 90210" (which put the Kult right up there with Sister Machine Gun in terms of appearances on Aaron Spelling's various TV shows). [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Was that really them in _The Crow_? A: You bet! The club scene around the middle of the movie, which involved the band playing "After the Flesh" while assorted bad guys were being thrown out of windows and into the crowd was filmed at some warehouse in North Carolina, really featured the Thrill Kill Kult in all of the glory. And no, that wasn't Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor crowd-surfing along in the pit while they played, so stop asking. :p [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What's the story with all of these labels and changing release dates? A: It's actually a pretty painless story to follow along, really. When the band was first formed, all of their material was released on Wax Trax! Records, which was an independent record label of sorts devoted to "strange" music. In the fall of 1992, though, Wax Trax! was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and were promptly taken over by the folks at TVT Records, who gradually re-released most of the Wax Trax! back catalogue (this accounts for the 1993 release dates on a lot of the older releases, though these don't appear on the album/single packages). After the release of the "Sex on Wheelz" single, however, the band decided to move over to Interscope Records (Groovie's explanation, given in an interview with dRaven, was something along the lines of "They offered us more money"), and have been happily recording new material ever since. Since the release of _Hit & Run Holiday_, the Kult have moved on to yet another label, having arranged to release the upcoming _A Crime for All Seasons_ on Red Ant/Castle/Malicious Vinyl. Whether or not this deal means that the album will be on store shelves any time soon, though, is another story entirely... [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Where did all of those samples come from? A: Obviously, there have been far too many samples used in TKK material over the years for that question to be answered in this piddly little FAQ. The best places to refer to for information on sample sources would be either Sanitarium Borderline (where a TKK sample list can be found) or rec.music.industrial (where individual questions can often be answered, and which is also a commmon source of Peter Cigehn's immense sample lists; he can be contacted at Peter.Cigehn@um.erisoft.se). For what it's worth, though, it seems as though a fair number of the samples from _Confessions of a Knife_ were lifted from the works of '70s sleaze/horror director Jes Franco, particularly _A Virgin Among the Living Dead_, which you'll probably have to do some digging to unearth. Q: Are they touring right now? A: The standard answer to this question up until now has been "Ask somebody else", but since the Kult is on the road as this release is being cobbled together, there's a more-or-less accurate schedule for the all- new Inferno X-Press tour at http://www.uoguelph.ca/~tmclaren/touring.html. If you're really desperate for up-to-the-second information, you're usually best checking with the people who make a living keeping track of this sort of information. URLs for Pollstar and TicketMaster follow... blame them if you don't find out about a show before it sells out. Pollstar: http://www.pollstar.com/pollstar/search.html TicketMaster: http://www.ticketmaster.com Q: Are any of the band members gay? A: This question gets asked about pretty much every band on the face of the planet, doesn't it? For what it's worth, though, Groovie Mann frankly (HA!) admits to his homosexuality; Buzz and his boyfriend (Tom) were briefly mentioned in the November 95 article in Raygun; and Beatmistress has stated in at least one interview that she has more or less "tried everything", and that the rest of the band seems pretty open to all sorts of experimentation along similar lines. Given the ambiguous sense of sexuality that is prevalent in most TKK songs, though, this really isn't much of a surprise, is it? One tidbit of information that started floating about around the time of the Sextasy Ball tour also mentioned that one of the band members was a full-fledged transsexual... wanna place bets on whether it's true or not? [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: What TKK resources are available online? A: Before going any further with this one, it's worth mentioning that the TKK online mailing list is no more. After a little over a year of chugging along like clockwork, it went over to the other side in late 1996; at present, there aren't any firm plans to resurrect it, either. The result, of course, is that you're going to have to rely on the following resources for your regular TKK fixes: WWW: http://pulsar.cs.wku.edu/~draven/tkk.html (TKK homepage) http://www.webfire.com/cgi-bin/tkk/lsearch.pl (lyric search) http://www.tvtrecords.com (TVT's very own Web page) http://www.uoguelph.ca/~collingr/contents.html (online FAQ) http://www.netwalk.com/~agrooms/mindway.htm (Mindway BBS page) FTP site: ftp.uwp.edu Usenet: rec.music.industrial, alt.music.mlwttkk BBS: 614 781 1760 (Mindway BBS) THE Web page, Sanitarium Borderline, is loaded down with all sorts of TKK goodies. After some administrative trouble earlier in the year, it's back up and kicking more butt than ever. The recent facelift that it was given didn't hurt things, either... pretty. Very pretty. The lyric keyword search page lets you search for a given keyword in any TKK song, as well as specifying the desired type of output, be it a simple list of songs, the associated lines or the complete lyrics for any track involving the related keyword. TVT Records has (recently?) jumped on the WWW bandwagon and set up a Web page for all of their drooling customers to frequent in search of news, information and nifty links. There isn't much for TKK fans to drool over, but at least they provide you with an address to contact in order to deluge them with requests for information to pass along as FAQ updates. The last item on the WWW is the online version of this FAQ, which is generally a bit more trivia-heavy than what you're reading right now, if only because I've got a big ol' disk quota to fill on that account and can't think of a better way to do so than to pack it down with TKK minutiae. Even if you've committed this document to memory, chances are good that you'll find something there that you didn't already know (or care about). The FTP site is the place where song lyrics from all of your favourite bands, including the Thrill Kill Kult, can be found in huge quantities. The /pub/music/lyrics/m/my.life.with.the.thrill.kill.kult/ directory is the one to look under for all of the lyrics that have been compiled to date; a lot of these files are also available on the Web page. This FAQ will be available in the /pub/music/faqs directory very shortly (I know I keep promising that... I'll get around to fixing the headers Real Soon Now). Until recently, the only Usenet newsgroup where one stood much of a chance of seeing any TKK-related postings was rec.music.industrial; this recently changed with the creation of alt.music.mlwttkk, a group which doesn't appear to have terribly wide propogation so far (read: there are basically no postings to it at the moment). The FAQ is also posted to alt.music.alternative every month, so you might try looking there for information once in a while. For people who are in the 614 area code (or who don't mind coughing up gobs of money to Ma Bell), there's also a TKK-themed BBS available, run by the mailing lists very own D'rat; while I can't afford to call it up and check it out myself, comments by others in the area would be greatly appreciated. And then, of course, there is the band... they don't have one central account, but a few of them have crept online and are around if you know where to look. They have been talking about setting up a Kult Connection Web site in recent months, so there might finally be some sort of official way to contact them on the horizon... keep watching... [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Where can I contact any of the labels mentioned so far in this FAQ? A: In addition to being sources of all sorts of TKK-related material, the labels listed below are excellent places to look for other outstanding industrial material as well. In no particular order, the people to contact are: Wax Trax! Records 1659 N. Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 phone: 312 252 1000 fax: 312 252 1007 e-mail: comments@waxtrax.com WWW: http://www.waxtrax.com While most of the Wax Trax! releases to find their way to store shelves since 1995 have been marked with the address waxtrax1@aol.com, the label has recently registered their own domain, and can now be contacted at the above address. From the looks of things, there aren't going to be any new TKK releases from these folks in the near future, though much of their back catalogue is still available by mail order. Interscope Records 10900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1230 Los Angeles, CA 90024 phone: 213 208 6547 The Kult's label from mid-1991 until late 1996, these would be the people to talk to about the band's disco/techno period. Their distribution is wide enough that pretty much any record store should be able to order whatever post-_Sexplosion!_ releases you're looking for, so long as they're still in print. Cleopatra Records 8726 S. Sepulveda, Suite D-82 Los Angeles, CA 90045 e-mail: cleopatra@tunanet.com WWW: http://www.hallucinet.com:80/cleopatra PLEASE NOTE: Cleo used to have an online account with the Cyberden, which has since been absorbed by Hallucinet, hence the new URL for the Web page. These are the people to contact regarding the availability of any Electric Hellfire Club material released so far. Like Wax Trax!, they haven't been too good at returning e-mail messages so far, so mail order might be the way to go. Fifth Colvmn Records P.O. Box 787 Washington, DC 20044 phone: 202 783 0044 fax: 202 783 0046 e-mail: fifthcolvmn@tunanet.com WWW: http://www.hallucinet.com/fifthcolvmn Back from an extended period of online homelessness, the people who brought you Chemlab and other musical treats during the first half of the decade are signing new acts with a vengeance, and Death Ride 69 seems to be among the latest additions to their roster (as well as a couple of Levi's countless other projects). By all means, check them out. Re-Constriction Records 4901-906 Morena Boulevard San Diego, CA 92117-3432 fax: 619 483 7414 e-mail: chase (chase@panhand.com) WWW: http://www.fiu.edu:80/~wjones01/recon.html The guy to talk to about several of Linda LeSabre's abovementioned guest appearances, Chase has also been really good about replying to his e-mail in the past, and occasionally mails out free stuff to anybody who is interested in knowing more about the label. It is worth noting, by the way, that his e-mail address has recently changed (the people from UCSD probably noticed that he had been scamming an account from them for the past couple of years). Invisible Recordings P.O. Box 16008 Chicago, IL 60616 e-mail: invisiHQ@aol.com WWW: http://www.spontaneous.com/scol/invisible Home to Pigface and a number of lesser-known acts, Invisible is the label to contact regarding the availability of several releases which feature guest appearances by several of your favourite Kult members. Unless otherwise stated, all of the mailing addresses and phone/fax numbers listed above are based in the United States, so don't forget to take that into account when trying to get in touch with those labels. Web page URLs are also assumed to be case-sensitive. Q: Who is Doreen? A: I haven't the foggiest idea. Maybe you should ask the crazy guy in Honolulu. (Yep, this is supposed to mystify and impress you with my superhuman knowledge of the band...) =========================================================================== DISCOGRAPHY: What you need to own to be as cool as the FAQ Keeper ----------------------------------------------------------------- [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: I feel the urge to spend money... what should I spend it on? A: Judging from the final days of mailing list, the general consensus is that you should run down to the nearest record store, empty your pockets in front of the cashier, and run home with all of the cruddy rave compilations that you can find. Personally, I would prefer if you were to send the bulk of that money to me. Failing that, there's always the list of positively drool-inspiring TKK releases that you'll find below, you selfish little snot. As mentioned in the last FAQ update, the online discography is going to be a heck of a lot more informative (at least when it comes to outside projects, remixing work, etc., done by various Kult members) than this one. At the very least, it's worth a quick look, and can be found at http://www.uoguelph.ca/~collingr/discography.html at the moment. Once again, many thanks to Becky, without whom this online FAQ scam wouldn't be possible. ====================================================================== 1. Albums and Singles ====================================================================== My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult EP (1987) 12" -- 1987 (Wax Trax!: WAX 039) 6:25 First Cut 5:01 Shock of Point 6 5:06 Resisting the Spirit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits album (1988) LP -- 1988 (Wax Trax!: WAX 056) CS -- 1988 (Wax Trax!: WAXCS 056) CD -- 1988 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 056) CS -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7056-2) CD -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7056-4) 4:02 Heresy 5:11 X-Communication 5:36 Do You Fear (For Your Child)? 4:12 Easy Girl 7:09 Universal Blackness 5:17 ...And This is What the Devil Does! 6:07 These Remains 4:39 On the Rack 4:28 Gateway to Hell 2:00 Scene One, Seen 'Em All ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill EP (1989) 12" -- 1989 (Wax Trax!: WAX 055) 9:50 Nervous Xians 7:06 The Devil Does Drugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kooler than Jesus single (1989) 12" -- 1989 (Wax Trax!: WAX 9088) 6:19 Kooler than Jesus 6:16 Devil Bunnies ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kooler than Jesus compilation EP (1989) CS -- 1989 (Wax Trax!: WAXCS 8088) CD -- 1989 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 8088) CS -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 8088-4) CD -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 8088-2) 6:19 Kooler than Jesus 6:16 Devil Bunnies 9:50 Nervous Xians 7:06 The Devil Does Drugs 6:25 First Cut 5:01 Shock of Point 6 5:06 Resisting the Spirit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Confessions of a Knife album (1990) LP -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAX 7089) CS -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAXCS 7089) CD -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 7089) CS -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7089-4) CD -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7089-2) 5:31 A Daisy Chain 4 Satan (Acid and Flowers Mix) 6:03 The Days of Swine and Roses 6:24 Hand in Hand 5:26 Waiting for Mommie 3:03 Confessions of a Knife (Theme Part I) 7:11 Ride the Mindway 6:15 Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness 4:13 Kooler than Jesus (Electric Messiah Mix) 5:05 Burning Dirt 3:45 Confessions of a Knife (Theme Part II) * 4:35 Do You Fear (The Inferno Express)? * CD release only ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ...'Cuz It's Hot single (1990) 12" -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAX 9140) CS -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAXCS 9140) CD -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 9140) CD -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 8640-2) 10:17 A Girl Doesn't Get Killed by a Make-Believe Lover... 'Cuz It's Hot 6:23 A Daisy Chain 4 Satan NOTE: The truly fanatical completist will no doubt lose a lot of sleep if I don't mention that Rude Hieroglyphicist Lydia Lunch contributed vocals to the title track on this release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Naive / Days of Swine and Roses single (1990) 12" -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAX 9160) CD -- 1990 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 9160) CD -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 8660) 10:00 KMFDM: Naive (Thrill Kill Kult Remix) 9:39 Thrill Kill Kult: The Days of Swine and Roses (KMFDM Remix) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex on Wheelz promo single (1991) 12" -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAX PROMO 5) CD -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAX PROCD 5) 4:02 Sex on Wheelz (Radio Edit) 4:59 Sex on Wheelz (LP Version) 7:05 Dream Baby (Nocturnal Mix) 5:47 Dream Baby (LP Version) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sexplosion! album (1991) LP -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAX 7163) CS -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAXCS 7163) CD -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 7163) 5:48 The International Sin Set 6:10 Leathersex 5:49 A Martini Built for 2 5:47 Dream Baby 2:28 Mood No. 6 5:52 Sexplosion 4:41 Princess of the Queens (The Lost Generation) 4:59 Sex on Wheelz 6:11 A Continental Touch 7:15 Mystery Babylon * 7:05 Dream Baby (Nocturnal Mix) * 4:02 Sex on Wheelz (Radio Edit) * CD release only ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sexplosion single (1991) 12" -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAX 9180) CD -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAXCD 9180) 8:24 Sexplosion (The Long Mix) 4:14 Sexplosion (Radio Mix) 5:06 Sexplosion (I Like to Watch Mix) 4:07 Sexplosion (Orgazm Mix) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Sin Set promo single (1991?) 12" -- 1991? (Interscope: DMD 1913) 3:36 The International Sin Set (Remix) 5:58 The International Sin Set (Extended Remix) 8:36 Leathersex (Klub Mix) 4:31 A Martini Built for 2 (Daddy-O Mix) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex on Wheelz single (1992) 12" -- 1992 (Interscope: 0-96163 -- promotional release?) CS -- 1992 (Interscope: 4-98537 -- promotional release) CS -- 1992 (Interscope: 4-96163) CD -- 1992 (Interscope: PRCD 4621 -- promotional release) * 3:19 Sex on Wheelz (Motor City Remix - Short Ride) + ?:?? Sex on Wheelz (Freak Street Remix - Short Ride) ! 4:38 Sex on Wheelz (Motor City Remix) ! 5:38 Sex on Wheelz (Freak Street Remix) ! 4:01 Sex on Wheelz (Glamour Dyke Remix) ! 4:06 Farout 1 * CS and promotional CD release only + CS release only ! promotional CS, CD and 12" releases only (ie. not on commercial CS) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Above the Night album (1993) CS -- 1993 (Interscope: 92258-2 -- same number on promo release) CD -- 1993 (Interscope: 92258-4) 3:45 The Velvet Edge 5:37 Delicate Terror 4:17 Badlife 3:40 Dirty Little Secrets 4:29 China De Sade 4:43 Dimentia 66 4:23 Final Blindness 7:16 Blue Buddha 5:47 Starmartyr 5:30 Electrical Soul Wish 3:53 13 Above the Night 5:03 Disko Fleshpot 3:02 Savage Sexteen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Buddha promo single (1993) 12" -- 1993 (Interscope: DMD2042 -- promo release) CD -- 1993 (Interscope: PRCD 5267 -- promo release) 3:40 Blue Buddha (Radio Edit) 7:11 Blue Buddha (LP Version) 5:01 Blue Buddha (Ba-Baloo) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Blindness single (1993) 7" -- 1993 (Interscope: 7-98391 -- limited edition of 5000) 12" -- 1993 (Interscope: DMD2016 -- promo release) 4:23 Final Blindness (LP version, on both sides) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hit & Run Holiday single (1994) CS -- 1994 (Interscope: MCACS-54893) CD -- 1994 (Interscope: MCA5P-3086) CD -- 1994 (MCA: MCD 32221 -- German release) # 2:57 Hit & Run Holiday ! 3:05 Hit & Run Holiday (album version) * 3:01 Hit & Run Holiday (instrumental) ! 5:48 Mesozoic Music (performed by David Newman) # North American releases only * CS and German CD release only ! German CD release only NOTE: The "album version" of the title track on the German single release is actually quite different from the version on the North American album release. Among other things, it doesn't feature Cinderella's involvement... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hit & Run Holiday album (1995) CD -- 1995 (Interscope: 92591-2) 3:02 Hit & Run Holiday 3:27 Glamour is a Rocky Road 4:24 Portrait of the Damned 4:04 Apollo 69 2:41 Chemical Cop-Out 3:39 Babylon Drifter 2:31 Hottest Party in Town 3:45 Golden Strip 2:30 The Doris Love Club 3:21 Mindcage 3:40 Mr. Eleganza 3:35 Universal Luxury 2:54 Hot Blood Risin' 4:00 Mission: Stardust 3:22 The Last Ride Out ====================================================================== 2. Compilation/Soundtrack Appearances ====================================================================== Tell Me You Love Me compilation (1989) LP -- 1990 (Umbrella/Sideline: cat. #?) CD -- 1990 (Umbrella/Sideline: UCD2) ?:?? The Days of Swine and Roses (remix) NOTE: While confirmation would be appreciated, it seems as though the remix in question is exclusive to this compilation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st Century Quakemasters, Vol. 2 compilation (1990) LP -- 1990 (Contempo: BBAT 005LP) CS -- 1990 (Contempo: BBAT 005CS) CD -- 1990 (Contempo: BBAT 005CD) ?:?? The Devil Does Drugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Funky Alternatives, Vol. 5 compilation (1990) LP -- 1990 (Concrete: cat. #?) CD -- 1990 (Concrete: EFA CD 08582-26) 6:06 Ride the Mindway NOTE: The track listed is a remix exclusive to this compilation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is Electronic Body Music video comp. (1990) VHS -- 1990 (label?: cat. #?) ?:?? ...And This is What the Devil Does! -- video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KMFDM: Split/Piggybank single (1991) CD -- 1991 (Wax Trax!: WAXCDS 9174) CD -- 1993 (Wax Trax!: TVT 8674-2) 4:20 Naive 1991 (TKK Mix - Edit) NOTE: This is a hacked-off version of the Thrill Kill Kult remix of "Naive" from the 1990 TKK/KMFDM remix single. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Best of Funky Alternatives compilation (1991) CS -- 1991 (ROIR: A-197) 6:06 Ride the Mindway NOTE: The track listed is the same remix which is featured on Vol. 5 of the _Funky Alternatives_ series; this release was put out in both the UK and the US. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume One compilation (1991) CD -- 1991 (Volume: V1) ?:?? Leathersex (remix) NOTE: As with most tracks on the Volume series of CDs, the remix in question is exclusive to this compilation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Songs from the Cool World soundtrack (1992) CD -- 1992 (Warner Bros.: 9 45009-2) 4:00 Sex on Wheelz (Glamour Dyke Mix) 3:51 Her Sassy Kiss NOTE: Additional songs from the movie (not included on the soundtrack) include "The Devil Does Drugs", "Holli's Groove", and "Sedusa". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Wired Monstertrux Compilation compilation (1993) CD -- 1993 (Eastwest/Interscope: 31811) 6:19 Kooler than Jesus ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Crow soundtrack (1994) CD -- 1994 (Atlantic: 82519) 2:58 After the Flesh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Flinstones soundtrack (1994) CD -- 1994 (Interscope: cat. #?) 2:57 Hit & Run Holiday ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years compilation (1994) (A Limited Edition Sampler) CD -- 1994 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7226-2P -- promotional release) 10:14 'Cuz It's Hot NOTE: This disc is just what it looks like: a hacked-off, single- disc version of the Wax Trax! Black Box made up of the better- known material from the bigger names on Wax Trax!. Lydia Lunch still provides guest vocals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wax Trax! Black Box: The First 13 Years compilation (1994) CD -- 1994 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7212-2c) 10:14 'Cuz It's Hot 5:34 Do You Fear (For Your Child)? NOTE: Both tracks are on the third disc of the Black Box set. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years video comp. (1994) A Video Retrospective VHS -- 1994 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7221) -- Vol. 1 ?:?? Sex on Wheelz (Motor City Remix) -- video VHS -- 1994 (Wax Trax!: TVT 7222) -- Vol. 2 ?:?? Kooler than Jesus (Electric Messiah Mix) -- video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Showgirls soundtrack (1995) CD -- 1995 (Interscope: 92652-2) 3:56 Wasted Time 2:37 Somebody New NOTE: "The Devil Does Drugs" (or one of the similar-sounding "Devil" songs) was also background music in the movie. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- huH Music Service, Techno Issue 4 compilation (1995) CD -- 1995 (huH/Warner: HUWN95D) 4:04 Apollo 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn It UP & Pass It ON, Vol. 3 compilation (?) CD -- 19?? (label? cat. #?) 3:06 Hit & Run Holiday NOTE: Based on the only information that I have seen to date on this release, it isn't clear whether or not the track listed is a remix; the track time would seem to indicate that it's the album version with a few seconds of blank space to fill out the CD, but clarification would be appreciated. =========================================================================== FAQ-SPECIFIC INFO: Who to blame for what you've just read --------------------------------------------------------- [CHANGES AHOY!] Q: Who is to blame for all of these scurrilous lies? A: All sorts of people, actually. The section that would normally be called "Acknowledgements" (which is now arranged in alphabetical order by e-mail address) goes something like this: Sean Doody (ac729@detroit.freenet.org): David and Ice IX Dada (adada@interaccess.com): Wolfgang and Girlfriends D'rat (agrooms@netwalk.com): BBSes and Transsexuals The Angelus (angelus@crl.com): Beatmistress and Death Ride 69 Smutty (asmdl@uaa.alaska.edu): Red Ants and Laters tim (billowitchj@1div-stmp1.cpp.usmc.mil): Clubs and Vampires Moth (burcham@colorado.edu): Sexuality and Pigface chase (chase@panhand.com): Headcheese and Re-Constriction Chris (clieggi@shrike.depaul.edu): WAX055 and Pretty Colours Aaron Reynolds (clifford@freenet.hut.fi): Names and Dates Louise Charlebois (co707@freenet.carleton.ca): Marston and Mexico ddtd (D.Thomas@midxprs.aldhfn.org): URLs and Telephones David Caruso (dc8182@sgi.net): Laminates and Lobotomies Kiya Babzani (denial@ix.netcom.com): Links and Plates dRaven (draven@pulsar.cs.wku.edu): Interviews and Web Pages Aaron Schultz (drmthf@gate.net): Suspense and Pitchforks Xian Zombie (fydor@i1.net): Lists and Answers J.W. Holt (ggluv@netcom.com): Initials and Inspired Brilliance Jason Boyko (jab510@cs.usask.ca): Promos and Singles BISCUIT O' DOOM (JLC5307@tntech.edu): Records and Labels Rev69 (jmck@usa.pipeline.com): _Elvis Christ_ and EHC Craig Keliher (keliher@msn.com): Setlists and Titles Jennifer Meeker (kenmeeker@dcmi.net): Kill Joy and Kavities Kathleen Tibbetts (ktibbett@post.cis.smu.edu): Beavis and Butt-Head Lorri Creviston (lcrew@law.emory.edu): Samples and Virgins Strik9 (lycs86b@prodigy.com): Pigface and "Leathersex" Mayo242 (mayo242@aol.com): Compilations and Posters Mike Bellman (mbellman@main.coin.missouri.edu): Novels and Tech Notes Rex (mgullick@facstaff.wisc.edu): Laura and Laura Violent Fluid (mrgc08d@prodigy.com): KoolStufffffff and Thingz Rev. Steve Slack (obnostic@erols.com): Production and Videos Phuturex (phuturex@sound.net): Houses and Worlds RAvER (raver@galstar.com): Formatting and Revision Markings Russ Sayers (ripp002d@frank.mtsu.edu): Tapes and Texas sborst@nyx.cs.du.edu: Mindways and Silence Sister Mary Widow (shewolf@sunspot.tiac.net): Newsgroups and Cross-posting Lisa Randall (smg@smg.org): Bass and Pasta Dr. Strangelove (smith4@gort.canisius.edu): _Sliver_ and Soundtracks Shannon Jackson (sojjack@prodigy.com): huH and Human Remains ILLUMINATI (spectre@flinet.com): Trivia and 242 St. Kimberly of the Bruised Head (swygert@gibbs.oit.unc.edu): Questions and Catalogues ronald (rbh4218@acs.tamu.edu): Compilations and Tourmates Virtual Night Angel (travis@cfcla.com): Correlations and Contacts Valour (valour@avana.net): Sekret Dezyre and _Showgirls_ Mike (volt16@primenet.com): Records and Addresses semaj de sade (worlock@privatei.com): Cassettes and Creatures Orr (worr@lawsun.law.fsu.edu): Promo Stickers and Remixes Dave Ross (z956832@oats.farm.niu.edu): Numbers and Videotapes Skank (933546br@elec.gla.ac.uk): Videos and Other Bands the folks of the TKK list, r.m.i. and alt.music.mlwttkk: Facts and Inspiration the people at Wax Trax!/TVT and, lately, Interscope: CDs and Vinyl Ed Regis (edregis@aol.com): Chicken... just chicken. ...and, of course, the Getalong Gang. Y'all know who y'are. Cheers. Q: Ed Regis? A: Okay, so he has nothing whatsoever to do with the band; I cite him in everything else that I write, though, so why not? Best of all, he replies to my e-mail, which puts him one up on most of the record labels listed above. Q: What else is there to know about this FAQ? A: Precious little. I've deleted the moronic introduction because it never really said very much, but the Standard Rules of Use (tm) always apply: - reading, downloading, and distributing the FAQ is a-okay with me; - editing the FAQ or claiming it as your own work isn't; - contacting me at bm254@torfree.net before reprinting any of it would be a nice gesture; - taking the contents as gospel is just plain stupid... it's called an *UNOFFICIAL* FAQ for a reason. That's about it. I'm always looking for more accurate information than the stuff that is printed above, and updates will be greeted with happy e-mail and a spot in the credits. And please, if you're going to send me gobs of information (y'all know who you are), don't do it from an address that I can't reply to... some great thank-you letters have bounced because of those types of shenanigans. As far as the future of the FAQ goes, I'm not entirely sure what is going on. This is the first release to see the light of day in three months or so, but I rather enjoyed cobbling it together... I'll likely turn out future updates whenever the amount of new information warrants them. The online FAQ will, telnet connection permitting, continue to be updated as often as possible (starting with a fairly major overhaul of some long-outdated sections either tonight or tomorrow); be on the lookout for some of the tangential sections to balloon like... well... like balloons over the next couple of days. That's about it, really. Mucho thanks to all of the folks who have egged me on and needled me for being lazy for the past quarter, and here's hoping that the new year brings bigger and better exploits from everybody's favourite alternative to organized religion. -Taylor McLaren 13 January 1997