Farstucker is the fourth studio album from Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 electronic

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 band Lords of Acid

Lords of Acid

Lords of Acid is a Belgian-American post-industrial/techno band, led by musician Praga Khan. They debuted with the controversial new beat single "I Sit on Acid" in 1988...

. It was released in 2000 on Antler-Subway Records and marks the band's full transition from the techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 of their earlier work to an industrial music

Industrial music

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

 outfit, with use of more live instruments. This is the first Lords of Acid album to be released following the departure of founding member Nikkie Van Lierop (aka Jade 4 U), and the first featuring new vocalist Deborah Ostrega.

Lyrically, Lords of Acid maintain their trademark themes of sex, drugs and hedonism

Hedonism

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.

Jade 4U provides backing vocals on "Rover Take Over"

Farstucker peaked at number 160 on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart. Like prior studio albums Lust, Voodoo-U

Voodoo-U

Voodoo-U is the second studio album from Belgian electronic band Lords of Acid. It was released in 1994 on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label. The album begins the band's move from the techno and rave sounds of prior album Lust to a heavier, industrial music style. Lyrically the band...

and Our Little Secret

Our Little Secret

Our Little Secret is the third studio album from Belgian electronic band Lords of Acid. It was released in 1997 on Antler-Subway Records. Both musically and lyrically, Lords of Acid maintain the industrial music and sexually-charged songs found on their previous album Voodoo-U. Lead vocal duties...

, Farstucker was re-issued in 2001 in a "Stript" version, with all vocals removed.

Farstucker was released in four versions; A European version with "I sit on acid 2000" and "Get up, Get high" with remixed vocals, and a mix song of "Lucy's Fucking Sky" with "Surfin' Muncheez." The European version contains the music video "I Sit On Acid 2000."
Two limited edition versions were released, both with an exclusive track; "Venus" or "Get Up and Jam."
An album with both "Venus and "Get Up and Jam" included was also released.

The title is a Anagram

Anagram

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of "Star-Fucker".

Track listing

1. "Scrood Bi U" (Johansen, Khan) – 4:42
2. "Lover Boy/Lover Girl" (Bev, Johansen, Khan) – 3:14
3. "Rover Take Over" (Adams, Jade 4U, Khan) – 3:37
4. "Pain and Pleasure Concerto" (Johansen, Khan, Kurkun) – 1:44
5. "Slave to Love" (Adams, Khan) – 3:23
6. "Sex Bomb" (Adams, Khan) – 3:33
7. "Take Off" (Johansen, Khan) – 1:05
8. "Stripper" (Adams, Khan) – 3:36
9. "Lucy's Fucking Sky" (Jade 4 U, Johansen, Khan) – 6:26
10. "(A Treatise on the Practical Methods Whereby One Can) Worship the Lords" (Adams, Khan) – 3:46
11. "A Ride with Satan's Little Helpers" (Johansen, Khan) – 1:34
12. "Feed My Hungry Soul" (Johansen, Khan) – 4:19
13. "I Like It" (Bev, Johansen, Khan) – 2:56
14. "Surfin' Muncheez" (DeLaLuna, Johansen, Khan) – 1:36
15. "Get up, Get High" (Adams, Khan) – 4:08
16. "Dark Lover Rising" (Johansen, Khan) – 1:32
17. "Kiss Eternal" (Johansen, Khan) – 4:28
18. "Lick My Chakra" (Johansen, Khan) – 1:23
19. "Glad I'm Not God!" (Bev, Johansen, Khan) – 3:33
20. "Venus" Transworld Edition CD Only
21. "Get Up And Jam" Best Buy Edition CD Only
22. "I Sit On Acid 2000" European Edition Only

Personnel

• Oliver Adams - synthesizers and programming
• Wim Daans - guitars, synthesizers and programming
• Maurice Engelen aka Praga Khan - Vocals, synthesizers and programming
• Erhan Kurkun - Bass
• Kurt Liekens - drums
• Deborah Ostrega - Vocals