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PTP (band)
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The industrial
band PTP was a short-lived side project of Ministry
's Alain Jourgensen. The band's total recorded legacy consists of three songs.
The first PTP track, "Show Me Your Spine," was recorded in 1987. The song has several claims to fame. It marked the first collaboration between Jourgensen and vocalist Nivek Ogre
of Skinny Puppy
. The two continued to work closely with one another through 1990. The track appeared briefly during the club scene in the first RoboCop
movie (1987
) but, notoriously, did not appear on the soundtrack. In fact, the song was not commercially released until 2004 when it appeared on Ministry
's Side Trax compilation. Musically, it is representative of the early Wax Trax sound, which is not a surprise considering Jourgensen's history. It features arpeggio
melodies, loud drums
, Fairlight
orchestral hits
(played back at various speeds) and of course Ogre's heavily distorted vocals.
PTP released the "Rubber Glove Seduction" single
in 1989 on Wax Trax. It was reissued in 1993 on TVT
. The b-side was a song titled "My Favorite Things." The sound featured slicker, more sophisticated electronics in accordance with Jourgensen's growing production skills. Chris Connelly took Ogre's place on vocals. "Rubber Glove Seduction" became a club hit with Connelly's deadpan lyrics: "Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my wife / Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my knife." Speeded up vocals swirled through the mix, some of which offered a commentary on the song itself when slowed down. "My Favorite Things" had a throbbing bass line and an uncharacteristic guitar solo
. The CD liner notes
were cryptic, as usual. They offered no expansion of the band's name though interviews with Jourgensen later revealed that it stood for Programming the Psychodrill, taken after a J.G. Ballard collage. The listed band personnel were:
The notes go on to give the usual Hypo Luxa/Hermes Pan production credit, a mention of the engineer (Littlefellow) and the studio (ursini/hyams recorders). The slogan "where you always save more money," is a nod to a popular low-budget Chicago commercial from the 80s for the Celozzi and Ettleson car dealership. It featured the owners holding up fans of dollar bills and proclaiming, "Celozzi and Ettleson...where you always save more money." This slogan became a household phrase at about the time the PTP song was released. There notes also have this odd solicitation:
PTP Fan Cube: Mad DOg! P.O. BOX 138402 Chicago iL 60613
Jourgensen stated in 2004 interviews that his future efforts will revolve around what he calls the "three headed monster," Ministry
, the Revolting Cocks
and Lard
, so it seems that PTP has run its course.
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...
band PTP was a short-lived side project of Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
's Alain Jourgensen. The band's total recorded legacy consists of three songs.
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| Genre | Industrial 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... |
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The first PTP track, "Show Me Your Spine," was recorded in 1987. The song has several claims to fame. It marked the first collaboration between Jourgensen and vocalist Nivek Ogre
Nivek Ogre
Nivek Ogre is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor best known as a founding member of the industrial band Skinny Puppy. Since that band featured another Kevin and was produced by another Ogilvie Nivek Ogre (born Kevin Graham Ogilvie December 5, 1962) is a Canadian musician,...
of Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....
. The two continued to work closely with one another through 1990. The track appeared briefly during the club scene in the first RoboCop
RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...
movie (1987
1987 in film
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) but, notoriously, did not appear on the soundtrack. In fact, the song was not commercially released until 2004 when it appeared on Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
's Side Trax compilation. Musically, it is representative of the early Wax Trax sound, which is not a surprise considering Jourgensen's history. It features arpeggio
Arpeggio
An arpeggio is a musical technique where notes in a chord are played or sung in sequence, one after the other, rather than ringing out simultaneously...
melodies, loud drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Fairlight
Fairlight CMI
The Fairlight CMI is a digital sampling synthesizer. It was designed in 1979 by the founders of Fairlight, Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, and based on a dual-6800 microprocessor computer designed by Tony Furse in Sydney, Australia...
orchestral hits
Orchestra hit
An orchestra hit, also known as an orchestral hit, orchestra stab, or orchestral stab, is a sound created through the layering of the sounds of a number of different orchestral instruments playing a single staccato note or chord. The orchestra hit sound was propagated by the use of early samplers,...
(played back at various speeds) and of course Ogre's heavily distorted vocals.
PTP released the "Rubber Glove Seduction" single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in 1989 on Wax Trax. It was reissued in 1993 on TVT
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
. The b-side was a song titled "My Favorite Things." The sound featured slicker, more sophisticated electronics in accordance with Jourgensen's growing production skills. Chris Connelly took Ogre's place on vocals. "Rubber Glove Seduction" became a club hit with Connelly's deadpan lyrics: "Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my wife / Tick tick tock I am the kitchen clock / Tick tick tock this is my knife." Speeded up vocals swirled through the mix, some of which offered a commentary on the song itself when slowed down. "My Favorite Things" had a throbbing bass line and an uncharacteristic guitar solo
Guitar solo
In popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
. The CD liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
were cryptic, as usual. They offered no expansion of the band's name though interviews with Jourgensen later revealed that it stood for Programming the Psychodrill, taken after a J.G. Ballard collage. The listed band personnel were:
- $corpio (Chris Connelly): big bass drumBass drumBass drums are percussion instruments that can vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum . It is the largest drum of...
, vocals - Alien Dog Star (Alain Jourgensen): pan flute, finger cymbals
- Frenchie l'Amour (Paul BarkerPaul BarkerPaul Barker , also referred to as Hermes Pan, is the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer with the industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2004...
, also of Ministry): spanish guitars
The notes go on to give the usual Hypo Luxa/Hermes Pan production credit, a mention of the engineer (Littlefellow) and the studio (ursini/hyams recorders). The slogan "where you always save more money," is a nod to a popular low-budget Chicago commercial from the 80s for the Celozzi and Ettleson car dealership. It featured the owners holding up fans of dollar bills and proclaiming, "Celozzi and Ettleson...where you always save more money." This slogan became a household phrase at about the time the PTP song was released. There notes also have this odd solicitation:
PTP Fan Cube: Mad DOg! P.O. BOX 138402 Chicago iL 60613
Jourgensen stated in 2004 interviews that his future efforts will revolve around what he calls the "three headed monster," Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
, the Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American–Belgian industrial rock band and sometime supergroup that began as a musical side-project for Richard 23 of Front 242, Luc Van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.-History:...
and Lard
Lard (band)
Lard is a hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra , Al Jourgensen , Paul Barker , and Jeff Ward . Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, so it seems that PTP has run its course.