Episode 174 - Hissing Prigs in Static Couture by Brainiac w/ Ferruccio Quercetti

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Our good friend Ferruccio Quercetti returns this week, nominating Brainiac’s third and final album, Hissing Prigs in Static Couture.

Over the course of their five year career, Brainiac recorded three albums and two EPs as well as a bunch of singles. They’re widely recognised as being one of the most influential post punk/noise rock/experimental rock bands of all time. So much so in fact that a documentary about them was released in 2019. Titled Transmissions After Zero it’s a pretty candid look at the life of the band, from their beginnings until their eventual disbandment after the death of front man Tim Taylor in 1997.

Loads of folk in that documentary talk about how influential this band were, and if you google their name you’ll find many more besides.

On this episode, we talk about all of their albums, the influence of the band and of course, Ferro puts forward his case as to why Hissing Prigs deserves a place in our discography. Vote below.