My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult preps ‘Sinister Whisperz’ ‘87-’91 comp

[DJ Saint]

Personally not much a fan of these guys any more, but this may be welcome news for many of you..

Industrial mainstays My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult will revisit their late-’80s, early-90s tenure on Chicago’s trailblazing Wax Trax! Records with a new compilation this summer and tours with Psychotica and Lords of Acid.

Due out July 13 and billed as the first in a series, Sinister Whisperz — Volume One: The ‘Wax Trax’ years (1987-1991) features a dozen tracks spanning the band’s four albums on the Chicago-based label — but not, for some reason, the Thrill Kill Kult’s best-known song, “Sex on Wheelz” — plus an outtake from that era called “Satana Rising.”

The tracks, which include “And This is What the Devil Does” and “A Daisy Chain 4 Satan” (see full tracklist below), have been remixed by the band’s Buzz McCoy: “It was like visiting old friends after 20 years by remixing those songs. And it was nice to finally add some sonic sparkle to those dusty, old tracks!”

The new compilation will be sold in three formats: a single CD or one of two limited-edition box sets packaged with the 10-track bonus disc Live in San Antonio 6/10/1990.

The band currently is on tour, hitting a string of West Coast dates this month with New York “glam-sex-shock-rockers” Psychotica. That will be followed by a reprise this summer of 1995’s co-headlining Sextacy Ball tour with Lords of Acid (see dates below). According to the band’s website, “The tour will also evoke the look and sound of those early ‘industrial’ years, and the set list will reflect on that era as well.”

Tracklist: My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Sinister Whisperz

1. “And This Is What The Devil Does”

2. “Burning Dirt”

3. “Do U Fear (For Your Child?)”

4. “Nervous Xians”

5. “The Days Of Swine & Roses”

6. “These Remains”

7. “Shock Of Point 6″

8. “A Daisy Chain 4 Satan”

9. “Ride The Mindway”

10. “Kooler Than Jesus”

11. “Leathersex”

12. “A Girl Doesn’t Get Killed By A Make-Believe Lover…’Cuz It’s Hot”

13. “Satana Rising”

Bonus disc: Live in San Antonio 6/10/90

1. “And This Is What The Devil Does”

2. “A Daisy Chain 4 Satan”

3. “Gateway To Hell”

4. “The Days Of Swine & Roses”

5. “These Remains”

6. “On This Rack”

7. “Burning Dirt”

8. “X Communication”

9. “Do You Fear (For Your Child?)”

10. “Ride The Mindway”

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult tour dates:

May 26: The Blank Club, San Jose, CA*

May 27: Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA*

May 28: Beauty Bar, San Diego, CA*

May 29: Bar Sinister, Hollywood, CA*

May 30: Club Mardi Gras, Scottsdale, AZ*

May 31: Forbes Bar, Las Vegas, NV*

July 20: In the Venue, Salt Lake City, UT**

July 21: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO**

July 23: Ground Zero, Minneapolis, MN**

July 24: Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL**

July 25: The Rave, Milwaukee, WI**

July 27: Peabody’s Downunder, Cleveland, OH**

July 29: Ches-a-rena, Cheswick, PA**

July 30: The Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY**

Aug. 2: Bourbon Street, Baltimore, MD**

Aug. 4: Club Firestone, Orlando, FL**

Aug. 5: Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL**

Aug. 6: State Theatre, Tampa, FL**

Aug. 7: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA**

Aug. 8: Valarium, Knoxville, TN**

Aug. 10: Scout Bar, San Antonio, TX**

Aug. 11: Scout Bar, Houston, TX**

Aug. 12: Trees, Dallas, TX**

*With Psychotica

**With Lords of Acid

[phee]

Neat... and of course the skip the wasteland that is Michigan

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Neat... and of course the skip the wasteland that is Michigan

they're not skipping us! I just checked my e-mail, and the weekly TicketBastard newsletter says they're playing Blondie's on July 28. Oh, and tix are $20 and they went on sale earlier today. :D

I'd LOOOOOOOVE to see Lords of Acid!

[xiaNaix]

Lots of old-school industrial goodness happening lately. Now if we can just get Mentallo back in action I'll be a happy man.

[DJ Saint]

Lots of old-school industrial goodness happening lately. Now if we can just get Mentallo back in action I'll be a happy man.

Ummmm, sure they were inactive for about 4 years there, but Mentallo has been active again since 2006 releasing Commandments For The Molecular Age that year and

Enlightenment Through A Chemical Catalyst in 2007 both on Alfa Matrix. Word has it a new release is being planned (even though it's just Gary Dassing now)

[xiaNaix]

Seems like the updates stopped coming a couple of years ago. Hope to hear some more new stuff from them soon.

[DJ Nocker]

Seems like the updates stopped coming a couple of years ago. Hope to hear some more new stuff from them soon.

Why bother making new stuff? People are still requesting stuff from 2007 as if its current. That seems to be the most popular stuff. Anything brand new or really old (80's) is usually only going to cater to a small crew of people, and clear the rest of the floor.

[xiaNaix]

Why bother making new stuff? People are still requesting stuff from 2007 as if its current. That seems to be the most popular stuff. Anything brand new or really old (80's) is usually only going to cater to a small crew of people, and clear the rest of the floor.

I didn't realize industrial musicians were only making music for club play now. I must really be old since I remember when people actually used to buy CDs.

Edited July 6, 2010 by xiaNaix

[DJ Nocker]

I didn't realize industrial musicians were only making music for club play now. I must really be old since I remember when people actually used to buy CDs.

Yea...the 90s are long gone...