The name Ministry brings to mind images of big, dumb guitars and arena rock sensibility.
But before they created their influential third album, The Land of Rape and Honey, there was Twitch.
And this album probably owes more to Front 242 than anything.
The only thing remotely resembling their later music is the use of psychotic sampling that Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker will always be known for.
A good example is "Like You," the first track on the album.
Other differences include Patty Jourgensen singing on the song "The Angel" and Al Jourgensen actually trying to sound unaggravated at times.
It's interesting though repetitive at times ("Crash and Burn"), and if you care to listen to Jourgensen's rants, he really does have something to say.
"Isle of Man" tells the story of the arrival of Columbus and how the persecution of the Indians will be revisited on the offenders in time.
Make no mistake: this sounds nothing like any of Ministry's other albums; listeners may hear how they became what they did.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Like YouAl Jourgensen | Ministry | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The AngelAl Jourgensen | Ministry | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | My PossessionAl Jourgensen | Ministry | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | We Belive | Ministry | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | All Day Remix | Ministry | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Where Are You Now - Crash And Burn - Twitch (Version II) | Ministry | Play | 12:15 | 28 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Over The Shoulder (12'' Version) | Ministry | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Isle Of Man (Version II) | Ministry | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen George | Percussion |
| 2 | Brad Hallen | Bass |
| 3 | Patty J. | Vocals, Vox Organ |
| 4 | Gareth Jones | Engineer |
| 5 | Gareth Hughes Jones | Engineer |
| 6 | Al Jourgensen | Composer, Engineer, Group Member, Producer |
| 7 | Keith LeBlanc | Drum Programming, Percussion, Programming |
| 8 | Ministry | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Brian Shanley | Art Direction, Cover Design, Photography |
| 10 | Adrian Sherwood | Engineer, Producer |
| 11 | Luc Van Acker | Vocals, Vox Organ |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |