Criterion International is set to release a project by the band EIGHT AND ONE HALF, entitled “The Jourgensen Sessions“, produced by MINISTRY‘s Al Jourgensen in 1983. This collection spans a tapestry of sounds, from funk-inspired dance grooves in the vein of ABC, to dark electro synths reminecent of early MINISTRY, XYMOX, or DEPECHE MODE.
This previously unreleased record is a “moment in time,” captured and frozen for over 20 years. For serious MINISTRY collectors, or fans curious about the “early years” of MINISTRY and the Chicago industrial movement, this album is a time capsule and sure to please any fan of music of this era.
EIGHT AND ONE HALF is fronted by brothers David Floodstrand and R. Lewis Floodstrand. “The Jourgensen Sessions” is meant to be a pre-cursor to the new EIGHT AND ONE HALF record, due to be released in early 2007.
Other releases on Criterion include the EIGHT AND ONE HALF EP “Travel“, the self-titled album by the alternative band DEEP BLUE DREAM, jazz trumpet player REX RICHARDSON‘s “The Powers That Be“, and a 12” by the Chicago house music group BARNHOUSE.
EIGHT AND ONE HALF’s AL JOURGENSEN-Produced Recordings To See Light Of Day
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