1000 Homo DJs
| Company type | Side project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Al Jourgensen, Paul Barker |
| Defunct | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Chicago , United States |
| Products | Singles ("Apathy", "Supernaut") |
| Parent | Ministry |
1000 Homo DJs was a side project created by the American industrial rock group Ministry. This endeavor produced two singles, one of which was a rendition of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut".
The formation of 1000 Homo DJs served as an outlet for releasing leftover tracks from Ministry's album The Land of Rape and Honey. The production is credited to "Another Luxa/Pan Production," a pseudonym representing Ministry members Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker.
Name origin
There are two accounts explaining how the band’s name came about, both involving Jourgensen and Jim Nash, an executive at Wax Trax! Records.
According to the notes from the 1994 box set Black Box, Nash humorously remarked that an unauthorized remix of "We Shall Cleanse the World" from Revolting Cocks' album Big Sexy Land would only be played by "a thousand homo DJs."
In a 2004 interview, Jourgensen recounted presenting demos to Nash, who was unimpressed and commented: "No one's going to buy this. It would take a thousand homo DJs playing it before anyone purchased it."
Personnel
The identities of 1000 Homo DJs members were listed under aliases in the CD liner notes, with most roles reasonably identified.
- Buck Satan: Al Jourgensen
- Officer Agro: possibly Jeff Ward, though some suggest Paul Barker or Martin Atkins
- Ike Krull: Mike Scaccia
- The Temple of Drool Choir: Mike O'Connell, Wes Kidd, Brian St. Clair, Herb Rosen, Joe Kelly, David "Slash" Weidman, Jerry Rodgers
- Wee Willie Reefer: William Rieflin
- Viva Nova: also known as Mel'Amour and P.A.M., later Vivanovachicago, frequently mistaken for Patty Jourgensen
- Count Ringworm: Jello Biafra
Trent Reznor's contribution
The original vocals for "Supernaut" were recorded by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, but his label, TVT Records, denied permission for his voice to be used on the release. Eventually, Reznor’s version appeared as "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" on the retrospective Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years after TVT acquired Wax Trax!.
A widely circulated tale suggests that Jourgensen altered Reznor’s vocals to conceal his identity rather than re-recording them. Nonetheless, both Reznor and Jourgensen have confirmed that new vocals were recorded by Jourgensen for the EP. In a 1992 statement, Reznor explained he advised Al to redo the track without him; the official Wax Trax! release features Jourgensen’s vocals, whereas a bootleg contains Reznor’s original take. Jourgensen affirmed this in a 2003 interview, stating that versions on WaxTrax!, Black Box, and Greatest Fits primarily showcase his vocals, except the TVT release which included Reznor’s performance.
Singles
- "Apathy" 12" single (1988, Wax Trax! Records)
- "Supernaut" 12"/CD single (1990, Wax Trax! Records)
Appearances on compilations
- "Supernaut" featured on Pure Devotion (1992, Devotion)
- "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" included in Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years (1994, Wax Trax! Records)
- "Supernaut" on Nativity in Black: Tribute to Black Sabbath (1994, Columbia Records)
- "Supernaut" included in Moshpit Madness (1994, SPG Music Productions Ltd.)
- "Supernaut" on The Black Bible (1998, Cleopatra Records)
- A remixed "Supernaut" on Ministry’s Greatest Fits (2001, Warner Bros. Records)
- "Supernaut" featured on Hardest Hits - Modern Rock of the 80s (2003, SPG Music Productions Ltd.)
- "Apathy", "Supernaut", "Better Ways", and "Hey Asshole" on Ministry’s compilation Side Trax (2004, Rykodisc)
- A remixed version of "Supernaut" on Ministry & Co-Conspirators’ Cover Up (2008, 13th Planet Records)
- "Apathy", "Supernaut", "Better Ways", "Hey Asshole", along with multiple versions of "Supernaut" on Ministry’s Trax! Box (2014, Cleopatra Records)
- "Supernaut (Die Krupps Remix)" on Occult Box (2015, Cleopatra Records)