Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Twitch (альбом)" in Russian language version.
New offerings from the synthesizer-pop camp run the gamut from hard-core to wimpy. Among the former is Ministry , a neurotic, one-man effort by Chicago's Al Jourgenson that incorporates disturbing electronic sounds, robotlike drum programming and gritty, distant vocals. Appropriately named, "Twitch" (Sire) is not for the faint-hearted..
While Ministry wouldn't perfect their trademark wall-of-guitar-and-sample style until later albums, Twitch's hard-edged yet danceable electronica was a turning point for the band..
Anglophile synth-pop poseurs bucking for Spandau Ballet's MTV minutes on their earliest records, Al Jourgenson's Chicago outfit shape-shifted twice during the 1980s. First, letting Adrian Sherwood soak them in dense dub on 1986's Twitch, then deciding they could sound meaner than Big Black — which they couldn't, but nice try!