My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult discography

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My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult discography
Studio albums11
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
Video albums2
EPs3
Singles10
Soundtrack albums4
Remix albums6
Compilations with various artists1

The American electronic industrial rock band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has released ten studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, two video albums, six remix albums, three extended plays, and ten singles. In addition, their songs have been featured on three soundtrack albums and one promotional single for major Hollywood films.

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They began their career on the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, which, like the band, was based in Chicago. In 1991, their single "Sexplosion!" from the album of the same name became a top 10 dance club hit in the U.S. [1] Following this success, Thrill Kill Kult was signed by the major label Interscope Records, which re-released the Sexplosion! album. On Interscope, the band achieved their biggest hit, "Sex On Wheelz", which reached the top 20 on both the dance club and alternative U.S. charts. [1]

The band's 1993 Interscope album 13 Above the Night was their only album to chart, reaching #194 on the Billboard top 200 albums chart. [2] The album provided two more dance chart hits, "Blue Buddha" and "Final Blindness". [1] After one more Interscope album, Thrill Kill Kult briefly moved to Red Ant Records in the late 1990s. Their releases since 2000 have been on Rykodisc and/or the band's own label, Sleazebox Records.

Thrill Kill Kult's songs have also been featured (along with other artists) on three soundtrack albums for the films Cool World (1992), The Crow (1994), and Showgirls (1995), as well as a promo-only single for the film The Flintstones (1994).

Studio albums

The following table is a summary of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult's studio albums.

YearTitleRecord LabelNotes
1988 I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits Wax Trax! Records
1990 Confessions of a Knife... Wax Trax! Records
1991 Sexplosion! Wax Trax! Records
1993 13 Above the Night Interscope Records #194 Billboard 200 Albums
1995 Hit & Run Holiday Interscope Records
1997 A Crime for All Seasons Red Ant Records
2001 The Reincarnation of Luna SleazeBox Records
2005 Gay, Black and Married Rykodisc
2007 The Filthiest Show in Town Rykodisc
2009 Death Threat Rykodisc, SleazeBox Records
2014 Spooky Tricks SleazeBox Records
2019In the House of Strange Affairs SleazeBox Records

Remix albums

YearTitleRecord LabelNotes
1999 Dirty Little Secrets: Music to Strip by... Rykodisc
2002 Golden Pillz: The Luna Remixes SleazeBox Records
2004 Diamonds & Daggerz Rykodisc Contains both new and classic songs extensively reworked and remixed into one continuous mix.
2005 My Life Remixed: A Remix Tribute to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Red Ant Records Contains remixes by other artists.
2007 Blood + Dope + Sin + Gold SleazeBox Records This CD was only available at the merchandise booth on the 2007 tour. It features remixes from The Filthiest Show in Town , Gay, Black and Married , and The Reincarnation of Luna .
2010 Sinister Whisperz - Volume One: The "Wax Trax" Years (1987–1991) SleazeBox Records, Rustblade (Europe)This CD contains remixes of songs from the Wax Trax! years (1987–1991).
2016 Sinister Whisperz II: The Interscope Years (1992–1996) SleazeBox Records This CD contains remixes of songs from the Interscope years (1992–1996).
2020 Sinister Whisperz III: The Rykodisc Years SleazeBox Records This CD contains remixes of songs from the Rykodisc years.
2021 Sleazy Action SleazeBox Records This CD contains a compilation of 12 previously unreleased remixes by TKK's Buzz McCoy, including tracks from related side-project Bomb Gang Girlz and new songs by Buzz McCoy and Groovie Mann’s Darling Kandie.

Live albums

YearTitleRecord labelNotes
2002Elektrik Inferno Live SleazeBox Records

Compilation albums

YearTitleRecord LabelNotes
1998 Some Have to Dance... Some Have to Kill Red Ant Records This album is different from the earlier release of the same name. This version was a promo-only release sold during the band's 1998 tour.
2004 The Be(a)st of TKK Rykodisc
2004 My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Rykodisc This CD is a compilation of the following singles and EPs: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult 12" (1987), Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill 12" (1988), Kooler Than Jesus (1989), 'Cuz It's Hot (1990), plus 4 bonus tracks. Several tracks are shorter than the original WaxTrax versions.

Extended plays

YearTitleRecord LabelNotes
1987 My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Wax Trax! Records This 12" was the band's first release (WAX 039) before I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits . Side one is the track "First Cut", and is 45 RPM. Side two has "Shock of Point 6" and "Resisting the Spirit", and is 3313 RPM.
1988 Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill Wax Trax! Records Released on July 26, 1988 (WAX 055), this 12" EP featured the songs "Nervous Xians" and "The Devil Does Drugs", with test pressings also including "Easy Girl" and "Acid Xians". [3]
1989 Kooler Than Jesus Wax Trax! Records The original vinyl version of this CD was only the first two tracks. The cassette and CD versions added the tracks from the first two releases My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (Wax 039) and Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill (Wax 055) which had been vinyl only.

Singles

YearTitleRecord LabelNotes
1989"Kooler Than Jesus" Wax Trax! Records 12" vinyl not to be confused with the compilation album of the same name
1990A Girl Doesn't Get Killed By A Make-Believe Lover... 'Cuz It's Hot" Wax Trax! Records B-side is "A Daisy Chain 4 Satan", a remix of which is the first track on Confessions of a Knife.
1991"Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses" Wax Trax! Records Split single with KMFDM
1991"Sexplosion!" Wax Trax! Records #10 Billboard Dance Club Songs
1992"Sex On Wheelz" Interscope Records #15 Billboard Dance Club Songs - #17 Billboard Alternative Songs
1993"Blue Buddha" Interscope Records, Atlantic Records #17 Billboard Dance Club Songs
1993"Final Blindness" Interscope Records, Atlantic Records #39 Billboard Dance Club Songs (Ltd Edition 7" & 12" Versions)
1995"Hit & Run Holiday" Interscope Records, MCA Records
1997"Sexy Sucker" Red Ant Records

Video albums

YearTitleRecord LabelNotes
1996Ride The Mindway Kult Kompilation 89-96Mindway Corporation VHS
2004 The Kult Kollection Rykodisc DVD

Soundtracks

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