I challenge anyone to stand next to the stage at any PEH gig, walk away half-way through the set and not be pissed - off about it. I say this 'cause the first time I went anywhere near their forcefield I was immediately entranced, and believe me ,there is much to be into. Warped out bedlam loony soundtrax, each member totally able at their respective roles, stage garbs and masks in a horror film set cum festival liquidizer, loud danceable tunes and 110% energy . What more do you want - at times I was in disbelief - an orange was devoured on stage by Andy, only to appear in a cascade from his mouth two songs later. Needless to say I've seen them again, and stayed in contact to proudly display them here in this disturbed package:

HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN ?
In the spring of 1986 , the spark had gone out of all our respective bands 50 we committed musical adultery on a weekly basis .with lots of freedom and drug -fuelled craziness. This monstrous bug-eyed monster seduced us into disbanding four combos for a more permanent fix, and its name was ....POISONED ELECTRICK HEAD.

IS YOUR RECORDING OUTPUT AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT ?
Our recording output is very poor considering we've got our own studio, but that will be amended when we release an LP(Jan '92) and a new cassette, 'Unmistakably Rainbow Trout" asap.

ARE YOU HAPPIER IN THE STUDIO OR ON STAGE ?
On stage definitely : Really funny goings on . Vomit flows as freely as wine, the smell is atrocious as the stage clothes of Pee and Andy are rarely washed - Andy was recently voted Britain's Smelliest Man by a band we know......

HOW BEST CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE BAND. AND HOW WORST ?
At best, a huge chrome rotating machine lashing out it's whiplash tentacles into the unsuspecting psyches of audiences - at worst a bunch of stupid, pissed, flatulent disorganised dickheads.

WHAT ARE THE BEST AND WORST WAYS AN OUTSIDER HAS DESCRIBED YOU ?
Sounds called us "both interesting and delightful, thoroughly vulnerable yet totally dangerous .." , Melody Maker said we were "thoroughly unpleasant " but that's OK too .

WHO'S THE NASTIEST BAND YOU'VE PLAYED WITH ?
"The Darkside", arrogant pompous bowlhead poseurs. "Used to be in Spacemen 3" - big deal. That's no excuse for being a #*&# for the rest of your life.

YOUR SONGS RANGE BETWEEN WHICH SUBJECTS ?
Cyborgs from the future , astral projection, the Gulf War - we try to be positive and optimistic in our outlook it's hard to be depressed with a braniac dome-skull on your head.

WHAT MUSIC PUBLICATIONS DO YOU BUY ?
We buy NME to see what's going on generally, and to despair in the chronic demise of taste and talent: the hyped - up shite and arse-kissing editorials.

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN TOP OF THE POPS COMES ON ?
Pity for those who misguidedly believe that's all there is and relief that I'm not one of them.

WOULD YOU SIGN TO A MAJOR ?
Yes , but we wouldn't trust the bastards. Anyone interested in the underbelly of major label corruption should read "Expensive Habits" by Simon something or other (Garfield ?). Scary and educational.

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE RECORD COVER / PRESENTATION ?
As important as the music or the lyrics or the show . If your sleeve is crappy then why investigate further ? It's not always the case that the music's crap but it's a fair bet. On the other hand .the sleeve should say "and if you think this is good ..:". We strive for excellence in every respect.

DO YOU PLAY A STRAIGHT SET, OR ARE THERE OTHER STAGE ACTIVITIES ETC ?
We play a regular set, but if it's a home crowd we throw in as much new stuff as possible. Out of town we're still breaking new ground or following up a previous visit so we have a strong set of tried and tested numbers . There's always a lot of stage activity though , regardless of the venue / occasion. Robots, bombs where available, epileptic zombie aerobics etc.

WHO ARE YOUR MAIN / FAVE BANDS AND INFLUENCES ?
Mad genius types - Salvador Dali, Gurdjieff. Musical enigmas - Devo , Zappa, Arthur Brown, Oingo Boingo. B-Movies - Evil Dead, Toxic Avenger, Zardoz.

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT WRITING SONGS ?
WE all write the music, trap it in a room with U8 X beat it up, twist it around, pull it's ears off . Pee writes most of the lyrics , Bri dabbles , Andy dribbles.

DOES YOUR HOMETOWN NEED GETTING CUT OF ?
In the end ,yes. It saps the creative spirit . It's like "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers", people just disappear mentally. The bright, fun, interesting people are a brave minority swimming in a sea of bigoted pig-shit apathy.