[1] The center labels are cream with black printing, and a glossy picture sleeve depicts the band standing outside the ex-Nazi Ministry of Propaganda in Berlin, and the other side shows Val Denham holding a Hitler Youth dagger centre back.

The word "Techno Primitive" was later used by electronic duo Chris & Cosey for their 1985 album of the same name, while the name "Psykick Youth Squad" can be seen as a reference to the later band Psychic TV, both groups made up of ex-Throbbing Gristle members.

The song is driven by a minimal, pulsing synthesizer drumbeat, over which Genesis P-Orridge would sing lyrics surrounding the concept of discipline, slowly introducing other musical elements, such as electric bass and walls of guitar or synth noise.

A version from one of the last Throbbing Gristle shows at the Lyceum in London was over 30 minutes long, as documented on the bootleg Once Upon a Time and the VHS release Destiny.

[3] He performed it solo on Siouxsie and the Banshees' Join Hands tour at the Hammersmith Odeon as an extended version forming the entirety of his set, which preceded the Cure, the main support band.