| Throbbing Gristle is een experimentele avant-garderockband uit Engeland opgericht in 1969 als performancegroep Coum Transmissions door Genesis P-Orridge. De band, in 1975 van naam veranderd, bestaat verder uit Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson en Chris Carter en wordt wel beschouwd als de eerste industrial band, dan wel de bedenker van de term industrial, afgeleid van het door hen opgerichte platenlabel Industrial Records. Aanvankelijk werkte de band veel met tape loops. Na Throbbing Gristle, dat in 1981 ontbonden werd, richtten P-Orridge en "Sleazy" Christopherson Psychic TV op. De andere twee leden gingen verder onder de naam Chris and Cosey. Later stapte Christopherson met bandgenoot John Balance uit Psychic TV om Coil op te richten. Genesis P-Orridge formeerde in 1999 Thee Majesty met kunstenaar Bryin Dall. Throbbing Gristle werd in 2004 heropgericht. Op 29 oktober 2010 meldde Throbbing Gristle via hun website dat Genesis P-Orridge niet langer met Throbbing Gristle wilde optreden. Hij zou terugvliegen naar New York en de rest van de band zou hun tournee afmaken onder de naam X-TG. Op 24 november 2010 overleed Peter Christopherson op 55-jarige leeftijd in zijn slaap. Meer... |
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After dissolution: 2011–present In 2011, Industrial Records had an official "re-activation" to reissue the group's studio albums, as Throbbing Gristle's contract with Mute Records had expired. Industrial Records subsequently announced that a double album, titled Desertshore/The Final Report, would be released on 26 November 2012. Carter and Tutti produced the album with the participation of film director Gaspar Noé, former pornographic actress Sasha Grey, and guest vocalists Anohni, Blixa Bargeld, and Marc Almond. The group had decided before Christopherson's death to re-record the album because they were not satisfied with the ICA recordings. Christopherson had been the driving force behind the project and had been working on the record in Bangkok with Danny Hyde. "It was Sleazy's project, then Cosey and Sleazy's, then I came in on it", Carter said in an interview with The Quietus. After Christopherson died, custom instruments built for the project by Christopherson were given to Carter and Tutti, and they began combining his recordings with the work they had done themselves. They announced plans to debut the album live at AV Festival on 17 March 2012 accompanied by a screening of Philippe Garrel's film The Inner Scar "for which Desertshore was the soundtrack and inspiration". P-Orridge died from leukaemia on 14 March 2020. Members Genesis P-Orridge – lead vocals, bass guitar, violin, guitars, percussion Cosey Fanni Tutti – guitars, cornet, effects, vocals, tapes Peter Christopherson – tapes, electronics, cornet, percussion Chris Carter – synthesizers, tapes, electronics, drum machine, programming |