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London, United Kingdom (1976 – 1981, 2003 – present)

Throbbing Gristle was formed in London, UK in 1976 out of the ashes of international performance art group COUM Transmissions. Founding members Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson and Genesis P-Orridge, as well as artist Monte Cazazza (a collaborator and friend of the band), coined the phrase “Industrial Music For Industrial People” to describe the dehumanization and mechanization of music making they in part wanted to evoke. Aside from inventing a completely new musical genre (industrial music) Throbbing Gristle also founded their own record label, Industrial Records, which became home to artists such as Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA, SPK, William S. Burroughs and Monte Cazazza.

Throbbing Gristle were dubbed “wreckers of civilisation” by Tory MP Nicholas Fairbairn because of their 1976 exhibition “Prostitution” at the I.C.A. in London.

After terminating their first mission in 1981, TG split and the members went their seperate ways. Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti went on to form chris and cosey and started their label CTI (Conspiracy International) and recently Carter Tutti. Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson (Sleazy) went on to found Psychic TV; later Sleazy and fellow PTV member Jhonn Balance left PTV to form Coil. Genesis P-Orridge still remains active with PTV3 and Thee Majesty.

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syllannibal wrote:
2 hours ago

slug bait... ca-a-a-a-a-an't wait for desertshore album

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polymorphous71 wrote:
4 hours ago

Peter Christopherson, the Gary Glitter of underground music

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esi13084 wrote:
Friday morning

Alexander Kibanov, Alexei Borisov, Alexei_Bortnichuk, Cisfinitum - Hutopia_-_TRRRack.mp3 http://www.archive.org/download/TRRRack/TRRRack_vbr_mp3.zip

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XMD5a8000 wrote:
last week

I am one of the injured, a tear blurs flesh... I want a Gristleism and I want one now!

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PiecesOfQuiet wrote:
10 days ago

I'll probably get a gristleism assuming they aren't more then 20 dollars. I really want TG to pull the bug out their ass and release the live recordings.

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sewertroll wrote:
14 days ago

I'm wishing Gristleism for my christmas present..

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AxemRangers wrote:
15 days ago

goddamnit I want good recordings of the 2009 dates so bad the bootlegs sound awful get off your high horse and get on your cash cow TG

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AxemRangers wrote:
15 days ago

I might

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NickScott wrote:
16 days ago

anyone getting a Gristleism?

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polymorphous71 wrote:
17 days ago

music for sinners.

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secretpassage wrote:
17 days ago

hamburger lady

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schoenburger wrote:
17 days ago

no no no no. I kind of regret not going to see PTV now.

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nancykitten wrote:
19 days ago

Jesus. I'm so glad I got to see both PTV and TG.

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AxemRangers wrote:
19 days ago

Yeah, they'd better. As well as the Desertshor album and the jams album. :|

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PiecesOfQuiet wrote:
19 days ago

Damn are you serious? Then I missed my only opportunity to see them! They better release their live stuff from the US tour then, so I can at least have some sort of secondary experience!

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AxemRangers wrote:
20 days ago

"Genesis Breyer P-Orridge is retiring from touring in any and all bands including TG to concentrate on art, writing and music"

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mattmacneil wrote:
21 days ago

theyre techno-core

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Jarhead92 wrote:
21 days ago

" Throbbing Gristle is avant-garde. Not industrial. :) " They're Post-Grunge

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mattmacneil wrote:
21 days ago

some twat on this shoutbox named 'Weibsteufel' wrote " Throbbing Gristle is avant-garde. Not industrial. :) " Even added that cunty little smiley face.

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nancykitten wrote:
last month

you're welcome. ah yes, it's probably that.

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