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Throbbing Gristle

Musical Group

English industrial music group formed in the mid-1970s. Widely credited with helping create and define the industrial genre through provocative performances and noise-based recordings. Core members included Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson and Chris Carter.

Formed in London in 1975; pioneers of industrial music; operated Industrial Records; initial run 1975-1981 and reunited in the 2000s. Key albums include The Second Annual Report, D.o.A. The Third and Final Report and 20 Jazz Funk Greats.

DeBaser reviews present Throbbing Gristle as pioneers of industrial and experimental noise. Reviewers highlight seminal albums, provocative live shows, and the band's aesthetic of shock and dehumanization. Reunion-era work is seen as a valid continuation by several reviewers.

For:listeners of experimental/industrial/noise music, readers interested in provocative performance art and 1970s UK underground scenes

 Essential History of Electronic Music

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 this album is a fucking masterpiece!

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 Noise as a form of melody, noise as a song, noiseas an art form.

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