Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in 1976 in Kingston upon Hull. The band comprised Genesis P-Orridge (born Neil Megson; bass guitar, violin, vocals, vibraphone), Cosey Fanni Tutti (born Christine Newby; guitars, cornet, vocals), Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson (tapes, found sounds, horns, piano, vibraphone, synthesizer) and Chris Carter (synthesizers, tapes, electronics).
Evolving from the experimental performance art group COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle are widely viewed as early pioneers of industrial music along with contemporaries such as Cabaret Voltaire. They disbanded in 1981, but the individual members went on to participate in other projects, and reformed in 2004 for a second stint before disbanding again in 2010 after the death of Peter Christopherson.
History
First era: 1976–1981
Throbbing Gristle evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions, which was formed in Kingston upon Hull by a group of performers centred on Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti. The final performance of COUM Transmissions in 1976 was also the debut of Throbbing Gristle.
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ALBUMS
- Heathen Earth: The Live Sound of TG released: 2011
- The Third Mind Movements released: 2009
- Thirty-Second Annual Report released: 2008
- Desertshore Installation released: 2007
- Part Two: The Endless Not released: 2007
- TG+ released: 2004
- The Taste of TG released: 2004
- Mutant Throbbing Gristle released: 2004
- TG24 released: 2002
- Grief released: 2001
- Kreeme Horn released: 1997
- Blood Pressure released: 1995
- Assume Power Focus released: 1995
- Giftgas released: 1994
- Funk Beyond Jazz released: 1993
- 20 Jazz Funk Greats released: 1993
- Live Volume 4 (1979-1980) released: 1993
- Live Volume 3 (1978-1979) released: 1993
- Live Volume 2 (1977-1978) released: 1993
- Live Volume 1 (1976-1978) released: 1993
- The Second Annual Report released: 1991
- Throbbing Gristle's Greatest Hits released: 1990
- The First Annual Report of Throbbing Gristle released: 1987
- Sacrifice released: 1986
- TGCD1 released: 1986
- Nothing Short of a Total War released: 1984
- Thee Psychick Sacrifice released: 1982
- Journey Through a Body released: 1982
- Rafters released: 1982
- Mission of Dead Souls: the Last Live Performance of TG released: 1981
- D.o.A. The Third and Final Report released: 1978
Mutant Throbbing Gristle
Released 2004- Persuasion (MOTOR remix)
- Hot on the Heels of Love (Carl Craig Re-version)
- What a Day (Hedonastik remix)
- United (Two Lone Swordsmen remix, vocal version)
- Hamburger Lady (Carter Tutti remix)
- Hot on the Heels of Love (Ratcliffe remix)
- Still Walking (Carl Craig Re-version)
- HotHeelsUnited (Carter Tutti remix)
Live Volume 4 (1979-1980)
Released 1993- Introduction (Sheffield University, 6-10-1980)
- Punished (Sheffield University, 6-10-1980)
- Heathen Earth (Sheffield University, 6-10-1980)
- An Old Man Smiled (5036 Club, Berlin 11-7-1980)
- Russ (Goldsmiths College, London 3-13-1980)
- Tortured Smiles (Sheffield University, 6-10-1980)
- We Said No (Sheffield University, 6-10-1980)
- Auschwitz (Rafters, Manchester 12-4-1980)
- Devil's Gateway (Rafters, Manchester 12-4-1980)
- Trained Condition of Obedience (5036 Club, Berlin 11-7-1980)
- Five Knuckle Shuffle (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- Wall of Sound (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- Wall of Sound (Oundle Public School, Peterborough 3-16-1980)
Live Volume 3 (1978-1979)
Released 1993- Introduction (Crypt Club, London 11-11-1978)
- Whistling Song (Crypt Club, London 11-11-1978)
- Industrial Muzak (Crypt Club, London 11-11-1978)
- Weapon Training (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- See You Are (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- Convincing People (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- His Arm Was Her Leg (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- What A Day (The Factory, Manchester 5-18-1979)
- Ice Cool Down (Guild Hall, Northampton 5-26-1979)
- They Make No Say (Guild Hall, Northampton 5-26-1979)
- Wet Weird & Smeared (Butler's Wharf, London 12-23-1979)
Live Volume 2 (1977-1978)
Released 1993- Tesco Disco (Rat Club, London 12-17-77)
- Knife In My Side (Rat Club, London 12-17-77)
- Urge To Kill (Rat Club, London 12-17-77)
- Assume Power Focus (Rat Club, London 12-17-77)
- IBM (Goldsmiths College, London 5-18-1978)
- It's Always The Way (Goldsmiths College, London 5-18-1978)
- Hamburger Lady (Goldsmiths College, London 5-18-1978)
- Mother Spunk (Industrial Training College, Wakefield 7-1-1978)
- Cabaret Voltaire (Industrial Training College, Wakefield 7-1-1978)
- D.O.A. (Goldsmiths College, London 5-18-1978)
Live Volume 1 (1976-1978)
Released 1993- Introduction (ICA, London, 18-10-76)
- Very Friendly (ICA London, 18-10-76)
- Dead Ed (ICA London, 18-10-76)
- No Two Ways (Hat Fair Winchester, 21-08-76)
- Last Exit (Brighton Polytechnic, 26-03-77)
- Forced Entry (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 07-05-77)
- National Affront (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 07-05-77)
- A Nod And A Wank (Art College, Winchester, 11-11-77)
- Feeling Critical (Art College, Winchester, 11-11-77)
- New After Cease To Exist Soundtrack (London Film Makers Co-op, 06-07-78)
The Second Annual Report
Released 1991- Industrial Introduction
- Slug Bait (ICA)
- Slug Bait (Live at Southampton)
- Slug Bait (Live at Brighton)
- Maggot Death (Live at Rat Club)
- Maggot Death (Studio)
- Maggot Death (Southampton)
- Maggot Death (Brighton)
- "After Cease to Exist" (The Original Soundtrack of the Coum Transmissions film)
- Zyclon B Zombie
- United
Born: 1975-09-03
Died: 1981-06-23
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Persuasion
by: Throbbing GristlePersuasion
You gotta get some
Persuasion
You gotta get some
Look at me I touch your breast
Look at me I touch your knees
And I persuade you
Like always I persuade you
Like always I persuade you
Persuasion
Look at me I touch your head
I say the words and you go to bed
My sister and my mother
My father and my son
Do everything I want them to
With persuasion
One lot of persuasion
Like always persuasion
Now there's lots of ways to persuade you
I could do it with money
I could look at you
I could show you all that
You might as well do it anyway
You might as well choose to play the game
After all you've seen yourself before
What difference does it make if I take your photograph?
What difference does it make if someone else sees it too?
All your friends do it
I mean nobody will know it's you
Anybody, it could be any body
I mean, these magazines, you know,
They only go to middle aged men
So why don't you do what I suggest
I persuade you
With words I persuade you
Persuasion
I've got a little biscuit tin
To keep your panties in
I've got a little biscuit tin
To keep your panties in
Soiled panties, white panties, school panties, Y-front panties
By the canal, by the canal
And I persuade you
Like always I persuade you
Look at me
Look at me
There's a certaing word and a certain touch
A certain way and a way too much
There's a little bit here
And a little bit there
When you've done it all it's too late to care
Oh I persuade you
Like always I persuade you
Look in my eye
Under your covers
I touch you
And tell you what to do
Do it because I tell you
Do it because I love you
And I persuade you
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