Firstly, they were originally a bunch of performance artists in England who went by the name of "COUM Transmissions", who for some reason decided to use sound with their images. The sounds got more complicated and through its own ignorance of what music was supposed to sound like, it became music. This I'm sure shocked the band more than anyone else. The band where:
When I first heard their music I was gobsmacked (a lovely word that one) by the sheer front of anyone who dared call it music. It was powerful stuff but it had absolutely no rythmn, melody or anything else you would associate with music. My first reaction was not one of, "Thats crap" or some other rude words which I had in my vocabulary at the time, but was just a "WOW" and a "Geepers" (not quite geepers but close enough and has nothing to do with a word which is assosciated with sexual intercourse).
I refuse to describe their music to anyone but instead would just suggest that they listen to one of their albums, "Giftgas" being the one I would normally suggest as it is what I would see as their definative album.
Unfortunately, like all good things, they came to an end and split into basically two groups; The Chris & Cosey and the Psychic TV bands. Chris & Cosey slithered away into electro-pop coming out the other end feet first with smelly socks on! Psychic TV took a more direct approach at first then mellowed out after they split! WHAT? YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION???? YOU FOOLS!!!!
Try these nasty little links:
A good starting point this one.
The above link was taken quite heavily from this one.
Good independent reviews by someone quite sane. (strange for Throbbing Gristle)
Not sure about this one! I might remove it when I get a chance.
Not really too connected but interesting for fellow William S Burroughs fans
An excellent review of TG, which I shall endeavour to include here with a bit of fixing up, should the author allow mee to!
Any use????
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