Why oh why do I remain so infatuated with Throbbing Gristle? Why do I feel a visceral thrill when I run across one of their albums in the wild that I don’t have… and why can’t I resist the urge to buy it? Is it evidence of some underlying psychological or emotional problem buried deep […]
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Throbbing Gristle – “Music From The Derek Jarman Film In The Shadow Of The Sun” (1984)
Derek Jarman was an English artist and filmmaker who worked primarily outside the mainstream. Throbbing Gristle’s music featured in a few of his works, most notably the 1980 version of his hour-long In the Shadow of the Sun, a collection of Super 8 film shorts re-shot to 16mm. I picked up the soundtrack record last […]
Throbbing Gristle – “Nothing Short Of A Total War” (1987) and “Grief” (1988)
I remain utterly fascinated by Throbbing Gristle, to the point that if I run across one of their records out in the wild I’m quite likely to buy it. But I’m also fairly sure I’ve never played any of these records more than twice – I’d have to be in a pretty interesting headspace to […]
X-TG – “Desertshore / The Final Report” (2012)
I have a bizarre fascination with Throbbing Gristle, and while I own nine of their records I still wouldn’t describe myself as a “fan”. I am, however, incredibly intrigued that such an artistic collective could form and exist during the period when they did and that their transgressive performances and music would become so impactful. […]
Throbbing Gristle – “Special Treatment – Live At The Cryptic One London 1978” (1984)
When I re-launched Life in the Vinyl Lane, I made the conscious decision that I was not going to write about everything I purchased. For much of the blog’s history that’s exactly what I did, and frankly it burned me out. Listening to things became like work, something I felt I needed to do even […]