Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P-Orridge dies aged 70 – BBC News
2020-03-15
Genesis P-Orridge, founding member of cult experimental bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, has died.Continue Reading
Genesis P-Orridge Has Always Been a Provocateur of the Body. Now She’s at Its Mercy. – The New York Times
2018-11-10
In 1981, P-Orridge reversed course in the gently trippy Psychic TV, whose danceable songs echoed the occult writings of Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare, and included a tribute to Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones called “Godstar.” P-Orridge imagined the band as the center of a global consciousness raising, and recruited fans to join Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth, a cross between a fan club and a cult, whose members donned paramilitary gear and submitted bodily fluids as part of their initiation.Continue Reading
Art Sex Music by Cosey Fanni Tutti review
2017-03-31
A performance artist and member of the band Throbbing Gristle, Tutti has spent decades breaking down barriers. This is a fascinating, unfussy memoir… Source: Art Sex Music by Cosey Fanni Tutti review – elder stateswoman of the avant gardeContinue Reading
This Is Memorial Device by David Keenan
2016-09-14
Coming next year from the author of the wonderful England’s Hidden Reverse… … a major new work of fiction coming from Faber Social on February 2nd 2017. This Is Memorial Device, the debut novel by David Keenan, is a love letter to the small towns of Lanarkshire in the west ofContinue Reading
Psychic TV’s Debut Album Force the Hand of Chance Gets Performed in Its Entirety at Berserktown | L.A. Weekly
2016-08-15
Long out of print, Force the Hand of Chance (which is finally being reissued on expensive vinyl) starts with the beautiful lullaby “Just Drifting,” patterned on a gorgeous melody much closer to The Kinks’ “Village Green” than to Throbbing Gristle’s “Hamburger Lady.” A lush acoustic guitar opened the show, andContinue Reading
Could it be magick? The occult returns to the art world | The Guardian
2016-07-01
“We’ve investigated lots of avenues and that includes occulture of various types,” says Breyer P-Orridge, who uses the word “we” exclusively in reference to a sort of individual and collective self. Early learning from occult figures like Aleister Crowley and mysterious magical sects like the Ordo Templi Orientis led toContinue Reading
Vodoun Documentary Featuring Genesis P-Orridge Being Premiered in NYC July 15 – (Zero Equals Two)
2016-05-31
The documentary film, Bight of the Twin, will have its world premiere at Rubin Museum of Art in NYC on July 15th, 2016 at 7 pm. The premiere is in conjunction with Genesis P-Orridge‘s ongoing exhibition at the Rubin Museum, Try to Altar Everything. The July 15th film premiere will be aContinue Reading
Books and Art from the Coil Collection
2016-04-17
The latest list from Caduceus Books (Leicestershire, UK) contains some really extraordinary items – many at very reasonable prices – from the Coil Collection. As Ben says in his introduction to the list: John (or Jhon) Balance (Geoff Rushton) & Peter Christopherson (aka Sleazy) were involved in the formation ofContinue Reading