
Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P-Orridge dies aged 70 – BBC News
Genesis P-Orridge, founding member of cult experimental bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, has died.
Genesis P-Orridge, founding member of cult experimental bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, has died.
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.
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