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Vandal X · 09-05-2025, 08:52 AM

A couple years ago I visited the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In the gift shop, even though there was absolutely nothing in the museum about Throbbing Gristle of Genesis P-Orridge, they had the book they had written. But not Cosey's book,

This really upset me.

Why? Her book is as important. Her book is much better written and is honestly a much better account of those years.

When people think of Throbbing Gristle I feel like Genesis is the fist think they think of. This is typical of groups with front men who are overtly eccentric and or very interesting.

But wasn't Throbbing Gristle supposed to break all of those rules.

It is so rare the four people of such vision and talent actually have a change to not just invent a new genre (when will this honestly happen again) but change music as we know it forever.

This thread is about Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Peter Sleazy Christopherson.

Their contributions to Throbbing Gristle and more so their contributions to a post Throbbing gristle world...that they created.

Chis Carter moved onto Chris and Cosey as well as several solo albums and soundtracks. He has invented several modulators that are still being used today.

Cosey moved onto Chris and Cosey as well as several solo albums....including here latest which came out this June and is AOTY material. She has written 2 books...both of which are phenomenal. They are making a movie based on her life. If you go back to any Throbbing Gristle release and listen to it and really think about the contributions from each member you will see that Cosey is almost always the blood coursing throughout. She really is what held it all together.

Oh man....Sleazy. Fuck. Obviously there is Coil. Which I honestly prefer to Throbbing Gristle. There is SoiSong and The Threshold House Boy Choir. But he also designed album covers....including Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here and Animals. He directed music videos. Several for Nine Inch Nails but also for Erasure, Sepultura, and Ministry. Don't get me started about the videos he did for Coil....They are all works of art.

So in short. Genesis truly was a larger than life genius and deserves all of the credit s/he gets.

BUT!

Chis, Cosey and Sleazy deserve just as much credit and praise.

Lets give it to them here.

09-05-2025, 08:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vandal X Groupie Join Date: Aug 2025 Posts: 28	The Extended Throbbing Gristle Universe Hold Thee P-Orridge A couple years ago I visited the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In the gift shop, even though there was absolutely nothing in the museum about Throbbing Gristle of Genesis P-Orridge, they had the book they had written. But not Cosey's book, This really upset me. Why? Her book is as important. Her book is much better written and is honestly a much better account of those years. When people think of Throbbing Gristle I feel like Genesis is the fist think they think of. This is typical of groups with front men who are overtly eccentric and or very interesting. But wasn't Throbbing Gristle supposed to break all of those rules. It is so rare the four people of such vision and talent actually have a change to not just invent a new genre (when will this honestly happen again) but change music as we know it forever. This thread is about Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Peter Sleazy Christopherson. Their contributions to Throbbing Gristle and more so their contributions to a post Throbbing gristle world...that they created. Chis Carter moved onto Chris and Cosey as well as several solo albums and soundtracks. He has invented several modulators that are still being used today. Cosey moved onto Chris and Cosey as well as several solo albums....including here latest which came out this June and is AOTY material. She has written 2 books...both of which are phenomenal. They are making a movie based on her life. If you go back to any Throbbing Gristle release and listen to it and really think about the contributions from each member you will see that Cosey is almost always the blood coursing throughout. She really is what held it all together. Oh man....Sleazy. Fuck. Obviously there is Coil. Which I honestly prefer to Throbbing Gristle. There is SoiSong and The Threshold House Boy Choir. But he also designed album covers....including Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here and Animals. He directed music videos. Several for Nine Inch Nails but also for Erasure, Sepultura, and Ministry. Don't get me started about the videos he did for Coil....They are all works of art. So in short. Genesis truly was a larger than life genius and deserves all of the credit s/he gets. BUT! Chis, Cosey and Sleazy deserve just as much credit and praise. Lets give it to them here. Last edited by Vandal X; 09-05-2025 at 03:53 PM.