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Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter posed this short demo of a black Gristleism.
The Gristleism is described as a “Throbbing Gristle palm-sized loop playback machine.”
Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter has announced that Gristleism is now available for preorder.
Description:
Featuring 13 original and uncompromising loops, GRISTLEISM delivers a mix of signature TG experimental noise, industrial drone, and classic melodies and rhythms.
GRISTLEISM was born from a collaboration between Industrial Records, Throbbing Gristle and Christiaan Virant (the creator of the original FM3 Buddha Machines) and is packaged in a “Chinese paper-cut” wrapping, featuring a repeating TG logo pattern, foil embossing and UV ink.
Gristleism retails for $28.
More details at Gristleism.com. Read more…
Synth Porn Saturday Gets Gristly
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Saturday Synth Porn: The ‘official’ Throbbing Gristle Gristleizer launch ceremony photo.
Smashing Guitars has announced the release of the first of their new product line, the Gristleizer.
The Gristleizer is an extremely rare and unique unit. Originally designed by Roy Gwinn in 1976, the Gristleizer is based on a design published in Practical Electronics and sold in kit form by Phonosonics. Chris Carter of the British industrial music and visual arts group Throbbing Gristle modified the kit in 1977, unleashing what is known as the Gristleizer.
Lost to time, the unit has been re-designed and produced by Smashing Guitars Owner/Engineer Todd Kelley, with assistance from Charlie Howes. After months of research and consultation with Gwinn and Carter, the audio path has been kept original– “we’ve taken what people love about the sounds of the original Gristleizer, and given them much more” says Kelley.
The Gristleizer had its initial release at the sold out Throbbing Gristle performance at Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago on April 25, 2009, one of their first performances in the USA in 28 years. Read more…
Throbbing Gristle Soundcheck Jam
via Chris Carter – Cosey Fan Tutti & Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson jamming during the Throbbing Gristle LA Soundcheck, at the Ricardo Montalblan Theatre in Los Angeles.
Metal Machine Music
Rolling Stone has a review of Lou Reed’s recent live performance of Metal Machine Music – Reeds’ controversial symphony of noise.
When Metal Machine Music was released in 1975, people did not know what to make of it. The album, influenced by the drone music of La Monte Young and John Cale, consists entirely of guitar feedback played at different speeds.
Two guitars were tuned in unusual ways and played with different reverb levels. Reed then placed the guitars in front of their amplifiers, and the feedback from the very large amps would vibrate the strings — the guitars were, effectively, playing themselves. He recorded the work on a four-track tape recorder in his New York apartment, mixing the four tracks for stereo. Read more…
