Throbbing Gristle: Journey Through a Body 12″

Description

Widely referred to asThrobbing Gristle’smost haunting work,Journey Through a Body(1982) was recorded as a piece of radio art for Italian National Radio RAI, Rome in March 1981. Following Robert Wyatt’s recommendation, RAI originally commissionedCosey Fanni Tuttito create a sound work based on the theme ofA Journey Through the Body. This went on to become aThrobbing Gristleproject first broadcast by the RAI,Journey Through a Bodywas the band’s final studio recording prior to 2004’s reactivation of the band.

Recorded in five days, a day per body section, the tracks were not pre-planned and nothing was re-recorded or added to after the track’s initial recording, instead each track was mixed immediately. “What’s most noticeable about the album, as a sonic experience is the openness to acoustic instrumentation on display” (The Vinyl Factory) andJourney Through a Bodystands as a perfect testament toThrobbing Gristle’sartistic ethos.

Unavailable on vinyl since 1983, thiscolored vinylpressing includes a foil-blocked cover featuring photos from the session.