Journey Through a Body
| Journey Through a Body | ||||
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| Studio album by Throbbing Gristle | ||||
| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Label | Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien | |||
| Throbbing Gristle chronology | ||||
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Journey Through a Body is a studio album by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle, released in Germany in April 1982 through record label Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien.
Background
The album was recorded in Rome in March 1981 in the RAI studios without pre-planning any songs. The work was a piece of "radio art" commissioned by Italian national radio.[1]
Release
Journey Through a Body was released in Germany in April 1982 through record label Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien.[2]
The album was reissued in the UK in 1993.
Critical reception
The Wire magazine called it the group's "scariest" album.[3]
Track listing
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Medicine" | 15:22 |
| 2. | "Catholic Sex" | 8:10 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Exotic Functions" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Violencia (The Bullet)" | 8:00 |
| 3. | "Oltre La Morte, Birth and Death" | 3:27 |
References
- ↑ Thompson, Dave (2000). "Throbbing Gristle". Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 687. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6.
- ↑ Journey Through a Body (Media notes). Throbbing Gristle. Germany: Walter Ulbricht Scahllfolien. April 1982. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Herrington, Tony, ed. (1999). "The Wire: Volumes 185–189". C. Parker.
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