Growing from a conceptual art group into pioneers of experimental, industrial
noise, Throbbing Gristle created some of the most abrasive, avant-garde synth
music of the 1970s and became a huge influence on artists like Aphex Twin, Nine
Inch Nails and Joy Division. When they initially split in 1981, group members
Genesis P-Orridge and Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson joined forces with
Alternative TV's Alex Fergusson to form Psychic TV. With the idea of using
William Burroughs' technique of cut-up sound collages, they created a
mixed-media project which combined video, samples and li...