Today Throbbing Gristle’s first and only official remix album, Mutant TG, is available digitally for the first time via NovaMute / Mute.
First released in 2004, almost thirty years after Throbbing Gristle’s inception from the ashes of performance art troupe/media guerrilla cell Coum Transmissions, the band’s challenging, expressive and self-empowering manifestos and music continue to prove as relevant as they were in the mid ‘70s.
Mutant TG highlights just how significant they were to some of the most notable figures in electronic dance music at the time. Among them, Carl Craig, Two Lone Swordsmen, Motor, Ratcliffe, Hedonastik and Carter Tutti remix and reinterpret some of TG’s unique catalogue.
Having made the first Sabres of Paradise record as a cover/homage of Throbbing Gristle’s “United”, Andrew Weatherall was more than eager to pepper the original with some unique magic alongside his Two Lone Swordsmen recording partner Keith Tenniswood. Carl Craig and Basement Jaxx’s Simon Ratcliffe may not at first glance seem obvious TG fans, but both have displayed their support over the years. Carl Craig told The Quietus, “It was like we’d found some kind of underground cult we could be part of”, while Simon Ratcliffe cited TG’s Second Annual Report as an influence on Basement Jaxx’s recordings. Both Carl Craig and Ratcliffe have tackled “Hot On The Heels Of Love” with two different dancefloor bound versions. Elsewhere on the album, Motor (Mr Nô and Bryan Black) turn “Persuasion” into a pulsing, radioactive piece of sonic sound sculpture. Hedonastik transforms “What A Day” into a psychotic dub-fuelled mantra. Finally, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti make mincemeat of “Hamburger Lady” and turn two tracks into one with “HotHeelsUnited”.
Throbbing Gristle, made up of Chris Carter, Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson (1955-2010), Cosey Fanni Tutti and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020), formed in 1975 and for the next six years fully delivered on punk’s failed promise to explore extreme culture as a way of sabotaging systems of control. They released crucial records such as The Second Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle (1977), D.O.A The Third And Final Report Of Throbbing Gristle (1978), 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) and more. The band reformed in 2004, performing several concerts and several albums, including TG Now (2004), Mutant TG and Part Two: The Endless Not (2007) before disbanding in 2010. Their impact on music, culture and the arts has been immeasurable and is still felt today.
Mutant TG is available now to download and stream, with a limited quantity available on CD
Stream or purchase Mutant TG: https://mute.ffm.to/tg-mutanttg
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