Throbbing Gristle relaunches reissue series with ‘TGCD1’ and ‘The Third Mind Movements’
Throbbing Gristle
(Photo by Paul Heartfield, 2007) The Throbbing Gristle reissue series is set to relaunch on August 23, 2024, with the release of “TGCD1” and “The Third Mind Movements”, available on both CD and vinyl.
You can already listen to “The Third Mind: First Movement”, an eight-minute piece recorded during the ICA Desertshore sessions. Previously, this track was available only on a CD sold during TG’s final US tour in 2009.
“TGCD1” will be available on vinyl for the first time. It’s also the first CD release since 1986 under The Grey Area of Mute. Included are 42 minutes of studio recordings from March 18, 1979, at TG’s Martello Street studio using a TEAC 8-Track recorder. The set comes with a booklet with original 1986 sleeve notes by the band.
For “The Third Mind Movements” it will. Be a first-time ever vinyl release and the first commercial CD release as it was originally an exclusive CD for the band’s final US tour in 2009. It features recordings from the Desertshore sessions at the ICA, London and consists of six live recordings marked by manipulated samples, rhythmical breakbeats, and electronic oscillations.
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