Journey Through a Body
| Journey Through a Body | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien | |||
| Throbbing Gristle chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 1993 UK reissue cover | ||||
Journey Through a Body is the fourth studio album by English industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released in Germany in April 1982 through record label Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien.
Background
[edit]Journey Through a Body was a piece of "radio art" commissioned by Italian national radio. The album was freely improvised and recorded in Rome in March 1981 at the RAI studios.[1]
Release
[edit]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
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Sounds |   [3] |
The Wire called Journey Through a Body the group's "scariest" album.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Medicine" | 15:22 |
| 2. | "Catholic Sex" | 8:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Exotic Functions" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Violencia (The Bullet)" | 8:00 |
| 3. | "Oltre La Morte, Birth and Death" | 3:27 |
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Alternative Rock. San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman. p. 687. ISBN 0-87930-607-6. LCCN 00-58249. OCLC 1193377576 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ Journey Through a Body (Media notes). Throbbing Gristle. Germany: Walter Ulbricht Scahllfolien. April 1982. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Robertson, Sandy (3 July 1982). "Throbbing Gristle: Journey Through A Body". Sounds. p. 35.
- ^ Herrington, Tony, ed. (1999). "The Wire: Volumes 185–189". The Wire. C. Parker.
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