I saw this promo on Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle's blog, it's apparently the first ever promotional video they've made, which is quite mental . . .wish I was able to go and see them on tour, you Leeds punters might be able to go to one, where's Minehead? It sounds like it should be up north but I have a feeling it isn't . . .
THROBBING GRISTLE PROMO 2010 from Industrial Records on Vimeo.
Was also interested to read that Twitch has convinced him to bring some of his 1980 cassette 'The Space Between' out on vinyl via Optimo Music which everyone should buy, it was totally ahead of it's time and still sounds great today, listen . . .
and buy it here
And as if that isn't enough, check out this mad wee gizmo he made. What a guy.
Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument test from Chris Carter on Vimeo.
Tech details:
The Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument uses a dual 4-stage shift register. Each register is controlled independently. Two oscillators are used per register: one as a clock, the other as input data that is cascaded through the four stages. The outputs from the stages are mixed together. A fast clock rate produces a crude form of wavetable synthesis, whilst a slow clock rate creates audible pulses and clicks. The clock speed and the data input’s frequency are controlled by touch electrodes/pads. By tilting the instrument, sound from both the 4-stage shift registers can be mixed together. Glitchy noise, deep drones and percussive peeps!
Where are the tour details? Minehead is where Bloc Festival is held, in the UK's biggest Butlins Holiday Camp. Please tell me that TG are playing Butlins... Anyway it's the other end of the country, Somerset I believe. There must be something happening further north.
ReplyDeleteMy mate Gaz has a Gristleizer, it's genius. An album in its own micro-boombox kinda thing, totally inspired and great fun.
Will get on all of these clips directly...
I want a Gristleizer.
ReplyDeleteMinehead is the only British place mentioned in the clip.Well worth the journey, especially if it's in Butlins. In december.
I forgot to include in the post a link to a mix Chris Carter made which I'm digging but I don't think you can download it, just listen on the site - which isn't much of a bother because there is a reasonably interesting article on there. The mix is great, lots of Delia Derbyshire.
http://www.vesselmusic.com/2010/04/05/mix/chris-carter-throbbing-gristle-mix/
there is a london gig, and, annoyingly for you tulley, prague.
ReplyDeleteit really is a weird tour.
http://www.throbbing-gristle.com/
The Minehead gig is part of an All Tomorrow's Parties festival curated by Godspeed You Black Emperor. Which sounds pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat gizmo is great. Fuck yer iPhones, geez one of them.
Ahhh man, we're checking them out at minehead! I can't even fucking wait. I love ATP
ReplyDeleteah cool, i will check it in prague if i have any money. Would rather see them as psychic t.v. tho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjssKDFlBZM
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The scoundrel Clendenning I assume? You should go see them, it's at Archa too, a great venue. Also a glance at the Archa website tells me that the residents are playing there in November. Go to that too. Don't worry about money, just sell a few extra handjobs down Holesovice and you'll be fine . . .
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