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Throbbing Gristle

An Endless Discontent
Series: Global Punk
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Throbbing Gristle by Ian Trowell is a fascinating dive into the provocative world of the avant-garde and industrial music scene. This biography explores the controversial UK band Throbbing Gristle, delving into their groundbreaking and often shocking performances. It provides insights into the group's influence on music and culture, highlighting their innovative approach that defied conventional norms.
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This book may appeal to you if you’re fascinated by the intersection of music and avant-garde art movements. It delves into the influential subculture around an iconic band, exploring their groundbreaking impact on the industrial music scene and counterculture of the 1970s. Perfect for readers interested in music history, alternative art, and countercultural movements.

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Throbbing Gristle

This book situates the British band Throbbing Gristle as both a lens and critical tool for England during the punk years and the Winter of Discontent. Using detailed archival research and testimony from key performances, it plots the impact and affective reach of the band. 20 b/w illus.

 

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Drawing on archives and live performances, this book traces the impressions and reverberations of UK punk band Throbbing Gristle.

This book looks at late 1970s Britain—before, during, and immediately after the Winter of Discontent—to situate the activism of Throbbing Gristle in this time. It explores how the band worked in and against the time, and how they worked in and against punk, as punk worked in and against the time and place.

Punk acts as a mediating factor and nuisance value in the band’s story, as Throbbing Gristle emerged with punk in late 1976, grappled with it through 1977, and then went on to create and eventually criticise a number of post-punk scenes that had flourished around 1979.

Series: Global Punk

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Throbbing Gristle is praised for its vivid depiction of the alternative and underground music scene of the late 1970s and early 80s, centred around Throbbing Gristle's live performances. Ian Trowell effectively captures the era and explores the diversity of post-punk developments across various UK locations. The book is noted for offering a rich understanding of cultural changes beyond the London punk scene.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789388299

Publisher: Intellect

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Intellect Books

Illustration: 20 Halftones, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 579g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Ian Trowell is an independent scholar based in the UK

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