Artist formerly known as Genesis P-Orridge whose earlier career involved activities with with COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV.
Alias: David Brooks, DJ Doktor Megatrip, Genesis P-Orridge, Neil Andrew Megson, P. Ornot, Vernon Castle
In 2003 Genesis P-Orridge changed identity to Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (aka Genesis/Djin Breyer P-Orridge) along with life partner Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge (a.k.a. Mother Jack/Miss Jackie). S/he began a performance series called Breaking Sex that was initiated by both he/herself and Lady J. Breyer. This project was about reunion and resolution of male and female to a perfecting hermaphroditic state, named Pandrogeny by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. The project included having surgeries that blur the lines between their sexes, bringing them nearer to being one physically. S/he also relaunched Psychic TV as PTV3 in 2003. Died on March 14, 2020.
P-Orridge was diagnosed with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia in October 2017, and died in New York City on 14 March 2020, aged 70
In Groups: Breyer P-Orridge, COUM Transmissions, Deep Fry, ESsence, Griselda, Homeboy Posse, Jack The Tab, King Tubby, Love In Life, Nobody Uninc, Over Thee Brink, Pearl Necklace, Pigface,
Psychic TV, Splinter Test, Subconscious Electronic Orchestra, The Anti-Heroin Project, The King Cut Groovers, Thee Loaded Angels, Thee Majesty, Thee Wand,
Throbbing Gristle, Tony, Terry & David, Too See Bee, Wolves Of The Sun
https://www.discogs.com/artist/22533-Genesis-P-Orridgehttps://www.discogs.com/artist/432137-Genesis-Breyer-P-Orridgehttps://www.discogs.com/artist/12589-Throbbing-Gristlehttps://www.discogs.com/artist/17926-Psychic-TVWebsite:
http://www.genesisporridge.com/ http://www.throbbing-gristle.com/ http://genesisporridgearchive.blogspot.de/Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Genesis-BREYER-P-ORRIDGE/100050351925664/ https://www.facebook.com/genesis.breyerporridge.1 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057813470906 http://www.facebook.com/psychictvptv3Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/throbbinggristle/ http://www.instagram.com/psychictv3Twitter:
https://twitter.com/genesisbpo https://twitter.com/i/events/1238940436531568641 https://twitter.com/ThrobbingGrstle https://twitter.com/psychictvYoutube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojhH69QnIGTNUvD9jZkDjg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_9h5wJWd5ZIhWVlJdsPegSoundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/throbbinggristle https://soundcloud.com/psychictvofficialBandcamp:
https://theearchive.bandcamp.com/ https://throbbinggristle.bandcamp.com/ https://psychictv.bandcamp.com/Throbbing Gristle
Members: C.C. Newby, Chris Carter, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Peter Christopherson
Industrial group. Growing out of the extreme performance art group COUM Transmissions.
Their first performances were in 1976 and their last gig was in San Francisco in 1981 (recorded and released as "Mission Of Dead Souls"),
Throbbing Gristle officially began at September 3, 1975 and they officially split on June 23, 1981. After they split, Genesis and Peter formed Psychic TV (and Peter later joining Coil) and Chris and Cosey becoming, well, Chris & Cosey. They came back together 23 years later in 2004 to plan an ill-fated weekend festival, which became a one-off recording session in London when the festival fell through, releasing a limited TGNOW album of the recordings.
A series of new releases and remasters followed as well as live performances. In 2010, Genesis withdrew from touring with TG and the three other members renamed themselves X-TG. However, Peter's death in November that year brought an end to TG/XTG for good. One final release, released under the name X-TG, followed in 2012.
A note on bootlegs: Throbbing Gristle was an organisation and all releases had to be approved by the organisation, not individual members. Most official releases were released by Industrial Records, Fetish Records and Mute (some exceptions exist).
Psychic TV
Members: Alice Genese, David Max, Edward ODowd, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Jeff Berner, Jess Stewart, John Weingarten,
Formed: 1981 in Hackney, London, United Kingdom by Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson (after Throbbing Gristle ceased to exist) with Alex Fergusson. Soon, PTV became a post industrial supergroup, expanding the core line-up with the talents of frequent collaborators Monte Cazazza, David Tibet, and John Balance, which led to the classic 1983 album Dreams Less Sweet. After Peter and John's departure in late 1984 to concentrate on their Coil project, Psychic TV's style evolved more in the direction of psychedelic or acid rock, then called "hyperdelic" rock by the band, a style they would return to in later years. In 1988, Alex Fergusson departed, and a move back to more electronic based music took place, featuring the talents of Fred Giannelli, Greedy Beat Syndicate, and Richard Schiessl. PTV were found at the forefront of acid house with the fake compilations "Acid Tablets Volume One", "Tekno Acid Beat", and various releases featuring rotating line-ups under different monikers (Mistress Mix, Sickmob, & DJ Doktor Megatrip).
Well documented constant touring and recording took its toll. A relocation to the USA in 1993, the closure of the band's independent label Temple Records in 1994, and perhaps most prominently the separation from Paula P-Orridge left Genesis P. Orridge to be the only permanent member of Psychic TV. The name "Psychic TV & Genesis P-Orridge" was used for a number of Psychic TV re-releases and experimental projects by Genesis P-Orridge and Larry Thrasher, before Genesis formed Thee Majesty with Bryin Dall. A final concert was announced and held at the Royal Festival Hall, London in May 1999.
In 2003, Genesis P. Orridge (now Breyer P. Orridge) toured with a new line up as PTV3, musically leaning towards the "hyperdelic" phase. Silently, he restarted the once dismissed TOPY and re-activated the dormant Temple Records for a batch of new and old releases.
Genesis P Orridge Throbbing Gristle & The Dawn Of Industrial Music
Interview: Life advice from Genesis P-Orridge
Throbbing Gristle: Something Came Over Me
Psychic TV - Godstar