Pastimes / Industrial Muzac

by Throbbing Gristle

Pastimes / Industrial Muzac cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 September 1980
  • Label: Industrial
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 55:47
  • Community rating: 2.89/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Initially released on cassette in limited numbers, 'Pastimes / Industrial Muzac' offers a glimpse into the bleak, uncompromising origins of Throbbing Gristle's sound. The recordings consist of early, highly experimental studio rehearsals heavily reliant on atonal tape loops and dark, mechanical drones. It stands as a harrowing, foundational document for the entire industrial music movement.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, atonal, noisy, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Pastimes (9:00)
  2. Pastimes (8:55)
  3. Pastimes (10:17)
  4. Industrial Muzac (27:35)

Credits

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