Journey Through a Body

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.

Journey Through a Body
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1982
RecordedMarch 1981
GenreIndustrial
Length39:17
LabelWalter Ulbricht Schallfolien
Throbbing Gristle chronology
Greatest Hits
(1981)
Journey Through a Body
(1982)
Three Psychick Sacrifice
(1982)
Alternate cover
1993 UK reissue cover

Background

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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

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sounds     [3]

The Wire called Journey Through a Body the group's "scariest" album.[4]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Medicine"15:22
2."Catholic Sex"8:10
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Exotic Functions"4:18
2."Violencia (The Bullet)"8:00
3."Oltre La Morte, Birth and Death"3:27

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Robertson, Sandy (3 July 1982). "Throbbing Gristle: Journey Through A Body". Sounds. p. 35.
  4. ^ Herrington, Tony, ed. (1999). "The Wire: Volumes 185–189". The Wire. C. Parker.