| Journey Through a Body | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien | |||
| Throbbing Gristle chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 1993 UK reissue cover | ||||
Journey Through a Body is the fourth studio album by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle, released in Germany in April 1982 through record label Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien.
Background
The album was recorded in Rome in March 1981 in the RAI studios without pre-planning any songs. The work was a piece of "radio art" commissioned by Italian national radio.[1]
Release
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
The Wire magazine called it the group's "scariest" album.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Medicine" | 15:22 |
| 2. | "Catholic Sex" | 8:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Exotic Functions" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Violencia (The Bullet)" | 8:00 |
| 3. | "Oltre La Morte, Birth and Death" | 3:27 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ Herrington, Tony, ed. (1999). "The Wire: Volumes 185–189". The Wire. C. Parker.
