A China-based music duo came up some years ago with a device called the Buddha Machine which is basically a toy box that plays a number of droning loops on repeat to the effect of calming. Throbbing Gristle must have said "fuck that" when coming up with their own modified version called Gristleism featuring 13 loops and their own addition of a pitch-shifter. This device is absolutely fun and stimulating to listen to either actively or just in the background. A lot of the tracks really remind of certain films including David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch. Not only are all the tracks great as is but the pitch-shifter really allows you to find your own favorite ways to listen to each track (and some of them go from insane to frightening). The design is really cool as well coming in either red, black, or chrome (I have the red one) and comes in really excellent ornate packaging. What's really nice about this is that it just shows how Throbbing Gristle continues to innovate and push the boundaries of sound. I only got this a few days ago but I can already tell I will listen to it constantly for a long time to come and if nothing else it makes a great conversation piece and decoration. Favorite Tracks: Persuasion, Twenty Jazz Funk Greats, Maggot Death, Rabbit Snare, Sex String Theory, and Heathen Earth
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Album a Day (Unconventional Edition) Throbbing Gristle - Gristleism (Red)
A China-based music duo came up some years ago with a device called the Buddha Machine which is basically a toy box that plays a number of droning loops on repeat to the effect of calming. Throbbing Gristle must have said "fuck that" when coming up with their own modified version called Gristleism featuring 13 loops and their own addition of a pitch-shifter. This device is absolutely fun and stimulating to listen to either actively or just in the background. A lot of the tracks really remind of certain films including David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch. Not only are all the tracks great as is but the pitch-shifter really allows you to find your own favorite ways to listen to each track (and some of them go from insane to frightening). The design is really cool as well coming in either red, black, or chrome (I have the red one) and comes in really excellent ornate packaging. What's really nice about this is that it just shows how Throbbing Gristle continues to innovate and push the boundaries of sound. I only got this a few days ago but I can already tell I will listen to it constantly for a long time to come and if nothing else it makes a great conversation piece and decoration. Favorite Tracks: Persuasion, Twenty Jazz Funk Greats, Maggot Death, Rabbit Snare, Sex String Theory, and Heathen Earth
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