MUTANT THROBBING GRISTLE @ 20

 

Marking 20 years since its release is the Throbbing Gristle remix compilation, Mutant Throbbing Gristle (aka, Mutant TG), which was released on March 29th, 2004. The project was conceived as a way to help celebrate the unexpected reunion of TG for what was intended to be a one-off performance at the ATP event, RE:TG. That event was cancelled due to unforeseen organizational issues with ATP, but TG, nonetheless, were intent on performing again, so they scheduled a replacement performance at the Astoria on May 16 of 2004.

Rescheduling aside, after the release of the two mammoth and exhaustive live box sets, TG24 (2002) & TG+, issued in January of 2004, it only seemed appropriate to help refresh people's appreciation for TG by issuing a compilation album collecting various remixes of classic TG tunes, created by friends and admirers of the band. The collection featured remixes by Carl Craig, Hedonastik (Marc Harrison, Marc Rowntree, Steve Keeble), Andrew Weatherall & Keith Tenniswood (Two Lone Swordsmen), Bryan Black & Olivier Grasset (Motor), Carter Tutti & Simon Ratcliffe. The set brought some dance floor friendly funk to tracks like United, Hot On the Heels of Love, Persuasion, What A Day, Hamburger Lady and Still Walking. Along with a soon to be released "best of" compilation, The Taste of TG (issued on May 4th, 2004), this refresher course in Industrial music signified the beginning of a new phase of activity for the band, a renaissance that would carry them through to the end of the decade, with new studio albums, numerous live performances, art installations and a variety ephemeral novelty products, until it all fell apart again when Gen bailed and then Sleazy died at the end of 2010.