INDUSTRIAL RECORDS
Industrial Music for Industrial People
Cabaret Voltaire |SPK |Monte Cazazza |William S. Burroughs |Clock DVA |The Leather Nun
INDUSTRIAL RECORDS Cabaret Voltaire |SPK |Monte Cazazza |William S. Burroughs |Clock DVA |The Leather Nun |
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Industrial Records began as an investigation. The 4 members of Throbbing Gristle wanted to investigate to what extent you could mutate and collage sound, present complex non entertaining noises to a popular culture situation and convince and convert. We wanted to re-invest Rock music with content, motivation and risk. Our records were documents of attitudes and experiences and observations by us and other determinedly individual outsiders. Fashion was an enemy, style irrelevant. We wanted to also investigate music as a Business phenomenon and propose models for entirely new and innovative modes of commercial operation. A parody and an improvement. Industrial Records was founded before any of thee better known of the English Independents and was at its close the 3rd largest, yet the most elusive. We wanted to make music and records more effective and relevant to our Industrial society, and we wanted to make business more efficient and creative as well. Industrial Records Limited was born. Named as the most unromantic yet appropriate title we could envisage. Big records companies produce records like cars; we are connected to a contemporary social situation, not a blues orientated past style; we work hard for what we want, we are industrious; we parody and challenge large industrial companies and their debasing ethics and depersonalisation; we work in an old factory; industrial labour is slavery, destructive, a redundant institution so we call it the Death Factory. Music From The Death Factory, from the world, from life. Records in English also mean files, documents, as collected byGovernment agencies, employers, schools and police forces. Our Records are a combination of files on our relationship with the world and a Newspaper without censorship. Monte Cazazza suggested our business slogan should be INDUSTRIAL MUSIC FOR INDUSTRIAL PEOPLE. You Get what you deserve. Or do you? Well, from the people with a vested interest in controlling and guiding society to follow their recommendations as to what attitudes you should have, what motivations should govern your bebaviour and what goals you should be satisfied with, you DO NOT get what you deserve. You get what you are given, and what you are given is primarily conditioning that pushes you towards blind acceptance, wasted labour, frustrated relationships and a vast sense of hopelessness. We aretrained to feel we are not responsible or in control of our society and world so that we will continue to let "Leaders" look after us like parents with retarded children. | Leaders are not essential, we are TAUGHT to believe we need them, that we are not able to assume responsibility for ourselves. Lies created leaders, lies perpetuate leaders, lies destroy joy and creativity and hope. There are NO LIES on these records, no one here is a leader. We assume full responsibility for ourselves. We will not be deflected from our destiny. OUR LIFE. Or perhaps there is... Genesis P-Orridge (from TG CD 1) |
IR DISCOGRAPHY
IR0002 THROBBING GRISTLE, "2ND ANNUAL REPORT" 1977 (LP)IR0003 THROBBING GRISTLE, "UNITED"/"ZYKLON B ZOMBIE" 1978 (7")IR0004 THROBBING GRISTLE, "D.O.A. THE THIRD AND FINAL REPORT" 1978 (LP)IR0005 MONTE CAZAZZA, "TO MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY"/"CANDY MAN" 1979 (7")IR0006 THE LEATHER NUN, "SLOW DEATH" EP 1979 (7")IR0007 THOMAS LEER AND ROBERT RENTAL, "THE BRIDGE" 1979 (LP)IR0008 THROBBING GRISTLE, "20 JAZZ FUNK GREATS" 1979 (LP)IR0009 THROBBING GRISTLE, "HEATHEN EARTH: THE LIVE SOUND OF TG" 1980 (LP)IR0010 MONTE CAZAZZA, "SOMETHING FOR NOBODY" EP 1980 (7")IR0011 SURGICAL PENIS KLINIK, "MEAT PROCESSING SECTION" 1980 (7")IR0012 ELISABETH WELCH, "STORMY WEATHER"/"YOU'RE BLASÉ" 1980 (7")IR0013 THROBBING GRISTLE, "SUBHUMAN"/"SOMETHING CAME OVER ME" 1980 (7")IR0014 DOROTHY, "I CONFESS"/"SOFTNESS" 1980 (7")IR0015 THROBBING GRISTLE, "ADRENALIN"/"DISTANT DREAMS (PART TWO) 1980 (7")IR0016 WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, "NOTHING HERE NOW BUT THE RECORDINGS" 1981 (LP)IRC00 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BEST OF....VOLUME I" 1976IRC01 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BEST OF....VOLUME II" 1976IRC02 THROBBING GRISTLE, "I.C.A., LONDON" 1976IRC03 THROBBING GRISTLE, "WINCHESTER/AIR GALLERY" 1976IRC04 THROBBING GRISTLE, "NAGS HEAD, HIGH WYCOMBE" 1977IRC05 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BURLINGTON POLYTECHNIC" 1977IRC06 THROBBING GRISTLE, "NUFFIELD THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON" 1977IRC07 THROBBING GRISTLE, "RAT CLUB, PINDAR, LONDON" 1977IRC08 THROBBING GRISTLE, "HIGHBURY ROUNDHOUSE, LONDON" 1977IRC09 THROBBING GRISTLE, "WINCHESTER ART SCHOOL" 1977IRC10 THROBBING GRISTLE, "RAT CLUB, VALENTINO ROOMS, LONDON" 1977IRC11 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BRIGHTON POLYTECHNIC" 1978IRC12 THROBBING GRISTLE, "ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON" 1978IRC13 THROBBING GRISTLE, "GOLDSMITH'S COLLEGE, LONDON" 1978IRC14 THROBBING GRISTLE, "INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COLLEGE, WAKEFIELD" 1978IRC15 THROBBING GRISTLE, "FILM MAKERS CO-OP, LONDON" 1978IRC16 THROBBING GRISTLE, "CRYPTIC ONE CLUB, LONDON" 1978IRC17 THROBBING GRISTLE, "CENTRO IBERICO, LONDON" 1979IRC18 THROBBING GRISTLE, "AJANTA CINEMA, DERBY" 1979IRC19 THROBBING GRISTLE, "SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY" 1979IRC20 THROBBING GRISTLE, "THE FACTORY, MANCHESTER" 1979IRC21 THROBBING GRISTLE, "GUILD HALL, NORTHAMPTON" 1979IRC22 THROBBING GRISTLE, "Y.M.C.A., LONDON" 1979IRC23 THROBBING GRISTLE, "TG IN THE STUDIO" 1979IRC24 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BUTLERS WHARF, LONDON" 1979IRC25 THROBBING GRISTLE, "FAN CLUB, LEEDS" 1979IRC26 THROBBING GRISTLE, "SCALA CINEMA, LONDON" 1979IRC27 THE LEATHER NUN, "SCALA CINEMA"/"MUSIC PALAIS KUNGSGATAN" 1980IRC28 MONTE CAZAZZA, "LIVE AT LEEDS FAN CLUB"/"SCALA CINEMA" 1980IRC29 THROBBING GRISTLE, "AT GOLDSMITH'S COLLEGE" 1980IRC30 THROBBING GRISTLE, "OUNDLE PUBLIC SCHOOL" 1980IRC31 CLOCK DVA, "WHITE SOULS IN BLACK SUITS" 1980IRC32 CHRIS CARTER, "THE SPACE BETWEEN" 1980IRC33 THROBBING GRISTLE, "AT SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY" 1980IRC34 RICHARD H. KIRK, "DISPOSABLE HALF TRUTHS" 1981IRC35 CABARET VOLTAIRE, "1974-1976" 1981IRCD02 THROBBING GRISTLE, "I.C.A., LONDON" 1976IRCD03 THROBBING GRISTLE, "WINCHESTER/AIR GALLERY" 1976IRCD04 THROBBING GRISTLE, "NAGS HEAD, HIGH WYCOMBE" 1977IRCD05 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BURLINGTON POLYTECHNIC" 1977IRCD06 THROBBING GRISTLE, "NUFFIELD THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON" 1977IRCD07 THROBBING GRISTLE, "RAT CLUB, PINDAR, LONDON" 1977IRCD08 THROBBING GRISTLE, "HIGHBURY ROUNDHOUSE, LONDON" 1977IRCD09 THROBBING GRISTLE, "WINCHESTER ART SCHOOL" 1977IRCD10 THROBBING GRISTLE, "RAT CLUB, VALENTINO ROOMS, LONDON" 1977IRCD11 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BRIGHTON POLYTECHNIC" 1978IRCD12 THROBBING GRISTLE, "ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON" 1978IRCD13 THROBBING GRISTLE, "GOLDSMITH'S COLLEGE, LONDON" 1978IRCD14 THROBBING GRISTLE, "INDUSTRIAL TRAINING COLLEGE, WAKEFIELD" 1978IRCD15 THROBBING GRISTLE, "FILM MAKERS CO-OP, LONDON" 1978IRCD16 THROBBING GRISTLE, "CRYPTIC ONE CLUB, LONDON" 1978IRCD17 THROBBING GRISTLE, "CENTRO IBERICO, LONDON" 1979IRCD18 THROBBING GRISTLE, "AJANTA CINEMA, DERBY" 1979IRCD19 THROBBING GRISTLE, "SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY" 1979IRCD20 THROBBING GRISTLE, "THE FACTORY, MANCHESTER" 1979IRCD21 THROBBING GRISTLE, "GUILD HALL, NORTHAMPTON" 1979IRCD22 THROBBING GRISTLE, "Y.M.C.A., LONDON" 1979IRCD24 THROBBING GRISTLE, "BUTLERS WHARF, LONDON" 1979IRCD25 THROBBING GRISTLE, "FAN CLUB, LEEDS" 1979IRCD26 THROBBING GRISTLE, "SCALA CINEMA, LONDON" 1979IRCD29 THROBBING GRISTLE, "AT GOLDSMITH'S COLLEGE" 1980IRCD30 THROBBING GRISTLE, "OUNDLE PUBLIC SCHOOL" 1980IRCD33 THROBBING GRISTLE, "AT SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY" 1980IRCD36 THROBBING GRISTLE, "S.O. 36 CLUB BERLIN 7/11/80" 1980IRCD37 THROBBING GRISTLE, "S.O. 36 CLUB BERLIN 7/11/80" 1980IRCD38 THROBBING GRISTLE, "KUNSTHOFSCHULE FRANKFURT" 1980IRCD39 THROBBING GRISTLE, "RAFTERS CLUB, MANCHESTER" 1980IRCD40 THROBBING GRISTLE, "HEAVEN, LONDON" 1980IRCD41 THROBBING GRISTLE, "LYCEUM, LONDON" 1981IRCD42 THROBBING GRISTLE, "VETERANS AUDITORIUM, LOS ANGELES" 1981IRCD43 THROBBING GRISTLE, "KEZAR PAVILION, SAN FRANCISCO" 1981 |