Bleep

Mute present a very much welcomed reissue of Heathen Earth, a live document of a performance by Throbbing Gristle on 16 February 1980 to an audience that included Jonas Almquist of the Leather Nun, Monte Cazazza, John Balance (three years prior to forming Coil) and Jon Savage.

Neither an insight into TG’s recording process nor private live show, ‘Heathen Earth’ is its own entity and exists as a document and testament to a group of people at the height of their creative powers, recorded just over a year before they disbanded and terminated the mission. With this freshly cut blue vinyl (to match the original Industrial Records edition), it's unarguable to say that the influence of Heathen Earth upon new generations will soon be felt...