Bleep

Mute present a very much welcomed deluxe reissue of the Journey Through A Body by the 'Wreckers of Civilisation' Throbbing Gristle. Recorded as a piece of art for and in the studios of Italian National Radio RAI in Rome in March 1981 on the recommendation of Robert Wyatt, it was to be the last TG studio recording following their dissolution in 1981.

Originally commissioning Cosey Fanni Tutti to create a sound work based on the theme of ‘A Journey Through The Body’, the project expanded into a full Throbbing Gristle mission. Recorded over five days, a day per body section, each track was mixed immediately after recording. By far one of the most stomach clenching industrial abstractions from the group, it's unarguable to say that the influence of Journey Through A Body upon new generations will soon be felt...