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release:
artist....: Psychic TV
album.....: A Prayer For Derek Jarman
type......: album
source....: WEB/MP3
tracks....: 6
label.....: Cold Spring
store date: 2025-06-27
catalogue#: CSR351CD
encoder...: LAME3.99r
quality...: 320 kbps / 44100Hz / Joint stereo
URL.......: https://open.qobuz.com/album/efqi9pm0d2anc
genre.....: Electronic
genres....:
- avantgarde
- electronic
- psychedelic
- experimental
- industrial
similar...:
- Cabaret Voltaire
- The Legendary Pink Dots
- Chris & Cosey
- Throbbing Gristle
- Coil
artist links :
allmusic : https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000375945
discogs : https://www.discogs.com/artist/17926
spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oi0s3WIuxBU5oh87n7za2
deezer : https://www.deezer.com/artist/15393
interview : http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/psychic-tv/6217
myspace : https://myspace.com/ptv3
d-nb : https://d-nb.info/gnd/16040896-9
rateyourmusic : https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/psychic_tv
whosampled : https://www.whosampled.com/Psychic-TV/
secondhandsongs : https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/7137
songkick : https://www.songkick.com/artists/304440
wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2115954
last.fm : https://www.last.fm/music/Psychic+TV
label links :
bandcamp : https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/
discogs : https://www.discogs.com/label/9578
myspace : https://myspace.com/coldspring
official site : http://coldspring.co.uk/
rateyourmusic : https://rateyourmusic.com/label/cold_spring/
metal-archives : https://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Cold_Spring_Records/1536
facebook : https://www.facebook.com/coldspringhq
instagram : https://www.instagram.com/coldspringrecords/
wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3438119
release links:
discography entry: https://coldspring.co.uk/csr351cd
co : https://coldspring.co.uk/csr351cd
tracklist.:
- [ 01. The Loops Of Mystical Union 17:56.52 ]
- [ 02. Elipse Of Flowers 10:59.53 ]
- [ 03. Mylar Breeze, Pts 1 & 2 07:52.52 ]
- [ 04. Mylar Breeze, Pt. 3 11:57.65 ]
- [ 05. Prayer For Derek 17:22.50 ]
- [ 06. Rites Of Reversal 07:40.85 ]
biography.: |
Formed: 1981 in Hackney, London, United Kingdom by Genesis P-Orridge and Peter
Christopherson (after Throbbing Gristle ceased to exist) with Alex Fergusson.
Soon, Psychic TV became a post-industrial supergroup, expanding the core
line-up with the talents of frequent collaborators Monte Cazazza, David Tibet,
and John Balance, which led to the classic 1983 album "Dreams Less Sweet."
After Peter and John's departure in January 1984 to concentrate on their Coil
project, Psychic TV's style evolved more in the direction of psychedelic or
acid rock, then called "hyperdelic," rock by the band, a style they would
return to in later years. In 1987, Alex Fergusson departed, and a move back to
more electronic based music took place, initally featuring the talents of
Richard Norris and Dave Ball, and then Fred Giannelli, Greedy Beat Syndicate,
and Richard Schiessl. Psychic TV were found at the forefront of acid house with
the fake compilations "Acid Tablets Volume One," "Tekno Acid Beat," and various
releases featuring rotating line-ups under different monikers (Mistress Mix,
Sickmob, & DJ Doktor Megatrip).
Well documented constant touring and recording took its toll. A relocation to
the USA in 1993, the closure of the band's independent label Temple Records in
1994, and perhaps most prominently the separation from Paula P-Orridge left
Genesis P. Orridge to be the only permanent member of Psychic TV. The name
"Psychic TV & Genesis P-Orridge," was used for a number of Psychic TV
re-releases and experimental projects by Genesis P-Orridge and Larry Thrasher,
before Genesis formed Thee Majesty with Bryin Dall. A final concert was
announced and held at the Royal Festival Hall, London in May 1999.
In 2003, Genesis P. Orridge (now Breyer P. Orridge) toured with a new line up
as PTV3, musically leaning towards the "hyperdelic," phase. Silently, they
restarted the once dismissed TOPY and re-activated the dormant Temple Records
for a batch of new and old releases.
Genesis P-Orridge died after a long battle with leukaemia on 14th March 2020.