Two Psychic TV albums.

Psychic TV was the band that Genesis P. Orridge formed with another member of Throbbing Gristle after the latter was defunct. It's not quite as grinding and harsh as Throbbing Gristle, but it's still an overall good time. This post is mostly for Tom, who had not heard them last I checked.


Dreams Less Sweet (1983)


Allegory and Self (1988)

Swans - Cop / Young God (1993)

Really brutal, heavy music made by a few individuals that I understand to have been pretty influential to later industrial music. This record is slightly difficult, definitely not for everyone.


Part 1 (Tracks 1-7)
Part 2 (Tracks 8-14)

Julie Ruin - Self-Titled (1998)

This is what Kathleen Hanna was doing in between the breakup of Bikini Kill and the start-up of Le Tigre, which, in fact, was initially formed as a backup band for Julie Ruin. Written and recorded in her apartment with some samplers and a broken drum machine, this record is definitely of the DIY mixtape variety; however, what it lacks in production value it more than makes up for in articulate, intelligent lyrics spanning topics from police brutality to the widespread-vapidity in the punk scene. It's one of my favourite albums evar because it's so genuine and smart; it has all the crunchy, self-responsible makings of the good punk records for which Kathleen was responsible in her Bikini Kill days, but it's much more pointed, more mature.



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Suicide - Second Album (1980)

This was the second (and, in my opinion, slightly less impressive) album by the influential if almost completely anonymous post-punk, electronic group, Suicide. I'm posting this mostly to make sure that everyone has access to it as I've noticed it's not as widely circulated as the first one.



Disc One

Disc Two

Suicide - First Album (1977)

According to reputable sources (wikipedia, last.fm, ha), this album was neither considered nor appreciated at its start; however, it's considered in many circles to be a really influential album in the genres of punk, no-wave, electronica, synth-pop, etc. It's crunchy, it's just underproduced enough, and it's a little creepy, reminiscent of New York City's underbelly circa late 70's. In other words, it's completely brilliant, definitely one of my favourite albums right now.

Also, an interesting fact about this album: the last song on the second disc, "23 Minutes Over Brussels", is a recording of a Suicide show that eventually erupted in a riot.



Disc One

Disc Two