Throbbing Gristle

Summary

Throbbing Gristle is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,621 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Throbbing Gristle is 20 Jazz Funk Greats^[3].
• Throbbing Gristle's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Throbbing Gristle's genre is industrial music^[5].
• Throbbing Gristle's record label is recorded as Industrial Records^[6].
• Throbbing Gristle's discography is recorded as Throbbing Gristle discography^[7].
• Throbbing Gristle's Commons category is recorded as Throbbing Gristle^[8].
• Throbbing Gristle's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• 1975 marks the founding of Throbbing Gristle^[10].
• Throbbing Gristle was dissolved in October 27, 2010^[11].
• Throbbing Gristle's location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[12].
• Throbbing Gristle's official website is recorded as http://www.throbbing-gristle.com/^[13].
• Throbbing Gristle's official website is recorded as http://www.throbbing-gristle.com^[14].
• Throbbing Gristle's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[15].
• Throbbing Gristle's start of work period is recorded as 1975^[16].
• Throbbing Gristle's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Throbbing Gristle'}^[17].
• Throbbing Gristle's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[18].
• Throbbing Gristle's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12165'}^[19].
• Throbbing Gristle's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13101'}^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: GB^[22]

• Began / founded: 1975-09-03^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 2010-10-29^[24]

• Genre(s): avant-garde, dark ambient, electronic, experimental, industrial, minimal synth, post-industrial^[25]

• Community tags: avant-garde, british, dark ambient, electronic, england, english, experimental, film score, industrial, kingston upon hull, minimal synth, performance art, post-industrial, uk^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: e135d690-9c53-4333-8f11-98aec8c9f434^[27]

Body

Founding

1975 marks the founding of Throbbing Gristle^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kingston upon Hull^[12].

Dissolution

Throbbing Gristle was dissolved in October 27, 2010^[11].

Why It Matters

Throbbing Gristle ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,621 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by femtanyl^[30], a musical duo^[31], founded in 2023^[32] and Pau Riba i Romeva^[33], a writer^[34], 1948–2022^[35], of Spain^[36], awarded the Medal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia^[37].

FAQs

Who did Throbbing Gristle influence?

Throbbing Gristle has been cited as an influence by femtanyl^[30] and Pau Riba i Romeva^[33].