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Hull, England, 1970. In a run-down commune in a tough port city, a group of social misfits – mostly working class, mostly self-educated – adopted new identities and began making simple street theatre under the name COUM Transmissions. Their playful performances gradually gave way to work that dealt openly with sex, pornography, and violence. The group lived at the edge of society, surviving on meagre resources, finding fellowship with others marginalised by the mainstream.Read More »
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Marcus Werner Hed, Dan Fox – Other, Like Me: The Oral History of COUM Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle (2020)
2011-2020Dan FoxDocumentaryExperimentalMarcus Werner HedUnited Kingdom -
Travis Collins & Amélie Ravalec – Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay (2015)
2011-2020DocumentaryExperimentalFranceTravis Collins and Amélie Ravalec

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Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay traces the development of one of music’s most quietly influential genres from the post-industrial cities of Europe to America’s avant-garde scene, and features contributions from members of pioneering outfits : Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, NON, SPK, Test Dept, Clock DVA, Re/Search – V Vale, Z’EV, Click Click, Sordide Sentimental, Hula, The Klinik, Ant-Zen, Orphx, In The Nursery and Prima Linea.Read More »
