RIP Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson

Dead-Air · 11.25.2010, 05:19 PM

Yes, this is really, really, harsh. One of the pioneers of industrial, electronic, experimental, and avant music has left us. RIP Sleazy Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Coil. Words fail.

Dead-Air · 11.25.2010, 05:26 PM

More on Boing Boing.

Toilet & Bowels · 11.25.2010, 06:26 PM

what a cunt, he was supposed to be playing ATP next week!!!!

the ikara cult · 11.25.2010, 09:12 PM

tremendously sad, ive only recently begun to appreciate the earth shaking greatness of Coil, he sits atop the podium for his work with Coil. Im yet to delve into Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, but shit

Englands Hidden Reverse.

hevusa · 11.25.2010, 11:57 PM

must be a european thing.

SpaceCadetHayden · 11.26.2010, 12:18 AM

sad news

Dead-Air · 11.26.2010, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hevusa

must be a european thing.

no, really, death is a global phenomenon.

SuperCreep · 11.26.2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

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thanks for this. i needed a laugh as i've been very bummed out since i heard the news and that last paragraph of sleazy's e-mail did it for me.

RIP.

Dead-Air · 11.26.2010, 12:55 PM

It's weird how you always learn more about people when they die. I didn't know he had worked on album covers for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd or shot the original Sex Pistols photo shoot. From stuff I've read before, I'd always seen Throbbing Gristle as almost completely removed from the rock and even punk continuums, but apparently that wasn't exactly the case.

Savage Clone · 11.26.2010, 12:57 PM

I knew about his Hipgnosis job from reading about them in my early fandom, and it made me marvel all the more at his groundbreaking aesthetic choices when it came to his personal artistic vision, seeing how Hipgnosis album covers were kind of the "gold standard" for a certain era in classic rock LP design.

I am genuinely saddened by his death. True visionaries are rare.

Bytor Peltor · 11.25.2019, 04:30 PM

9 years gone:

Desertshores - Memorial Mix

11.25.2010, 05:19 PM	#1
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Yes, this is really, really, harsh. One of the pioneers of industrial, electronic, experimental, and avant music has left us. RIP Sleazy Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Coil. Words fail. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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11.25.2010, 05:26 PM	#2
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	More on Boing Boing. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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11.25.2010, 06:26 PM	#3
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,282	what a cunt, he was supposed to be playing ATP next week!!!!
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11.25.2010, 09:12 PM	#4
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	tremendously sad, ive only recently begun to appreciate the earth shaking greatness of Coil, he sits atop the podium for his work with Coil. Im yet to delve into Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, but shit Englands Hidden Reverse. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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11.25.2010, 11:57 PM	#5
hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	must be a european thing.
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11.26.2010, 12:18 AM	#6
SpaceCadetHayden the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the void of civilization Posts: 988	sad news __________________
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11.26.2010, 12:55 PM	#9
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	It's weird how you always learn more about people when they die. I didn't know he had worked on album covers for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd or shot the original Sex Pistols photo shoot. From stuff I've read before, I'd always seen Throbbing Gristle as almost completely removed from the rock and even punk continuums, but apparently that wasn't exactly the case. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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11.26.2010, 12:57 PM	#10
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I knew about his Hipgnosis job from reading about them in my early fandom, and it made me marvel all the more at his groundbreaking aesthetic choices when it came to his personal artistic vision, seeing how Hipgnosis album covers were kind of the "gold standard" for a certain era in classic rock LP design. I am genuinely saddened by his death. True visionaries are rare.
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11.25.2019, 04:30 PM	#11
Bytor Peltor Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arlen, Texas Posts: 3,784	9 years gone: Desertshores - Memorial Mix
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