Journey Through a Body

Journey Through a Body
Studio album by Throbbing Gristle
Released	April 1982
Recorded	March 1981
Genre	Industrial
Label	Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien
Throbbing Gristle chronology
Mission of Dead Souls (1981) Journey Through a Body (1982) In the Shadow of the Sun (1984)
Alternate cover
1993 UK reissue cover

Journey Through a Body is a studio album by industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle, released in Germany in April 1982 through record label Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien.

Background

The album was recorded in Rome in March 1981 in the RAI studios without pre-planning any songs. The work was a piece of "radio art" commissioned by Italian national radio.^[1]

Release

Journey Through a Body was released in Germany in April 1982 through record label Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien.^[2]

The album was reissued in the UK in 1993.

Critical reception

The Wire magazine called it the group's "scariest" album.^[3]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Medicine"	15:22
2.	"Catholic Sex"	8:10

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exotic Functions"	4:18
2.	"Violencia (The Bullet)"	8:00
3.	"Oltre La Morte, Birth and Death"	3:27

References

1. Thompson, Dave (2000). "Throbbing Gristle". Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 687. ISBN 978-0-87930-607-6.
2. Journey Through a Body (Media notes). Throbbing Gristle. Germany: Walter Ulbricht Scahllfolien. April 1982. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
3. Herrington, Tony, ed. (1999). "The Wire: Volumes 185–189". C. Parker.