
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge is an musician and artist best known as a founder of Coum Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Thee Majesty. Coum Transmissions controversial installation Prostitution earned them the title “Wreckers of Civilization.” Throbbing Gristle is considered the first industrial band. Psychic TV hold the Guinness Book of World Records record for most albums released in one year.
P-Orridge studied magic under Brion Gysin and later co-founded Thee Temple of Psychic Youth (TOPY), a magical order cum Psychic TV fan club that evolved a life of its own. P-Orridge left TOPY and tried to shut the organization down in 1991, but some members continued on under the TOPY in spite of his protests. This organization is now known as Autonomous Individuals Network.
P-Orridge eventually co-founded a similar project called The Process in the early 90s.
P-Orridge and his second wife Lady Jaye began a series of body modifications with the aim of becoming a third unified being known as Breyer P-Orridge. Lady Jaye died in October of 2007.
Official Sites
Official site
Unofficial Sites
Wikipedia Entry
The Genesis P-Orridge Online Archive Extensive collection of interviews, articles, show dates, information, and ephemera.
Recent News
Check the official news page for upcoming appearances, performances, etc.
Thee Psychick Bible: a New Testament is now available.
Documentaries
Short documentary Metropolis TV Can be watched in full.
Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye in post-production
Recent News
Thee Psychick Bible now available
Art
Selected collages from exhibit in NYC
Music videos
Caresse P-Orridge sings “Are You Experienced”
Throbbing Gristle “Discipline” live
Writing
Genesis P. Orridge on Brion Gysin in the Guardian.
Interviews
Dangerous Minds interview part 1 video, Jan. 2010
Genesis P. Orridge interview pt. 2 on Dangerous Minds video, Jan. 2010
Boing Boing TV interview with Genesis P. Orridge and Throbbing Gristle May 2010, interview by Richard Metzger
Radar Magazine article and interview July 2008, first (?) interview after Lady Jaye’s death. Recommended.
Genesis P. Orridge on Soft Focus. Incredibly good video interview.
Audio interview from July 2007
Short interview in the Guardian Oct. 2006
Video interview on Throbbing Gristle Date???
March 2004 interview
21C Magazine interview by Richard Metzger 1998.
Misc
Obit for Lady Jaye by Jason Louv
My obit for Lady Jaye
My memories of The Process mailing list
Interview with Alaura O’Dell, of Psychic TV and Genesis P. Orridge’s ex-wife Nov. 2004
Review of a PTV2 show
Painfully bad Technoccult dossier on Industrial Records. Very first Technoccult article ever.
See Also
Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge
Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth
Brion Gysin
William S. Burroughs
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