Heathen Earth

Throbbing Gristle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B000003Z5G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,437 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cornets

2. The Old Man Smiled

3. After Cease to Exist

4. The World Is a War Film

5. Dreammachine

6. Still Walking

7. Don't Do as You're Told, Do as You Think

8. Painless Childbirth

9. Adrenalin

10. Subhuman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...Throbbing..., July 30, 2003

By 

Philippe Landry (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heathen Earth (Audio CD)

I think this best represents TG's sound: improvised noise in a controlled studio environment. You get a real White Light/White Heat intensity from this set. Chris and Sleazy push the live tape manpulation/sequencing/synthesis envelope to the max. Anyone who is into the early schematics of actual industrial should give this a listen -- it's a wonder what a couple modified tape decks and a few synths can do. Gen-P and Cosey add a rather unsettling, [physical]/animalistic feeling to the mix; ..., Gen-p coming off as a dictator. You might also want to find out who was present in the studio during this recording; a who's who of the post-punk/avant-industrial elite, with just their presence adding an air of mutual-ritual to the whole thing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Industrial essential, January 28, 2006

By 

The Pitiful Anonymous "Mazaro" (the Acres of Skin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heathen Earth (Audio CD)

Heathen Earth is TG's 'live-in-studio' release, meaning it was performed for a small audience of friends in studio. It's as long as a usual TG show, but the atmosphere is considerably less violent and this is some of their most melodic and musical material. These are the songs they were playing frequently live at this point in their career, however instruments and sound effects are minimal here compared to the walls of noise these songs turned into in a real live setting.

The intensity and tension of Heathen Earth is amazing. No editing of any kind has split up the performance. As you listen it's almost as if TG were playing in front of you, you can imagine the band members movements as they made these sounds. The sounds themselves are very subconscious, emotional and expressive. Some of the most beautiful, memorable sounds are the bubbling and guitar effects in "After Cease to Exist", the melodic vocals of "The World is a War Film", the buzzing, solitary melody at the end of "Still Walking" and the strangely soothing improvised conversation between Cosey and Chris Carter. "Cornets" is the characteristic TG introduction (wailing cornets), and it builds tension and eases the listener into the album perfectly.

The art and packaging compliments the album wonderfully.

The actual song names aren't in the album notes or on Amazon, but these songs do have names. They are-

1. Cornets
2. The Old Man Smiled
3. After Cease to Exist
4. The World is a War Film
5. Dreamachine
6. Still Walking
7. Don't Do As You're Told, Do As You Think
8. Painless Chlldbirth

Bonus Songs-

9. Adrenalin
10. Subhuman

This is a unique and classic industrial album, and so is "D.O.A".
Either one is a good first purchase to a new TG fan.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY Original and Creative, Reflecting the Age's Atomosphire, August 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Heathen Earth (Audio CD)

This is a very original and creative peice of work considering the point that the album was initially released. If you like the works of the Art of Noize, Einsturzende Neubauten, Propaganda, New Order, Joy Division, etc., you will probably find that this work is very original and full of creativity which inspires you a lot. However, if you do like only melodious ones, please skip this. This would probably be not for you.