Never did it feel this right to file a review under the 'Industrial Music' category. Throbbing Gristle have pretty much invented this genre, launching its name by establishing their label Industrial records label around 1977. Throbbing Gristle pioneered that movement of artists that was even more revolutionary and uncaring than punk and that made use of every possible artistic mean (music, noise, mail art, graphics etc) to express their opinions, destroy preconceived ideas and push through their message, whatever it might be. Industrial in its truest, purest and original form, as an alternate mean of communication, a way to express discomfort, denial, uneasiness, non-conformity, a new ideological standpoint... much more than just music. For those who don't know TG's history and those who still believe that Korn invented industrial music (not to mention, play industrial music), here's the chance to start from a clean slate and get your facts straight. On May 4th, "The Taste of TG: A Beginner's Guide to the Music of Throbbing Gristle" was released by the legendary British outlet Mute records, following the Novamute electronic remix album "Mutant TG", Mute's "TG+" (the final 10 live shows of the band) and the bold TG24, a pricey limited edition box set containing 24 hours of live Throbbing Gristle recordings, stickers and other gadgets, originally released on tapes in 1979-1980 (jeee, that's ballsier that Pearl Jam's ballsiest attempt to collect live recordings!!!). Hundreds of bands, consciously or unconsciously, are still influenced by TG today, and carry on (although radically altered and unfortunately deprived of its original political fabric) the industrial tradition. After their self proclaimed demise (announced via a post card mailed to fans on June 23rd, 1981) what was left were six years of ear-shattering and mind-wrecking music and message, an impressive discography (that keeps growing today) and new musical projects bound to influence even more people all around the world (namely Genesis P-Orridge formed the legendary Psychic TV, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti formed Carter and Tutti while Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson became Coil). Sometimes good things come in weird shapes.