Desertshore / The Final Report by X-TG

Desertshore / The Final Report

X-TG

2012

Desertshore / The Final Report is a Electronic album by X-TG, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Industrial
  • abrasive
  • dark
  • nocturnal

About

Genesis P-Orridge—the central figure and vocalist of Throbbing Gristle—left the reunited TG in 2010, with both sides shedding bad blood. That was shortly after Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson proposed the idea of reinterpreting Nico's <i>Desertshore</i> album and the reunited band performed it live in London. Christopherson and bandmates Cosey Fanni Tutti and Chris Carter forged ahead as X-TG, but Christopherson unexpectedly died in 2010. Fanni Tutti and Carter finished the project, with meticulous thought and care. Here, tracks one through eight are versions of songs on Nico's <i>Desertshore</i>—though the sequence has been changed—with X-TG tacking on its own title track. Songs 10 through 19—<i>The Final Report</i>—are original X-TG works that were started before Christopherson died. Guest vocalists on the <i>Desertshore</i> tracks include Blixa Bargeld (of another visionary band, Einstürzende Neubauten) and Antony Hegarty (of Antony & The Johnsons), and the result is both deeply respectful and startlingly beautiful. Both parts of this set are powerful works and invite future collaborations between Fanni Tutti and Carter, who now perform as Carter Tutti; their partnership needn't end with the legacy of Throbbing Gristle.

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Tracklist

  1. Desertshore
  2. The Final Report

Side A

  1. A1Janitor Of Lunacy5:24
  2. A2Abschied3:52
  3. A3The Falconer5:22
  4. A4Afraid4:10

Side B

  1. B1All That Is My Own3:58
  2. B2Mütterlein4:33
  3. B3Le Petit Chevalier3:25
  4. B4My Only Child4:41
  5. B5Desertshores2:45

Side C

  1. C1Stasis5:26
  2. C2E.H.S.3:10
  3. C3Breach4:21
  4. C4Um Dum Dom1:56
  5. C5What He Said5:06

Side D

  1. D1In Accord5:58
  2. D2Gordian Knot3:52
  3. D3Emerge To Space Jazz5:55
  4. D4The End1:45

Credits

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold