Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson
1955 - 2010
(Throbbing Gristle) "Throbbing Gristle were an English avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions. The band consisted of Genesis P-Orridge (aka Neil Megson - bass guitar, violin, vocals, vibraphone), Cosey Fanni Tutti (guitars, cornet, vocals), Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson (tapes, found sounds, horns, vibraphone, synthesizer), and Chris Carter (synthesizers, tapes, electronics)."
- This is just way too early, may he rest in peace.
"Peter Christopherson, affectionately known as Sleazy, died peacefully in his sleep on the
24th of November at his home in Bangkok, Thailand.
The music and art world has lost a great talent whose unique approach ignored the
conventions of the day and often challenged the status quo.
Sleazys playful and inspiring creativity saw him pushing boundaries as a musician, video director and designer throughout his life. He had recently returned to Thailand from Europe, where he had played a short but spectacular series of live shows as a member of Throbbing Gristle and in the newly formed trio X-TG with Cosey Fanni Tutti and Chris Carter.
Sleazy's visual art career included work as a member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis, creating iconic record sleeve artwork in the 1970s for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and, later, Factory Records. He took the first promo photographs of the Sex Pistols, created a highly controversial window display for Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's clothing shop, SEX, and went on to design the logo of the hugely popular fashion company, BOY. In 1976 Sleazy met Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and Genesis P-Orridge and together they formed electronic music provocateurs Throbbing Gristle and Industrial Records, creating one of the first independent record labels of the era and laying the foundation for a new genre of music. The band was infamously described in the Daily Mail by Tory MP Nicholas Fairbairn as "the wreckers of civilisation".
TG ceased operations in 1981, after which Sleazy formed Psychic TV with Genesis P-Orridge and they produced two albums. The second, Dreams Less Sweet included his future life partner Jhonn Balance as a member, with whom he went on to form Coil and to release an extensive body of work up until Jhonn's passing in 2004. Subsequently, Sleazy left the UK to live in Bangkok, Thailand and to continue his artistic and musical vision in the guise of The Threshold HouseBoys Choir and Soisong.
Following their original break-up, Throbbing Gristle's legacy steadily grew within the music and art world, leading to their reformation in 2004 and a series of sold-out performances, including in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
At the time of his death, Sleazy was in the midst of assembling what was to be Throbbing Gristle's next project: a cover version of Nico's Desertshore album.
Sleazy was a kind and beautiful soul. No words can express how much he will be missed."
Throbbing Gristle / X-TG
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Chris Carter
James Moody, that's sad, he was one of the last of my old favorites. I have listened to his Sinatra tribute album many times over the years. Both Hank Jones and Moody in the same year.
Song before song before song blues
Babbette baboon (repeat) abba zabba zoom
To shatter the noon Babbette baboon (repeat)
Comin` over pretty soon Babbette baboon
Run run catch her soon doctor dawn sunshine on Babbette baboon
Mother say son she say son you can`t lose with the stuff you use
Abba Zabba zoom Babbette baboon (repeat both)
Run run morning soon Indian dream tiger moon
Yellow bird fly high go battle sky to shatter the moon
Babbette baboon gonna catch her soon Babbette baboon
Song before song before song blues
Babbette baboon abba zabba zoom (repeat both)
To shatter the noon abba zaba zoom
Gonna zaba her soon Babbette baboon abba zabba zoom (repeat)
Gonna catch her soon (repeat etc.)
You wanna do what?
You wanna do what?
I told you what
I told you what
You wanna do what?
You wanna do what?
I told you what
I told you what
Go to school, go to school
Go to school, go to school
Just cake, just cake
Just cake, just cake
Dropout, dropout
Dropout, dropout
Can't get a job
Can't get a job
Don't know what it
Don't know what it
What it's all about
What it's all about
You said that you love her
So take her to mother
You love her adapt her
You love her adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Then what about after that?
Then what about after that?
Support her, support her
She said she's a boarder
Get a job, get a job
Get a job, get a job
You said that you love her
So take her to mother
You love her adapt her
You love her adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Then what about after that?
Then what about after that?
Mick Karn. A true innovator on the fretless bass. Best known for his work with Japan, but did session work with Kate Bush, Gary Numan, Peter Murphy, and many others. Died much too young at 52 after a long battle with cancer. RIP.
Wow, this one hits hard. As a fretless bass player, Karn was an obvious influence of mine. He was one of the best musicians at translating eastern idioms to a western instrument. Moreover, he (and Peter Hook) made the bass a melodic instrument.
Sad to hear about Mick Karn passing. Japan were my favorite band as a teenager (the Ghosts video on Top of the Pops made a huge impression). I re-bought Tin Drum just recently, and think it holds up well. I remember once staring at a single cover of theirs and trying to figure out why the photo looked weird and not being able to put my finger on it and eventually realizing Mick Karn had shaved his eyebrows. Some of his solo work kind of lost me a bit, but I always loved his very distinctive bass sounds.
Very sorry to hear about Gary Moore. I just picked up a couple of his early blues albums from the great Guvera giveaway in September. Truly great guitarist.
Very sad about Gary Moore. He had tremendous passion and great tone on the guitar. Albert King may now get his wish that Stevie Ray and Gary would have gotten to play together because he thought they would have really been something else. May they all rest in peace.
Yes I agree about Gary Moore. I listened again to a couple of his albums yesterday after hearing the sad news. In many ways he was quite underated compared to some of his British contempories like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and so on. Van Morrison always reckons that being from Northern Ireland is a disadvantage and he'd be much better rated if he was English or from USA. Probably the same could apply to Gary Moore.
RIP George Shearing - Jazz pianist born in England over ninety years ago but lived for many years in New York. Probably one of the first jazz musicians that I ever heard play. In the dim and distant past, when we first had a record player it was one of the first two LPs that my father bought. I can still remember the cover! See http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/14/george-shearing-dies-aged-91
Today's UK Mirror reports Gary Moore had passed away (see Feb. 7) of a suspected heart attack. For anyone who would like a good sampler of why he is sorely missed I see that Amazon has the CD version of the 2 disc (one studio comp/one live comp) Best of the Blues up for $12.71. It is a great album with a nice selection from the later (post 1990 or so) blues phase of his career.
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Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson
1955 - 2010
(Throbbing Gristle)
"Throbbing Gristle were an English avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions. The band consisted of Genesis P-Orridge (aka Neil Megson - bass guitar, violin, vocals, vibraphone), Cosey Fanni Tutti (guitars, cornet, vocals), Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson (tapes, found sounds, horns, vibraphone, synthesizer), and Chris Carter (synthesizers, tapes, electronics)."
- This is just way too early, may he rest in peace.
Throbbing Gristle- United
nuff said
I love that picture.
Craig
This one is for you Captain. . .
Abba Zaba Zoom !
Song before song before song blues
Babbette baboon (repeat) abba zabba zoom
To shatter the noon Babbette baboon (repeat)
Comin` over pretty soon Babbette baboon
Run run catch her soon doctor dawn sunshine on Babbette baboon
Mother say son she say son you can`t lose with the stuff you use
Abba Zabba zoom Babbette baboon (repeat both)
Run run morning soon Indian dream tiger moon
Yellow bird fly high go battle sky to shatter the moon
Babbette baboon gonna catch her soon Babbette baboon
Song before song before song blues
Babbette baboon abba zabba zoom (repeat both)
To shatter the noon abba zaba zoom
Gonna zaba her soon Babbette baboon abba zabba zoom (repeat)
Gonna catch her soon (repeat etc.)
- Edit: Where There's a Woman
thanks for stretching it til it broke then poking it til it spoke;
I love you, you big dummy
You wanna do what?
You wanna do what?
I told you what
I told you what
You wanna do what?
You wanna do what?
I told you what
I told you what
Go to school, go to school
Go to school, go to school
Just cake, just cake
Just cake, just cake
Dropout, dropout
Dropout, dropout
Can't get a job
Can't get a job
Don't know what it
Don't know what it
What it's all about
What it's all about
You said that you love her
So take her to mother
You love her adapt her
You love her adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Then what about after that?
Then what about after that?
Support her, support her
She said she's a boarder
Get a job, get a job
Get a job, get a job
You said that you love her
So take her to mother
You love her adapt her
You love her adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Adapt her, adapt her
Then what about after that?
Then what about after that?
(and yes this is a compliment)
Girl had serious skilz and chose to be black music's ambassador
and funkin much hard too
She still had it
She will be missed
RIP Teena Marie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fambrough
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12686701 for more details