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| - | '''Genesis Breyer P-Orridge''' (born '''Neil Andrew Megson'''; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, [[performance art]]ist, and [[occultism|occultist]]. P-Orridge rose to notability as the founder of the [[COUM Transmissions]] artistic collective and lead vocalist of seminal [[industrial music|industrial]] band, [[Throbbing Gristle]]. S/he was also a founding member of [[Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth]] occult group, and fronted the experimental band [[Psychic TV]]. P-Orridge identified as [[third gender]]. | + | The '''University of Hull''' is a [[public research university]] in [[Kingston upon Hull]], a city in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England. It was founded in 1927 as '''University College Hull'''. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the [[Hull York Medical School]], a joint initiative with the [[University of York]]. Students are served by [[Hull University Union]]. |
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| - | In accordance with their work on the Pandrogyne Project, P-Orridge now identifies using the pronouns "s/he", "h/er", and "h/erself". These pronouns have been used when discussing P-Orridge in ''[[The Guardian]]'', and ''[[The New Yorker]]''. However, P-Orridge is still referred to using male pronouns in older sources, such as those of journalist Erica Orden, the historian Dave Evans, and the religious studies scholar Christopher Partridge. Alternately, the journalist Camille Dodero used female pronouns when referring to P-Orridge. | + | |
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| - | Born in [[Manchester]], P-Orridge developed an early interest in art, occultism, and the [[avant-garde]] while at [[Solihull School]]. After dropping out of studies at the [[University of Hull]], s/he moved into a counter-cultural commune in [[London]] and adopted ''Genesis P-Orridge'' as a [[nom-de-guerre]]. On returning to Hull, P-Orridge founded COUM Transmissions with [[Cosey Fanni Tutti]], and in 1973 s/he relocated to London. COUM's confrontational [[performance art|performance work]], dealing with such subjects as [[sex work]], [[pornography]], [[serial killers]], and [[occultism]], represented a concerted attempt to challenge societal norms and attracted the attention of the national press. COUM's 1976 ''Prostitution'' show at London's [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]] was particularly vilified by tabloids, gaining them the moniker of the "wreckers of civilization." P-Orridge's band, Throbbing Gristle, grew out of COUM, and were active from 1975 to 1981 as pioneers in the industrial music genre. In 1981, P-Orridge co-founded Psychic TV, an experimental band that from 1988 onward came under the increasing influence of [[acid house]]. | + | |
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| - | In 1981, P-Orridge co-founded Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth, an informal occult order influenced by [[Chaos Magic|chaos magic]] and experimental music. P-Orridge was often seen as the group's leader, but rejected that position, and left the group in 1991. Amid the [[Satanic ritual abuse]] hysteria, a 1992 [[Channel 4]] documentary accused P-Orridge of sexually abusing children, resulting in a police investigation. P-Orridge was subsequently cleared and Channel 4 retracted their allegation. P-Orridge left the United Kingdom as a result of the incident and settled in New York City. There, P-Orridge married Jacqueline Mary Breyer, later known as Lady Jaye, in 1995, and together they embarked on the Pandrogeny Project, an attempt to unite as a "pandrogyne", or single entity, through the use of surgical [[body modification]] to physically resemble one another. P-Orridge continued with this project of body modification after Lady Jaye's 2007 death. Although involved in reunions of both Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV in the 2000s, P-Orridge retired from music to focus on other artistic mediums in 2009. P-Orridge was credited on over 200 releases. | + | |
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| - | A controversial figure with an anti-establishment stance, P-Orridge was heavily criticised by the British press and politicians. P-Orridge was cited as an icon within the avant-garde art scene, accrued a [[cult following]], and been given the moniker of the "Godperson of Industrial Music". | + | |
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| - | ==Discography== | + | |
| - | Note: this is for releases specifically credited to Genesis P-Orridge, for work with PTV see [[Psychic TV discography]], for work with Throbbing Gristle see [[Throbbing Gristle discography]]. See also: [[Splinter Test#Discography]] and [[Thee Majesty#Discography]]. | + | |
| - | * ''[[Interview By TOPYSCAN]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Industrial Sessions 1977]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[What's History]]'' (1983) | + | |
| - | * "[[Je T'Aime (Psychic TV song)|Je T'Aime]]" (1985) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Alaura/Slave Priest]]'' (1990) | + | |
| - | * ''[[What's History]]'' (1990) | + | |
| - | * ''[[At Stockholm]]'' (1995) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Vis Spei]]'' (1995) | + | |
| - | * ''[[A Perfect Pain]]'' (With [[Merzbow]]) (1999) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Direction Ov Travel]]'' (2002) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Painful 7 Inches]]'' (2002) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Wordship]]'' (2003) | + | |
| - | * ''When I Was Young'' (2004) | + | |
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The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hull York Medical School, a joint initiative with the University of York. Students are served by Hull University Union.
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