Psychic TV

Psychic TV (sometimes spelt Psychick TV) or PTV, is a largely electronic music group and sometimes psychedelic, punk, experimental, band was formed by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge after his earlier industrial band, Throbbing Gristle broke up in 1981. At one time Psychic TV was intended to be a super group that along with P-Orridge would include Ian Curits, lead singer of the seminal English group, Joy Division. But unfortunately Curtis commited suicide on May 18th, 1980. The band published 23 live albums in 1986 allowing them to enter the Guiness Book of World Records. Many members of other bands such as Coil, Current 93, Hafler Trio, The Cult, White Stains, Soft Cell, Master Musicians Of Jajouka, not to mention individuals such as Alex Fergusson, Bill Breeze, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, Derek Jarman, Fred Gianelli, John "Zoskia" Gosling, Timothy Leary, Rose McDowall, Stephen Kent, Vagina Dentata Organa, Andrew Weatherall, Z'EV, and many others too long to mention, have at one time been members of Psychic TV or have collaborated with P-Orridge. Originally it's cult-like fanclub, Thee Temple of Psychick Youth or T.O.P.Y., later turned into a full-fledged religion, long after P-Orridge abandoned it in 1991. Psychic TV released early albums of acid house music, such as Jack The Tab (1988). After breaking up in 1998, Psychic TV formed into a new band known as PTV3 in 2003. In 2003 Genesis P-Orrdige changed his or her identity to Genesis/Djin Breyer P-Orridge along with life partner and PTV3 member Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge (a.k.a. Mother Jack/Miss Jackie). This change in identity allowed Genesis to become what is known as a real life "Pandrogine". Other projects by P-Orridge include sample project Splinter Test and spoken word, Troubadorian project Thee Majesty with Larry Thrasher (Thrasher Qawwal / Thessolonians)and Bryin Dall (Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth Genesis P-Orridge