In the Shadow of the Sun | ||||
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Released | February 1984 | |||
Label | Illuminated | |||
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In the Shadow of the Sun is an improvised musical score by Throbbing Gristle for the 1981 Derek Jarman film of the same name.[1]
In the Shadow of the Sun is an improvised musical score for the film of the same name by Derek Jarman. Throbbing Gristle founder Genesis P-Orridge called the film "ambient video", used to "enhance or complete an environment."[2]
Simon Ford, author of the Throbbing Gristle biography Wreckers of Civilisation: The Story of COUM Transmissions & Throbbing Gristle, opined that both the movie and its accompanying soundtrack "revelled in distortion, chance and formlessness."[1]
Throbbing Gristle played a new version of the soundtrack live during their April 2009 United States tour.[3]
Psychic TV performed a reinterpreted version of the soundtrack live along with a screening of the film at Cafe Oto in London during their spring 2017 European tour.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Sounds | [4] |
The Wire described the soundtrack as "dark and mournful".[5]
All tracks are written by Throbbing Gristle (Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Genesis P-Orridge)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In the Shadow of the Sun Pt. 1" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In the Shadow of the Sun Pt. 2" |
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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UK Indie Chart[6] | 23 |