Thee Majesty

In 1998, Genesis P-Orridge was ending his association with the name Psychic TV, the band he created after the termination of Throbbing Gristle. At the same time, he began Thee Majesty as a spoken word-based project with Bryin Dall (4th Sign of the Apocalypse, A Murder of Angels, Dream Into Dust). Initially it also included PTV alumnus Larry Thrasher, but circumstances have prevented him from either recording or being a permanent member. [ [http://www.silentrecords.net/html/larry_thrasher.html Larry Thrasher Interview, Silent Records.] ] Thee Majesty's first performance was at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on May 01, 1999, which was also the "final" show of PTV. The show was called "Time's Up" which was also the name of the new project's debut CD [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%27s_Up_%28Thee_Majesty_album%29 "Time's Up", Wikipedia entry.] ] , released on the same date by Dall's label The Order of the Suffering Clown [ [http://www.discogs.com/label/The+Order+Of+The+Suffering+Clown The Order Of The Suffering Clown page on Discogs.] ] via World Serpent Distribution. Since then, Thee Majesty has remained an intermittent project, only playing sporadic festivals, art events, and intimate venues in Europe and the US, and releasing very few original studio albums.

Members

Besides P-Orridge and Dall, Larry Thrasher has performed several live shows. They were joined in 2004 by Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, and briefly by Morrison Edley (Toilet Böys). The project remains a vehicle for GPO's semi-freeform rants and concepts, supported by Dall's guitar and sample soundscapes, sometimes augmented by some combination of the other players. [ [http://www.regenmag.com/Interviews-138-Bryin-Dall.html Bryin Dall Interview, ReGen Magazine.] ] Thrasher's involvement seems to have ceased except for turning up in samples or previously-recorded live snippets. Edley, now known as "Electric Eddie", now focuses on PTVIII, the newest incarnation of PTV. Lady Jaye died suddenly on Tuesday 9th October 2007. [ [http://www.genesisp-orridge.com/index.php?section=news&id=111&album_id=1 Announcement on Genesis P-Orridge Official Website.] ] This leaves Thee Majesty currently as the core duo of GPO and Dall, who have played one show since then. [ [http://www.genesisp-orridge.com/index.php?section=news&id=122&album_id=1 ibid.] ]

Discography

Thee Majesty's discography is a bit confusing. As noted above, "Time's Up" was the name of multiple releases and events including the debut album. P-Orridge has also opted to use the name on reissues of works predating the band's inception. "A Hollow Cost", "At Stockholm", and "Thee Fractured Garden" were originally Psychic TV releases, given new artwork and credited to both Genesis P-Orridge and Thee Majesty. "Mary Never Wanted Jesus" was a special Christmas-themed limited release that contains slightly different tracks on the vinyl and CD versions. "Vitruvian Pan" is the band's second proper full-length studio album, though it contains elements from live recordings. [ [http://soundsect.com/feature.php?id=10 Genesis P-Orrdige Interview, Soundsect.] ]

Note: releases marked with ‡ are dual-credited reissues of older material.
*"Time's Up" (1999)
*"Time's Up Live" (2001)
*"A Hollow Cost" (2003)‡
*"At Stockholm" (2004)‡
*"Thee Fractured Garden" (2004)‡
*"Mary Never Wanted Jesus" (2005)
*"Vitruvian Pan" (2007)

ee also

*Psychic TV
*Splinter Test
*Throbbing Gristle

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/THEEMAJESTY Official myspace]