David Max Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Alice Genese Stanya Edward ODowd Jeff Berner Jess Stewart John Weingarten Markus Reschtnewki
ex Richard Norris, Fred Giannelli, Peter Christopherson, Philipp Erb, Ken Thomas, Monte Cazazza, Danny Hyde, Dave Ball, Drew McDowall, William Breeze, J Of Barcelona, Larry Thrasher, Jordi Valls, Mouse, Gini Ball, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Richard Schiessl, Alex Russell, David Michael Bunting, Alex Fergusson, Andy Chatterley, Caresse P-Orridge, Hugo Longden, John Gosling, Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, Sean Maher, Douglas Rushkoff, Paula P-Orridge, Daniel Black, Dave Martin, Craig Ellenwood, Paul Reeson, Geoff Rushton, Þorsteinn Magnússon, Markus Persson, Michael Campagna, Billy "Pink" Goodrum, Genesse P-Orridge, Richard Evans, Matthew Bentham, Scott Nobody, Hannah Haddix, Dorothy Max Prior Formed: 1981 in Hackney, London, United Kingdom by
Genesis P-Orridge and
Peter Christopherson (after
Throbbing Gristle ceased to exist) with
Alex Fergusson. Soon, Psychic TV became a post-industrial supergroup, expanding the core line-up with the talents of frequent collaborators
Monte Cazazza,
David Tibet, and
John Balance, which led to the classic 1983 album [m=17374].
After Peter and John’s departure in January 1984 to concentrate on their
Coil project, Psychic TV’s style evolved more in the direction of psychedelic or acid rock, then called hyperdelic, rock by the band, a style they would return to in later years. In 1987,
Alex Fergusson departed, and a move back to more electronic based music took place, initally featuring the talents of
Richard Norris and
Dave Ball, and then
Fred Giannelli,
Greedy Beat Syndicate, and
Richard Schiessl. Psychic TV were found at the forefront of acid house with the fake compilations [m=17878], [m=76308], and various releases featuring rotating line-ups under different monikers (
Mistress Mix,
Sickmob, &
DJ Doktor Megatrip).
Well documented constant touring and recording took its toll. A relocation to the USA in 1993, the closure of the band’s independent label Temple Records in 1994, and perhaps most prominently the separation from
Paula P-Orridge left Genesis P. Orridge to be the only permanent member of Psychic TV. The name Psychic TV & Genesis P-Orridge, was used for a number of Psychic TV re-releases and experimental projects by Genesis P-Orridge and
Larry Thrasher, before Genesis formed
Thee Majesty with
Bryin Dall. A final concert was announced and held at the Royal Festival Hall, London in May 1999.
In 2003, Genesis P. Orridge (now Breyer P. Orridge) toured with a new line up as PTV3, musically leaning towards the hyperdelic, phase. Silently, they restarted the once dismissed TOPY and re-activated the dormant Temple Records for a batch of new and old releases.