Throbbing Gristle take technology to previously unseen heights

Industrial noise artists Throbbing Gristle, or more specifically the band's sound manipulation man, Chris Carter, have just announced the latest in a whole series of technological instruments, this time called a 'Gristleism'. Which is a rather neat name (via Limewire Blog).

There had previously been the Gristleizer, the effects processor used by the band, but the Gristleism is a wholly (OK, perhaps not) different prospect altogether. It is, according to the official website, "THE THROBBING GRISTLE PALM-SIZED LOOP PLAYBACK MACHINE". WANT.

It contains thirteen loops, a volume control, pitch control, "extended range" and comes in three colours, black, red and chrome. On/in it is a mix of experimental noise, drone, classic melodies and rhythms. Apparently. As you can also see it has a 50mm speaker and it's retailing at £19.99. I'll get two! One for Sundays!

Here's what one might look like in your (small and slightly deformed) hand:

Here's a SPECIAL EDITION, complete with badge:

And here's a Gristleism IN A BLOODY BOX!

Here's the tracklist for the (?) Gristleism:

1. Persuasion
2. Hamburger Lady
3. Twenty Jazz Funk Greats
4. Thank You Brian
5. Maggot Death
6. Rabbit Snare
7. Lyre Liar
8. Wimpy Bar
9. Sex String Theory
10. Heathen Earth
11. Industrial Intro
12. R & D
13. After After Cease To Exist

Here's about half of those tracks on a hastily-but-lovingly knocked up Spotify playlist.

You can pre-order this funky little box and find out more details from here.