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Track: The Orchids
Artist: Psychic TV
Album: Dreams Less Sweet

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Name: Psychic TV
Spotify Genres: acid house, industrial, post-punk
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Formed: 1981 in Hackney, London, United Kingdom by [a22533] and [a=Peter Christopherson] (after [a=Throbbing Gristle] ceased to exist) with [a=Alex Fergusson]. Soon, Psychic TV became a post-industrial supergroup, expanding the core line-up with the talents of frequent collaborators [a=Monte Cazazza], [a=David Tibet], and [a=John Balance], which led to the classic 1983 album "[Link]." After Peter and John's departure in January 1984 to concentrate on their [a=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, [a=Alex Fergusson] departed, and a move back to more electronic based music took place, initally featuring the talents of [a=Richard Norris] and [a=Dave Ball], and then [a=Fred Giannelli], [a=Greedy Beat Syndicate], and [a=Richard Schiessl]. Psychic TV were found at the forefront of acid house with the fake compilations "[Link]," "[Link]," and various releases featuring rotating line-ups under different monikers ([a=Mistress Mix], [a=Sickmob], & [a=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 [l=Temple Records] in 1994, and perhaps most prominently the separation from [a=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 [a=Larry Thrasher], before Genesis formed [a=Thee Majesty] with [a=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. Genesis P-Orridge died after a long battle with leukaemia on 14th March 2020.

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Release: Psychic TV - The Orchids
Year: 1983
Genres: Rock
Styles: Acoustic, Avantgarde, Experimental

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LYRICS

when all the numbers swim together
and all the shadows settle
when doors forced open shut again
a flytrap and a petal
my eyes burn and claws rush to fill them
and in the morning after the night
i fall in love with the light
it is so clear i realize
that here at last i have my eyes

when all the figures sound retreat
the soft skin starts to shrivel
when dreams made real become less sweet
the orchid and the metal

my sex turns and claws rush to spill them
but in the morning after the night
i fall in love with the light
it is so pure i can't arise
without the fear of secret lies

when all the characters full size
and every moon is level
when all the spirits burn in lies
as center grief by steel

my eyes burn and claws rush to fill them
but in the morning after the night
i fall in love with the light
it is so clear i realize
and now at last i have my eyes