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Fred Giannelli: A peek behind the curtain | Psychic TV, techno, and more

its down for an extended conversation with composer and musician Fred D. Giannelli to talk about his time at Psychic TV and his many musical projects before and after, from …his early start in music to his many Telepathic releases as an independent artist. Along the way, touch on the gear he used in his music and how it evolved over the years, and the many musicians with whom he collaborated.

To find out more about the music of Fred Giannelli, please visit these websites:
[www.telepathica.com](http://www.telepathica.com/)
[www.mixcloud.com/fredgiannelli](http://www.mixcloud.com/fredgiannelli)

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:47 Early years
00:04:09 First studio gig
00:05:04 Getting into drum machines and sequencers
00:08:33 Starting the band Turning Shrines
00:12:14 Meeting Genesis P-Orridge and Psychic TV
00:13:14 The first Turning Shrines EP and album
00:19:42 EP with Caresse P-Orridge and early work with Psychic TV
00:23:51 First US tour with Psychic TV
00:30:43 Kondole & Deadcat albums; Neil Young Tribute
00:33:16 Genesis P-Orridge as a vocalist
00:35:05 Towards Thee Infinite Beat and Beyond Thee Infinite Beat
00:38:00 Multiple tours and documentation on live albums
00:39:36 Solo “Fred” album for Wax Trax
00:44:24 Early Telepathica releases
00:51:04 1992 P-Orridges relocate to California
00:57:02 Peak Hour, winding down with Psychic TV
00:59:21 Almo sessions (1993) final gigs with Psychic TV
01:09:44 Genesis P-Orridge as a composer/songwriter
01:13:41 Avatar
01:16:27 1993: Plus 8 and beyond, the techno years
01:20:39 Telepathic Wisdom, volumes 1 & 2
01:21:43 The Kooky Scientist
01:26:32 Telepathic Romance
01:28:36 The Saddest Music in the World
01:32:05 Telepathica EP
01:35:12 Output since 2007
01:38:34 Future Psychic TV reissues!
01:40:11 Remembering Dave Ball

Photo Credits
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredex23/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PAiA_Programmable_Drum_Set_%281975%29.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roland_MC-202_Synthesizer_at_SMEM_Playroom.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roland_TR-606.jpg
https://www.matrixsynth.com/2021/01/moog-source-monophonic-analog.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis_P._Orridge.jpg
https://www.matrixsynth.com/2021/02/vintage-e-mu-emax-1-synthesizer-digital.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StefanJoelWeisser_aka_Z%27EV.jpg
http://discogs.com/artist/57533-Monte-Cazazza
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EMS_Synthi_AKS.jpg
https://www.matrixsynth.com/2013/02/moog-rogue-sn-8533.html
https://www.matrixsynth.com/2010/07/oberheim-matrix-1000-with-patch-sheets.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Ball_of_Soft_Cell_1983_(cropped).jpg
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