We are thrilled to announce the release of the official Foetus VEIN shirt! Celebrating the Foetus album from 2007, the shirt is adapted from the geometric VEIN artwork. The striking design, by Thirlwell, is printed in black, white and red on an athletic gray shirt. This gorgeous garment is a perfect conversation starter for your next trip to the Met Gala or rocket launch. Also suitable for weddings and bar-mitzvahs. It’s printed on a Bella Canvas brand soft lightweight 100% cotton shirt, and is available in small, medium, large, XL, XXL, XXL and babydoll.
They’re available right here at the Foetus Shoppe.
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Roli Mosimann RIP
It’s with a heavy heart that we have to announce the passing of Roli Mosimann.
Roli died at 2:15am on September 15 2024 in hospital in Wroclaw, Poland, from lung cancer which had metastasized to his spine and hip. His suffering ended in the intensive care unit in the presence of his family.
Roli was JG Thirlwell‘s partner in the project Wiseblood. They released the album Dirtdish, the EP PTTM and the 12″ single ‘Motorslug‘ and played live extensively.
Thirlwell was drawn to working with him after seeing his incredible drum skills in Swans. Roli was also acclaimed for producing the Swiss band Young Gods and working with JoJo Meyer, Faith No More, Celtic Frost, That Petrol Emotion, Machines of Loving Grace and The The, among many others. He was a questing musician and a sonic sculptor. He was also a great guy, and, as his first wife Alexa said, “lover of women, wine and song..”
Our heart goes out to his family and those whose lives he touched.
RIP Roli Mosimann 11.07.1955 – 09.15.2024 
Classic Foetus NAIL shirt available once more!
We are thrilled to announce the re-release of the official Foetus NAIL shirt! Celebrating the legendary Foetus album from 1985, the shirt is adapted from the classic NAIL album cover. The striking design, by Thirlwell, is printed in black, white and yellow on a red shirt. This gorgeous garment is a perfect conversation starter for your next trip to the Met Museum or bungee jumping trip. Also suitable for weddings and bar-mitzvahs. It’s printed on a Bella Canvas brand soft lightweight 100% cotton shirt, and is available in small, medium, large, XL, XXL, XXL and babydoll.
They’re available right here at the Foetus Shoppe.
JG Thirlwell brings Silver Mantis to Kansas City and St Louis
We are excited to announce that JG Thirlwell will be presenting his surround sound Silver Mantis project in St Louis at Gethsemane Lutheran Church on Sept 27 2024 and in Kansas City at Grand Avenue Temple on Sept 28 2024.
In Kansas City, there will be opening performances by Elska and Eric Hall and followed by a premier of “Inner Death Choir” by multimedia artist Unicorns in the Snow. In St Louis the evening will also feature special performances by Nádir Smyth and Eric Hall
Silver Mantis is a 50 minute live surround-sound electro-acoustic presentation, performed with keyboards, prepared piano and theremin. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.
Tickets will be available soon.
JG Thirlwell performs live score of Harry Smith film at L’Etrange Film Fest
We are thrilled to announce that JG Thirlwell will be performing an exclusive score live to the Harry Smith film Heaven And Earth Magic at L’Etrange Festival in Paris on September 10, 2024. The newly-created score will be performed by Thirlwell using electronics, triggered samples and theremin and will be in surround sound. The event will occur at the Forum des images, in Forum des Halles, 2 Rue du cinéma, 75001 Paris. The evening will open with sets by French duo Larège, followed by the first concert in Paris by the Franco-Senegalese group Ndox électrique.
In addition, L’Etrange Festival will be presenting a JG Thirlwell Carte Blanche, which is a mini film-festival consisting of five films selected and presented by Thirlwell. This will run from September 9-11 2024.
Harry Smith was an American polymath, who was credited variously as an artist, experimental filmmaker, bohemian, mystic, record collector, hoarder, student of anthropology and a Neo-Gnostic bishop. The film that Thirlwell is scoring is a black and white mystical stop motion animation, sixty five minutes in length.
Tickets for the events will be made available in late August.
JG Thirlwell finishes Xordox album three!
JG Thirlwell spent two days at Circular Ruin studios in Brooklyn, stem mixing the new Xordox album with Ben Greenberg. Entitled Terraform, the album will be out into the world at a later date. The album’s release will be followed by Xordox live dates in 2025.Ben Greenberg is a well respected and talented engineer and mixer, also known him for some of the bands he’s in, or has been in, including Uniform, The Men, Hubble and Z’s.
JG Thirlwell in Scala Doc + Q and A
Scala is a documentary about the legendary London repertory cinema. JG Thirlwell spent a lot of time there when he lived in London in the late 70s and early 80s. Thirlwell, who appears in the documentary, will be joining co-director Ali Catterall and co-director & former Scala film programmer Jane Giles for a Q and A after the screening of the film at Metrograph in NYC on July 21 2024.
Senstad’s ‘The Vanity of Vanities’, with JGT score, screens on Athens
Anne Senstad‘s film “The Vanity of Vanities”, which includes a score by JG Thirlwell, will be screening at IFAC in Athens, Greece on July 20 2024 as part of IFAC’s video art night screening as tribute to Bill Viola.
JG Thirlwell graphic artwork in Cultural Olympiad exhibition
JG Thirlwell has a piece of artwork in a temporary exhibition called Cultural Olympiad by Paris 2024. It is on display at the Château de Montsoreau – Museum of Contemporary Art, from June 15 to August 11, 2024.
For this exhibition, each country will be represented by an artist, selected by a committee made up of actors from the art world according to predefined regulations. JG Thirlwell represents Australia. All works are black and white and A4 format.
UPDATE : JG Thirlwell is honored to announce that he was chosen by the Museum’s jury as the “winner” in the design category of “Apollo’s Decathlon” at Château de Montsoreau. The panel declared “Your work stood out for its originality, artistic quality and impact. The jury was unanimously impressed by your talent and your exceptional contribution to this event. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement, and thank you very much for taking part in the competition. Your work perfectly embodies the values of excellence and creativity that we wish to promote.”
Other participants include Davide Bugarin, Anne Senstad, Greig Burgoyne, Zanni Carlo, Julie De Clercq, Ahmed El Shaer, Mathew Emmett, Manuela Viera Gallo, Gladys Kalichini, Ruark Lewis, Mohammad Namazi, Alejandro Penafiel, Andreas Albrectsen, Pia Chavarria, Catalina Chervin, Mária Chilf, Kohli Diego, Negin Ehtesabian, Veronika Gabrielova, Toru Hayashi, Muller Jean Pierre, Željka Mićanović Miljković, Aleksandra Osko, Aga Ousseinov, Vargas-Suarez , Universal Raphael, Taras Sereda and many more.
JG Thirlwell’s ‘In Memoriam’ audio installation in Gotland 2024
in Summer 2024, Tonsättarcentrum in Gotland, together with Elektronmusikstudion (EMS) in Stockholm have installed JG Thirlwell‘s audio installation piece “In Memoriam” at the Tingstäde Fortress just north of Visby in Gotland. The installation will be up until August 13 2024, and is part of the Elektronmusikstudion 60th anniversary celebration.