We are thrilled to announce the release of the long awaited Soft Cell x JG Thirlwell Ghost Rider Remix EP. The EP consists of three brand new and radically different remixes of the Soft Cell / JG Thirlwell version of the Suicide song “Ghost Rider”. including the Accelerator Mix, Brake Caliper Mix and Camshaft Mix,as well as instrumentals of the Accelerator and Camshaft mixes. The song features vocals from both Marc Almond and Thirlwell, with guest sax from Gary Barnacle. It was mastered by Josh Bonati.
It is a strictly limited edition on blood red and black swirly vinyl coloured vinyl 5-track 12” EP. released on the UK label Cherry Red. The sleeve is designed by JG Thirlwell. You can order it in advance here. Official release date is 09.04.26.
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JG Thirlwell performs at Gregg Foreman Memorial / Vega tribute
JG Thirlwell will be performing at a memorial for his friend and colleague Gregg Foreman, who died in April 2026. Foreman gained recognition in The Delta 72, and also worked with Cat Power, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Pink Mountaintops and more. The evening also serves to commemorate Alan Vega‘s birthday. Gregg Foreman and Vega worked together, and Foreman had helmed several Vega / Suicide tributes in the past. Thirlwell performed the Suicide song “Harlem” with Foreman twice on these tribute nights.
Also appearing at the tribute will be Cat Power, Bob Bert (Sonic Youth / Pussy Galore), Grace Bergere, Jesse Malin, Liz Lamere (Vega’s widow), members of The Delta 72, Cynthia Ross, Genre Is Death, Johnny Scuotto and many more. The event will occur at the Bowery Palace in New York. Tickets are available here
JG Thirlwell joins Elliot Sharp and others performing Christian Marclay for Harvestworks
JG Thirlwell will be joining Elliot Sharp, Melvin Gibbs, Kalun Leung and Judith Insell in creating a live score for Christian Marclay‘s Screenplay. Screenplay is a video score in which found film footage is combined with computer animation to create a visual projection interpreted by live musicians.
The performance will be part of an event honoring Carol Parkinson‘s 37 years as executive director of the NYC arts organization Harvestworks on the occasion of her retirement.
The program will also feature Henry Threadgill, a celebrated composer and saxophonist widely recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to avant-garde jazz and contemporary music, performing an intimate solo flute composition. In addition Lori Napoleon (Antenes) will give a live analogue synthesizer performance. The evening will conclude with a vinyl DJ set from Yo Vinyl Richie.
The event will happen at Issue Project Room 22 Boerum Place Brooklyn, NY on April 25 2026 beginning at 6pm. Tickets here.
JG Thirlwell & Anne Senstad In Conversation event NYC
JG Thirlwell and Anne Katrine Senstad will be in conversation, with multi-disciplinary artist Victoria Keddie moderation, on March 4 2026 from 5.30-7pm . The talk will occur at the site of Anne Katrine Senstad‘s new sculptural light installation Baroque Apocalypse. JG Thirlwell provides the sound environment for the piece. Baroque Apocalypse is installed at the Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Gallery at 417 Lafayette St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10003.You can RSVP for the event at info@waldandkimgallery.org
JGT brings Silver Mantis to Philadelphia 06.13.26
JG Thirlwell will be performing his Silver Mantis project at PhilaMOCA in Philadelphia on June 13 2026. Tickets are available here
Silver Mantis is a 50 minute electro-acoustic presentation, performed with software and sampling, theremin. For this show JGT will be premiering his new modified acoustic sound design devices. It is an immersive multi channel composition which allows for an elastic performance. It’s performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman.
Xordox perform at Abasement in NYC April 2026
JG Thirlwell‘s Xordox project will make an appearance with a special performance at the popular Abasement series of experimental music at Artists Space at 11 Cortlandt Alley in Lower Manhattan. In this live iteration of Xordox, Thirlwell is joined by Rebecca El-Saleh (Kitba).
Xordox will play on a packed bill with Hans Tammen, Dreamcrusher with Samantha Riot and Leo Chang.
The show is happening on April 6 2026 and admission is free. Come early the show is sure to be packed. Photo by Nikki Sneakers.
JG Thirlwell provides new four channel sound piece for Senstad installation
JG Thirlwell created a new exclusive four channel sound piece for Norwegian artist Anne Katrine Senstad‘s new sculptural light installation Baroque Apocalypse.
Baroque Apocalypse will be installed at the Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Gallery at 417 Lafayette St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10003. The opening reception is February 11,2026 from 6-8 pm
The exhibition will be on view from February 11 to April 18 2026.
Video for Foetus “Succulence” out now!
The lyric video for the Foetus song “Succulence“, was just published on JG Thirlwell’s YouTube channel. “Succulence” is featured on the new Foetus album HALT.
The video was produced, created and directed by JG Thirlwell.
The music on “Succulence”is composed, produced, engineered and performed by JG Thirlwell. All instruments played by JG Thirlwell except drums, which are played by Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
The first part of the song is a reference to “sound off”, which is a call and response chant that is employed by the military during basic training. As the troops march or jog, the commander shouts a phrase and the troops echo the phrase in unison.
The Foetus album HALT is available at the Foetus Shoppe as double colored vinyl, deluxe digipack and digital.
JG Thirlwell works on Sylvie Fleury installation for Performa
JG Thirlwell will be providing a composition and live sound processing to Sylvie Fleury‘s new interdisciplinary installation Instructions For Twilight. The work was commissioned by the Performa Biennial and will occur on November 22 and 23 at Water Street Projects WSA, 180 Maiden Lane in New York, on the 39th Floor.
For Instructions For Twilight, Fleury “takes the history of action-based performance, including Fluxus and Happenings, as a point of departure to reimagine a series of scores with her own inimitable twist on gender roles, serving as inspiration for a performance combining action, objects, and sound, with performers wearing costumes designed by Chris Peters.”
The work is co-produced with WSA and curated by Kathy Noble of Performa.
Sylvie Fleury’s Performa Commission is made possible with the generous support of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Ford Foundation, Consulate General of Switzerland, Pro Helvetia, and Performa Commissioning Council Members Thaddaeus Ropac, Valeria Napoleone, and Jade Netanya Ullmann.
You can purchase tickets here
Thirlwell Performs Live Score To Harry Smith Film In Woodstock NY
On November 15 2025, JG Thirlwell will perform a live score to the legendary Harry Smith film Heaven and Earth Magic at the Tinker St Cinema in Woodstock. Heaven and Earth Magic is a 1962 avant-garde stop-motion animation. Its surreal imagery, drawn from cutups of 19th century catalogs, has a mystical and hypnotic quality that has entranced viewers for decades.
This will be a solo performance by Thirlwell in immersive four channel sound, performed on keyboards with computer / sample programs and theremin. The score was commissioned by L’Etrange Film Festival in Paris and premiered there in 2024. This is the first performance on the West Coast.
Opening the show will be Nick Malkin whose practice focuses primarily on the interplay between found sound, field recordings and electronic instrumentation.
Visuals by Tommy Grenas (Anubian Lights)
Tickets available here