jgthirlwell
@jgthirlwell.bsky.social
JG Thirlwell is a composer / producer / performer based in Brooklyn. Works as Foetus, Steroid Maximus, Xordox, Manorexia and more, scores The Venture Bros & Archer.
Today, Feb 6 2026, is the first BANDCAMP FRIDAY of 2026, where Bandcamp waives their fees to support artists. Please visit! jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
New Foetus album HALT! The new 'Venture Bros Vol 3' & new Xordox album'Terraform' all on colored vinyl & CD, plus much more! Support Independent Music!
New Foetus album HALT! The new 'Venture Bros Vol 3' & new Xordox album'Terraform' all on colored vinyl & CD, plus much more! Support Independent Music!
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Today, Feb 6 2026, is the first BANDCAMP FRIDAY of 2026, where Bandcamp waives their fees to support artists. Please visit! jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
New Foetus album HALT! The new 'Venture Bros Vol 3' & new Xordox album'Terraform' all on colored vinyl & CD, plus much more! Support Independent Music!
New Foetus album HALT! The new 'Venture Bros Vol 3' & new Xordox album'Terraform' all on colored vinyl & CD, plus much more! Support Independent Music!
Another trip around the sun.
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Another trip around the sun.
The highly acclaimed final Foetus album HALT is available NOW on double colored vinyl, deluxe digipak CD and digital.
HALT has been variously hailed by Foetus followers as “JG’s best work”,“this album is PERFECT” & “a masterpiece”. Order from jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com or www.foetus.org/content/shop/
HALT has been variously hailed by Foetus followers as “JG’s best work”,“this album is PERFECT” & “a masterpiece”. Order from jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com or www.foetus.org/content/shop/
January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The highly acclaimed final Foetus album HALT is available NOW on double colored vinyl, deluxe digipak CD and digital.
HALT has been variously hailed by Foetus followers as “JG’s best work”,“this album is PERFECT” & “a masterpiece”. Order from jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com or www.foetus.org/content/shop/
HALT has been variously hailed by Foetus followers as “JG’s best work”,“this album is PERFECT” & “a masterpiece”. Order from jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com or www.foetus.org/content/shop/
New JG Thirlwell playlist up on JGT's Bandcamp Blog of Cultural Curiosities. jgthirlwell.tumblr.com Photo by Fabien Leca
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
New JG Thirlwell playlist up on JGT's Bandcamp Blog of Cultural Curiosities. jgthirlwell.tumblr.com Photo by Fabien Leca
The new Foetus album HALT is Album Of The Week in the esteemed music publication The Quietus, with a glowing review by Wesley Doyle. You can order the album from www.foetus.org/content/shop/ and jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
Baroque and Roll: Halt by Foetus | The Quietus
After 45 years, JG Thirlwell has decided to bring his ever-evolving Foetus project to a close with an album that reflects on the past, while casting an uneasy eye on the present. Wesley Doyle waves go...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The new Foetus album HALT is Album Of The Week in the esteemed music publication The Quietus, with a glowing review by Wesley Doyle. You can order the album from www.foetus.org/content/shop/ and jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
Catsynth TV gives a glowing review to the new Foetus album HALT. Order the album from www.foetus.org/content/shop/ and jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
Foetus: Halt. Is this final Foetus album the best?
YouTube video by CatSynth TV
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January 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Catsynth TV gives a glowing review to the new Foetus album HALT. Order the album from www.foetus.org/content/shop/ and jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
Remembering David Bowie today on his birthday January 8. Here's a cover of Bowie's 'We Are The Dead" I performed with the Losers Lounge Band at Joe's Pub in NYC on Dec 6 2024. David is gone but never forgotten. Love on ya. @davidbowiereal.bsky.social
JG Thirlwell & The Loser’s Lounge “We Are The Dead” David Bowie cover
YouTube video by JG Thirlwell
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January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Remembering David Bowie today on his birthday January 8. Here's a cover of Bowie's 'We Are The Dead" I performed with the Losers Lounge Band at Joe's Pub in NYC on Dec 6 2024. David is gone but never forgotten. Love on ya. @davidbowiereal.bsky.social
Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear.
January 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear.
JG Thirlwell's 2025 Year In Review list is up on Tumblr, home of JGT's cultural diary.
JG Thirlwell
JG Thirlwell is a Brooklyn based composer known for Foetus, Manorexia, Xordox, Steroid Maximus, The Venture Bros, Archer etc. This Tumblr blog contains JG's cultural observations and obsessions. For.....
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December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
JG Thirlwell's 2025 Year In Review list is up on Tumblr, home of JGT's cultural diary.
Veil Of Sound has published a big Zoom interview with JG Thirlwell. Check it out at the link.
Xmas Marathon 2025 - JG Thirlwell (Day 2)
YouTube video by Veil of Sound
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December 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Veil Of Sound has published a big Zoom interview with JG Thirlwell. Check it out at the link.
It's here! The brand new Foetus album HALT has finally arrived on double colored vinyl and CD and is available now at www.foetus.org/content/shop/ and jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com The album is in high demand, so ORDER NOW to avoid disappointment!
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's here! The brand new Foetus album HALT has finally arrived on double colored vinyl and CD and is available now at www.foetus.org/content/shop/ and jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com The album is in high demand, so ORDER NOW to avoid disappointment!
I was very sad to learn of the death of Brent McLachlan. Recording engineer who recorded Brian Chase playing drums for the new Foetus album HALT at his 30 Below studio, among other sessions we did. He was also drummer of NZ bands The Gordons, Skeptics and Bailterspace. Rest in Power Brent, miss you.
December 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I was very sad to learn of the death of Brent McLachlan. Recording engineer who recorded Brian Chase playing drums for the new Foetus album HALT at his 30 Below studio, among other sessions we did. He was also drummer of NZ bands The Gordons, Skeptics and Bailterspace. Rest in Power Brent, miss you.
Here's the JG Thirlwell's 2025 chart for Boomkat.
We'll be publishing JGT's more detailed 2025 Year-In-Review soon. Meanwhile - avail yourself of the music, it is the true path to ecstasy! boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
We'll be publishing JGT's more detailed 2025 Year-In-Review soon. Meanwhile - avail yourself of the music, it is the true path to ecstasy! boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
Boomkat Charts: JG Thirlwell 2025
Boomkat 2025 year-end Charts, including our favourite Albums, EPs and Reissues of the year, plus over 100 guest charts...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here's the JG Thirlwell's 2025 chart for Boomkat.
We'll be publishing JGT's more detailed 2025 Year-In-Review soon. Meanwhile - avail yourself of the music, it is the true path to ecstasy! boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
We'll be publishing JGT's more detailed 2025 Year-In-Review soon. Meanwhile - avail yourself of the music, it is the true path to ecstasy! boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
Time to hoist the tree again. Three new blockbuster "leaves" appeared this year, not reflected on this photo - Xordox "Terraform", JG Thirlwell "Venture Bros Vol 3" and Foetus "HALT".
Seasons foetings and a happy new year. Let's hope we're still breathing, without any fear.
Seasons foetings and a happy new year. Let's hope we're still breathing, without any fear.
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Time to hoist the tree again. Three new blockbuster "leaves" appeared this year, not reflected on this photo - Xordox "Terraform", JG Thirlwell "Venture Bros Vol 3" and Foetus "HALT".
Seasons foetings and a happy new year. Let's hope we're still breathing, without any fear.
Seasons foetings and a happy new year. Let's hope we're still breathing, without any fear.
You've got Stockhausen in your stocking. Happy holidays from Karlheinz and JGT.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You've got Stockhausen in your stocking. Happy holidays from Karlheinz and JGT.
In the spirit of the season, here is JG Thirlwell performing the ancient hymn "O Come O Come Emmanuel" with Tredici Bacci. Seasons Foetings.
Tredici Bacci & JG Thirwell "Emmanuelle" (Live)
YouTube video by Simon Hanes
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December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In the spirit of the season, here is JG Thirlwell performing the ancient hymn "O Come O Come Emmanuel" with Tredici Bacci. Seasons Foetings.
My old pal Jacob Kirkegaard was in NYC and we got to hang yesterday at my studio in Brooklyn. I met Jacob in Copenhagen in 2003 at the first freq_out sound installation project, curated by CM Von Hausswolff. We have since had adventures all over the world.
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My old pal Jacob Kirkegaard was in NYC and we got to hang yesterday at my studio in Brooklyn. I met Jacob in Copenhagen in 2003 at the first freq_out sound installation project, curated by CM Von Hausswolff. We have since had adventures all over the world.
Yamatsuka Eye of Japanese band The Boredoms presented an incredible audio-visual show in collaboration with C.O.L.O. of Osaka's Cosmic Labs. Great to see this great visionary man after many years!
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yamatsuka Eye of Japanese band The Boredoms presented an incredible audio-visual show in collaboration with C.O.L.O. of Osaka's Cosmic Labs. Great to see this great visionary man after many years!
The lyric video for the Foetus song "Succulence", was just published on YouTube. "Succulence" is featured on the imminent new Foetus album HALT.
Play it LOUD! "Succulence" is from the Foetus album HALT.
You can advance-purchase HALT on CD or vinyl here foetus.org/content/shop
Play it LOUD! "Succulence" is from the Foetus album HALT.
You can advance-purchase HALT on CD or vinyl here foetus.org/content/shop
Foetus - "Succulence"
YouTube video by JG Thirlwell
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December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The lyric video for the Foetus song "Succulence", was just published on YouTube. "Succulence" is featured on the imminent new Foetus album HALT.
Play it LOUD! "Succulence" is from the Foetus album HALT.
You can advance-purchase HALT on CD or vinyl here foetus.org/content/shop
Play it LOUD! "Succulence" is from the Foetus album HALT.
You can advance-purchase HALT on CD or vinyl here foetus.org/content/shop
The long-awaited new Foetus album HALT is available for pre-order from the Foetus website. ORDER HERE! www.foetus.org/content/shop/
9 years in the making & marks the close of the Foetus saga. It is 58 minutes long consists of 11 tracks. Available on double colored vinyl and CD. Ships in December
9 years in the making & marks the close of the Foetus saga. It is 58 minutes long consists of 11 tracks. Available on double colored vinyl and CD. Ships in December
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The long-awaited new Foetus album HALT is available for pre-order from the Foetus website. ORDER HERE! www.foetus.org/content/shop/
9 years in the making & marks the close of the Foetus saga. It is 58 minutes long consists of 11 tracks. Available on double colored vinyl and CD. Ships in December
9 years in the making & marks the close of the Foetus saga. It is 58 minutes long consists of 11 tracks. Available on double colored vinyl and CD. Ships in December
Some images from Sylvie Fleury's "Instructions For Twilight" installation / performance at WSA in NYC for the PERFORMA Biennial. There were two performances, on Nov 22 and 23 2025. With live music score and sound beds by JG Thirlwell and sonic architecture by Daniel Neumann.
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Some images from Sylvie Fleury's "Instructions For Twilight" installation / performance at WSA in NYC for the PERFORMA Biennial. There were two performances, on Nov 22 and 23 2025. With live music score and sound beds by JG Thirlwell and sonic architecture by Daniel Neumann.
JG Thirlwell will be creating live music and sonic structures for Sylvie Fleury’s ‘Instructions for Twilight’ performance/installation as part of Performa Biennial on Nov 22 & 23, 2025.
Sound spatialization by Daniel Neumann
Nov 22 and 23 2025 at 5 PM at WSA — 180 Maiden Lane, 39th Floor NYC 10038
Sound spatialization by Daniel Neumann
Nov 22 and 23 2025 at 5 PM at WSA — 180 Maiden Lane, 39th Floor NYC 10038
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
JG Thirlwell will be creating live music and sonic structures for Sylvie Fleury’s ‘Instructions for Twilight’ performance/installation as part of Performa Biennial on Nov 22 & 23, 2025.
Sound spatialization by Daniel Neumann
Nov 22 and 23 2025 at 5 PM at WSA — 180 Maiden Lane, 39th Floor NYC 10038
Sound spatialization by Daniel Neumann
Nov 22 and 23 2025 at 5 PM at WSA — 180 Maiden Lane, 39th Floor NYC 10038
JG Thirlwell hanging with Jim White (Dirty Three, Hard Quartet, Cat Power, Xylouris White) at TV Eye. Photo by Mick Lewis.
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
JG Thirlwell hanging with Jim White (Dirty Three, Hard Quartet, Cat Power, Xylouris White) at TV Eye. Photo by Mick Lewis.
There's a huge feature about JG Thirlwell by Erick Bradshaw on Bandcamp Daily. Check it out.
Suck on This, Squarehead: A Guide to Foetus
Enter the wonderful and frightening world of James George Thirlwell
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November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
There's a huge feature about JG Thirlwell by Erick Bradshaw on Bandcamp Daily. Check it out.
Thanks to everyone who came to the JG Thirlwell concert live-scoring Harry Smith's Heaven and Earth Magic at Tinker St Cinema in Woodstock NY on Saturday night. Harry Smith's ashes were buried in the Woodstock Artist's Cemetery in June 2025, so I got to visit his gravestone while I was up there.
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to the JG Thirlwell concert live-scoring Harry Smith's Heaven and Earth Magic at Tinker St Cinema in Woodstock NY on Saturday night. Harry Smith's ashes were buried in the Woodstock Artist's Cemetery in June 2025, so I got to visit his gravestone while I was up there.