Musique Concrete and '70's Industrial

I just learned about Throbbing Gristle from an old RE/search (1983) . You should definitely check out this interview containted therin where Genesis P-Orridge talks about his relationship with William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

Industrial Introduction
Slug Bait
After Cease to Exist

To me, the connection between this music and the work of folks like Pierre Schaeffer, Luigi Russolo, Kurt Schwitters, and Karlheinz Stockhausen is inescapable - but you can draw your own conclusions after you listen to soundbites from UBUweb when they come back online.