The Young Gods
- For the Marvel Comics group, see Young Gods (comics). Young Gods is also the name of an album by the rock band Little Angels. For the movie from Finland see Young Gods (film)
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| Also known as | TYG |
| Origin | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Genres | Post-industrial Industrial rock Dark ambient |
| Years active | 1985–present[1] |
| Labels | Wax Trax![2] Play It Again Sam Interscope Records Ipecac Intoxygene Make Up Two Gentlemen |
| Members | Franz Treichler Alain Monod Bernard Trontin |
| Past members | Cesare Pizzi Patrice Bagnoud Urs Hiestand |
The Young Gods (TYG) are a Swiss post-industrial band. The band's lineup has generally consisted of a vocalist, a sampler operator and a drummer. Their instrumentation often includes sampled electric guitars, drums, keyboards, and other samples.[1] The lyrics are depicted in English, French and German.
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Biography [edit]
Their name is taken from an early EP by the no wave/noise rock band Swans. Artists influenced by The Young Gods include Mike Patton, Sepultura, The Edge (as stated in U2 by U2), Devin Townsend, Econoline Crush and David Bowie; asked in 1995 if his album Outside was influenced by Nine Inch Nails, Bowie answered: "The band that I was actually quite taken with was three guys from Switzerland called The Young Gods... I’d been aware of them previous to knowing about Nine Inch Nails."
Roli Mosimann of Swans has worked with the group as a producer. In 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session. Notable hits are: "Did You Miss Me?", "Envoyé!", "Longue Route", "Skinflowers", and "Kissing the Sun".
In December 2012, The Young Gods give a small series of concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first album (1987). The group will play songs from their first two albums ("The Young Gods" and "L'eau rouge"). The line-up will be Franz Treichler (vocals), Bernard Trontin (drums) and Cesare Pizzi (samplers).
Members [edit]
Previous and current members are:
- Vocals: Franz Treichler (aka Franz Muse, the only constant member)[1]
- Keyboard: Cesare Pizzi (former member), Alain Monod (aka Al Comet, current member)
- Drums: Patrice Bagnoud (aka Frank Bagnoud, former member), Urs "Üse" Hiestand (former member), Bernard Trontin (current member)
Discography [edit]
- Studio albums
| Title | Year | Label |
| The Young Gods | 1987 | Wax Trax![2] |
| L'Eau Rouge | 1989 | Play It Again Sam |
| Play Kurt Weill | 1991 | Play It Again Sam |
| T.V. Sky | 1992 | Play It Again Sam |
| Only Heaven | 1995 | Interscope Records |
| Heaven Deconstruction | 1996 | Play It Again Sam |
| Second Nature | 2000 | Ipecac |
| Music for Artificial Clouds | 2004 | Intoxygene, Make Up |
| Super Ready/Fragmenté | 2007 | Ipecac |
| Everybody Knows | 2010 | Two Gentlemen |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c The Young Gods. "Everybody Knows (Biography)". The Young Gods (Official Site). Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ a b Discogs (1987). "The Young Gods (self-titled album)" (Wax Trax! Records #WAX7135 - LP, Album, CD). Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
External links [edit]
- Official Website
- The Young Gods page at Ipecac Recordings
- Young Gods interview from Chaos Control Digizine, May 2007
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