The Young Gods
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| The Young Gods | |
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| Origin | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Genre(s) | Industrial Ambient |
| Years active | 1985 – present |
| Label(s) | Ipecac Recordings |
| Members | |
| Franz Treichler Alain Monod Bernard Trontin |
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| Former members | |
| Cesare Pizzi Patrice Bagnoud Urs Hiestand |
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- 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)
The Young Gods (TYG) is a Swiss Industrial music 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. The lyrics are a mix of English, French and a bit of German.
Their name is taken from an early EP by the no wave/industrial rock band Swans.
Artists influenced by The Young Gods include Mike Patton, 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, he answered: "No. I was influenced by a Swiss band called The Young Gods."
Notable hits are: "Did You Miss Me?", "Envoyé!", "Skinflowers", and "Kissing the Sun".
Previous and current members are:
- Vocals: Franz Treichler (aka Franz Muse, the only constant member)
- Keyboard: Cesare Pizzi, Alain Monod (aka Al Comet, current member)
- Drums: Patrice Bagnoud (†) (aka Frank Bagnoud), Urs "Üse" Hiestand, Bernard Trontin (current member)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Year | Label |
| The Young Gods | 1987 | Wax Trax! |
| L'Eau Rouge | 1989 | PIAS |
| T.V. Sky | 1992 | PIAS |
| Only Heaven | 1995 | Interscope |
| Second Nature | 2000 | Ipecac |
| Super Ready/Fragmenté | 2007 | Ipecac |
[edit] External links
- http://www.younggods.com
- http://www.al-comet.com
- Ipecac Recordings page
- The Gods Themselves, Kirill Galetski, The Moscow Times, 28 Sep 2006
- Only Heaven: The Young Gods Take You Outside
- Young Gods interview from Chaos Control Digizine, May 2007
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