| The Young Gods | |
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| Also known as | TYG |
| Origin | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Genres | Post-industrial Industrial rock 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 |
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| Past members | |
| Cesare Pizzi Patrice Bagnoud Urs Hiestand |
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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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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 call 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".
Previous and current members are:
| 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 |
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