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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)
Infobox musical artist | name = The Young Gods | background = group_or_band | alias = TYG | origin = Fribourg, Switzerland | instrument = | genre = Post-industrial music|Post-industrial Industrial rock ambient music|Ambient | occupation = | years_active = 1985–presentcite web|last=The Young Gods|title=Everybody Knows (Biography)|url= http://www.younggods.com/cms/front_content.php? idcat=26|publisher=The Young Gods (Official Site)|accessdate=5 August 2011 | label = Wax Trax& #33; Records|Wax Trax! cite web|last= Discogs |title=The Young Gods (self-titled album)|url= http://www.discogs.com/Young-Gods-The-Young-Gods/release/1522550|publisher= Discogs |accessdate=6 August 2011|format= Wax Trax& #33; Records Wax Trax& #33; Records discography!#WAX7135 - LP, Album, CD |year=1987 PIAS Recordings|Play It Again Sam Interscope Records Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac Intoxygene Make Up Two Gentlemen
The Young Gods (TYG) are a Switzerland|Swiss Post-industrial music|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. The lyrics are depicted in English, French and German.
Biography
Their name is taken from an early Young God (EP)|EP by the no wave / noise rock band Swans (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 (David Bowie 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 ".
Members
Previous and current members are:
Vocals: Franz Treichler (aka Franz Muse, the only constant member)
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)
http://www.ipecac.com/bio.php? id=17 The Young Gods page at Ipecac Recordings
http://www.chaoscontrol.com/content_article.php? article=younggods_2007 Young Gods interview from Chaos Control Digizine, May 2007
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