The Young Gods (album)
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The Young Gods is the eponymous debut album of industrial
band The Young Gods
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Additional musicians and production
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band The Young Gods
The Young Gods
The Young Gods 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. The lyrics are depicted in English, French and...
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Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Melody Maker Melody Maker Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
"Albums of the Year" | 1 | |
| 1987 | Tip | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
"Albums of the Year" | * | |
| 1987 | Sounds Sounds (magazine) Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company... |
United Kingdom | "Albums of the Year" | * | |
| 1989 | Sounds | United Kingdom | "The Top 80 Albums from the '80s" | 35 | |
| 2005 | WOEBOT | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
"The 100 Greatest Records Ever" | 96 | |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
Track listing
- "Nous De La Lune" ("We of the Moon") - 4:33
- "Jusqu'au Bout" ("To the End") - 2:34
- "A Ciel Ouvert" ("A Open Sky") - 1:46
- "Jimmy" - 2:41
- "Fais La Mouette" - 4:47
- "Percussionne" ("Percussion") - 5:28
- "Feu" ("Fire") - 3:04
- "Did You Miss Me?" - 3:22
- "Si Tu Gardes" - 5:58
- "The Irrtum Boys" - 2:41
- "Envoyé!" ("Sent") - 2:15
- "Soul Idiot" - 4:24
- "C.S.C.L.D.F." - 5:10
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Album Chart | 22 |
Personnel
The Young Gods- Ces Dross – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Frank Bagnoud – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Franz Treichler – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Additional musicians and production
- Voco Fauxpas – engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Roli MosimannRoli MosimannRoli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader J. G...
– productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
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