The Young Gods, divine again…
After eight years’ silence – a new album from The Young Gods! It’s called “Data Mirage Tangram” and was released on 22 February 2019 on the Two Gentlemen label with international distribution via Rough Trade.
The renaissance of the Young Gods is cause for massive celebration. Ever since their sensational first EP, “Envoyé”, released in 1986, the trio from Geneva have been innovators of the first order. Combing live drums, samples and vocals to devastatingly original effect, the band created a richly textured blueprint for the combination of rock elements with electronica. One of the many artists influenced by the band was David Bowie who, asked in 1995 if his album “Outside” was influenced by Nine Inch Nails, replied: “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.“
Following the release of their last album, “Everybody Knows”, and the departure of keyboarder Al Comet, the band’s front man and founder, Franz Treichler, found it hard to think of ways to realign his muse. The return of the original sample pioneer Cesare Pizzi to join him and drummer Bernard Trontin, helped the difficult process of refocusing. Things really started to come together when the trio was invited to conduct a series of public workshops for the five nights of the Cully jazz festival in 2015. Free from any contractual ties and unburdened with expectations, the band quickly rediscovered their creative mojo. The seeds sown in Cully subsequently grew into the seven pieces that now make up “Data Mirage Tangram”, an album that bristles with energy and the joy to create powerful sound textures and moods. Recorded in Treichler’s own studio, the album was mixed by Alan Moulder in London.
The Young Gods are celebrating the release of their album with a European tour taking in France, UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.
The Young Gods
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