Name: Easy To Build, Hard To Destroy
Brand: Gnod

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Catalogue number

CD-LAUNCH-225

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-05-07

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Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5056321640291

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Gnod

Genre US

New Psyche & Psyche Rock

Label US

Rocket Recordings

Formed in 2006, Gnod is a trippy, rhythm-driven, drone and psychedelic noise collective hailing from Manchester, UK. With a lineup that constantly evolves and changes in size, their music takes listeners on an otherworldly journey of sonic exploration.
Gnod's unique sound combines elements of psychedelia, experimentalism, and improvisation to create mind-bending sonic landscapes. Their music is characterized by hypnotic rhythms, swirling drones, and layers of distorted guitars and synths.
Over the years, Gnod has gained a reputation for their intense live performances that push the boundaries of conventional rock music. They have released numerous albums and EPs on various independent labels, solidifying their status as one of the most innovative and influential bands in the underground music scene.

"We just wanted to jam really and see what happened,” says Paddy Shine of GNOD fourteen years on from their inception. “That led us down the road of constructing a vibe or an atmosphere for playing live. We played a lot of squats, house gigs and parties in the early days. We lived in each others pockets - shared ideas, books, films Some heads came along for the ride. Good times.” 

This momentum gathered quickly into a band with formidable psychic power, captured in style on Easy To Build, Hard To Destroy - a compilation of tricky-to-find, obscure and unreleased material from the heady early days of the band, all released on vinyl for the first time. It’s the sound of an uncompromising devotion to rapture through noise and repetition. Captured in the hypnotic rhythmic drive and intimidating atmospheres of tracks like ‘They Live’ and ‘Inner Z’ is a mantric energy which take a jumping-off point from the Krautrock, Japanese rock and under-ground American psychedelia the band were hammering at the time, as well as the droogy nihilism of The Stooges debut. Yet these feral experiments reach far beyond into a headspace that acknowledges no boundaries, rock orthodoxy or genre constriction. A full decade, countless enlightened minds and scores of ruptured speaker cones later, the GNOD journey continues unabated -onward to fresh creation and new annihilation.

Easy To Build, Hard To Destroy

Music US

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