Name: Data Mirage Tangram
Brand: The Young Gods

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TWOGTL 073CD

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-03-08

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Supplier US

Forced Exposure

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Sales:8.875

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7640153369369

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

Artist

The Young Gods

Genre US

Experimental / Avant-Garde / Industrial / Noise

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The Young Gods are a Swiss industrial rock band formed in 1985 in Fribourg. Taking their name from one of Swans' early EPs, they have become known for their distinctive sound. The band utilizes a sampler to create the sound of electric and bass guitars, while still maintaining a live drummer and vocalist.

With their unique blend of industrial rock, The Young Gods have carved out a niche for themselves in the music world. Their innovative use of technology sets them apart from other bands in the genre. Fans can expect an electrifying live performance that showcases their talent and creativity.

If you enjoy the music of Revolting Cocks, Lard, Skinny Puppy, or Laibach, then you will definitely appreciate The Young Gods' sound. Other similar artists include Cabaret Voltaire, Einstürzende Neubauten, Download, and The Tear Garden. With such an impressive list of influences and peers, it's clear that The Young Gods are highly regarded within the industrial rock community.

“Sleep my angel, my child, see how the city spreads.” Under Franz Treichler’s wings, huge, breathtaking panoramas unfurl like beautiful dreamscapes on the edge of sleep. A weightless dream that is both comforting and blackened with darkness. A return to known land, whose topography has been modified by time and age. Three human beings in the matrix of Data Mirage Tangram, the new Young Gods album. Eight years without a studio album. The gods may have eternity on their side, it was about time they followed up on Everybody Knows and addressed the period of artistic confusion – in Treichler’s own words – that followed Al Comet’s departure and his replacement with the original god, Cesare Pizzi. The subsequent tour which focused on the Swiss band’s first two albums, could have ended in a deadlock. Instead, it brought a breath of fresh air to the trio, revitalised by this return to their roots. Rock and electro avant-gardists are not known for their backward-looking attitude. Still, thirty years of uninterrupted activity, celebrated with the publication of an 800page book in 2017, could only strengthen the gods’ will to write a new chapter to their already impressive history. Data Mirage Tangram was born in a basement amidst people. Franz Treichler (lyrics, guitar, electronics), Cesare Pizzi (sampling, electronics) and Bernard Trontin (drums, percussion) accepted Cully Jazz’s invitation to set up on the stage of the THBBC wine cellar for an open laboratory for the duration of the festival. At the end of the residence, the seven tracks of the album existed in body and mind. The curves still needed to be shaped, the textures refined, and the lengths cut up. The band incorporated the songs into their live repertoire, fine-tuning them for three years into their final structure, captured in Franz Treichler’s studios and mixed on the console of English record producer Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Editors, Foals).

The result is to be savoured as a major album by The Young Gods and an addition to their multiple experiences as well as their shared DNA. Each track exists for itself while creating a coherent ensemble, a united journey in seven unique steps. Entre en matière whispers a haunting mantra and Tear Up The Red Sky orchestrates a cosmic bombardment of divine fury. Figure sans nom returns to the band’s acid groove and Doors influence, while Moon Above ploughs a fallow field, bruising it with unidentified sound objects. The 11 spellbinding minutes of All My Skin Standing let you come back to your senses before a final explosion of white noise and saturated guitars. You Gave Me A Name offers a breath of fresh air, like a welcoming bubble. Finally, Everythem closes everyone’s eyelids, softly and silently.

Data Mirage Tangram

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