The Young Gods
I.U.D.
Swiss Institute NYC
May 4 2007
sponsored by
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with thanks to the Swiss Institute
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PUNKCAST#1145 The Young Gods I.U.D. Swiss Institute NYC May 4 2007 sponsored by WWWhatsup Online Pinstand with thanks to the Swiss Institute |
| 'Gardez Les Esprits' |
| This was the final concert of three that concluded Swiss photographer George Gatsas' exhibit at the Swiss Institute, a large upper floor space on Broadway in downtown Manhattan. The exhibit, which ran for six weeks, was the sixth in a series that examined the creative process. It featured Georg's photos of bohemian artists such as Breyer Porridge and Jim Thirwell, along with a room dedicated to their work. In a major coup he secured the nyc date of The Young Gods, perhaps the biggest band to ever come out of Switzerland (except, say, for Krokus and, in some circles, LiLiPuT) in what was one of the initial dates of an international tour to support their newly released album 'Super Ready / FragmentÉ' released just a week before on Ipecac Recordings. The Young Gods made their name as electro pioneers in the 80's, one of the first rock acts ever to make it without guitars. Ironically, today they are predominantly acoustic and fronted by three guitars. Their music is hypnotic and lush trance-folk. At time they utilize unconventional instruments from toys to unplugged amplifiers to, what looks to me like, a hibachi. I've picked three songs: 'Charlotte' - a gallic ditty; 'Gardez Les Esprits/Ghost Rider' - an epic mash-up of one of their own best known songs with the Suicide classic, perhaps in a tribute to NYC; and 'She Rains' - an ambiguous meditation that showcases Al Comet's sitar-guitar. Lizzi Bougatsos of Gang Gang Dance was one of the artists featured in Georg's exhibit and so, after The Young Gods - as the final act of the final show of the Final Concert Series - came I.U.D. which is a collaboration between Lizzi and Sadie Laska. Both of them pound drumkits, and Lizzi vocalizes. In the words of the program, "I.U.D. harnesses the sounds of tribal drumming and ethereal hymns and transform them into an atmospheric, sometimes chaotic, sometimes harmonious wall of sound." I had to leave for another show early in their set but here you have the second and third pieces in their set - which I hope I have correctly titled - 'Sun City' and 'Ghetto Spear'. |
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| Clicking on the images will take you to the clips on YouTube/Google. The h.264's are iPod ready. There is a DVD on the Young Gods only. I did shoot the other two concerts in the series, stay tuned. |
younggods.com
Myspace The Young Gods
Ipecac The Young Gods
Myspace Georg Gatsas
Myspace Swiss Institute
Saatchi UK preview of "THE PROCESS VI"
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