A1The Seven-Game (Ring Of Smile - Reversed) (7:01)
A2Toy Planet (9:21)
A3Two Dolphins Go Dancing (3:26)
B1Yom Tov (3:24)
B2Springlight Rite (4:41)
B3Rapido De Noir (Last Train To Eternity) (6:55)
B4When The Waters Came To Life (4:46)
Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937 in Berlin) is a German keyboard player and composer, probably best known as a founding member of the band Can.
Bruno Alexander Spoerri (born 16 august 1935) is a Swiss jazz and electronics musician.
Born in Zurich, he studied applied psychology in Basel and Zurich. He played the saxophone as a student, and toured with the Modern Jazz Group Freiburg in Germany and Switzerland. In the early 1960s, he worked as a psychologist and career counsellor. He experimented with electrified saxophone and published the album Voice of Taurus in 1978.
1. Lunapark
2. Is This Love
3. Minijupe
4. Baby
5. Plastic
6. Tanger
7. Tarzan And Jane
8. Machinedrum
9. Part Of You
STARTER was s minimal electronics/synthpop group from Switzerland, formed by vocalist and fashion designer Francis Foss, Claudine Chirac (from fellow electronic group Grauzone) and Jet Harbour. Later lineups also included Stephan Eicher, Pauchard and Reto Keller.
Starter formed in 1981 as a three piece, led by Francis Foss, who remained the only original member after a personnel switch in 1985.
Starter would release one LP in 1981, followed by several 12'' releases throughout the late eighties, calling it quits in 1989. Francis Foss was also active in Shy Rose, a Swiss Italo Disco act who released a handful of singles.
In 2004, Topfuel Entertainment collected Starter's discography and released it as an extremely limited CD-R pressing, sold alongside a DVD of various live performances over the years. Only sixty copies of this fine release exist.
Whispers in the Shadow
Seventh Heaven
Bad Trip
The Food Prayer
La Nuit Des Vyllies
Give me a Name
Beautiful Diseases
The Black Raven
Desire (Repetition Desperation)
La Nuit Des Vyllies (instrumental)
The Vyllies
Sacred Games
1987
Darkwave Synthpop
Switzerland
Tracklist:
Now We Fall
Playing In The Sand
Silver Promises
The Amazon Archer
The Souls With Doors
Mary's Room
Can You Hear The Witches Laugh?
Is It?
Spiral House
In the early 1980s, three young women of Lausanne, decided to form a band. This was the beginning of "The Vyllies". In December 1983 they recorded their first five tracks in Athens and published an EP. Only a few copies of this first record found their way into Switzerland , but enough to be detected by various radio stations. Especially the song "Whispers in the Shadow" was played frequently. Several concerts followed, including as the opening act for Minimal Compact , Anne Clark , Sex Gang Children , Les Rita Mitsouko and Gun Club .
After the positive response to their unique music, the three women were given a recording contract with the Zurich Trade label. More elaborate record production in early 1985 resulted in the mini-LP "Velvet Tales" . The reactions were very positive on the disk and the piece "Ahiah" was heard frequently on various radio stations. In addition, the English TV channel "Music Box" produced a video clip of "Ahiah" in the Zurich Opera House.
The end of 1985 was the most successful for the group album "Lilith" were produced. Through its worldwide appeal, the British label "Fun After All ' released their records in the United Kingdom , in France , the United States and other countries.
In early 1987 the release of another album, "Sacred Games". The melodic production on the new album aims for a wider audience. Thus, the follow-up single "Now We Fall" was so far the most commercial piece of "The Vyllies".
After some concerts in Switzerland in April 1987, the group embarked on a European tour. During the year 1988, the group disbanded.
The Young Gods (TYG) is 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 German.
Artists influenced by The Young Gods include Mike Patton, Sepultura, The Edge (as stated in U2 by U2), Devin Townsend, Econoline Crush and David Bowie; asked in 1995 if his album Outside was influenced by Nine Inch Nails, Bowie answered: "The band that I was actually quite taken with was three guys from Switzerland call The Young Gods... I’d been aware of them previous to knowing about Nine Inch Nails."
Roli Mosimann of Swans has worked with the group as a producer.
The Young Gods was formed in 1985 by Franz Treichler, Cesare Pizzi and Frank Bagnoud in Switzerland. The trio is one of the pioneers in using the sampler as a musical instrument and became one of rock's most influential band of the industrial era. Due to several changes of line-up, the sound the group has been changing over the years, going to add elements of electronic music and ambient. The group's name was inspired by the EP The Young God by noise rock band Swans. Treichler, leader and sole constant member of the Young Gods, acts as lead singer and main songwriter. Al Comet, on keyboards / samplers, and drummer Bernard Trontin complete the trio. Although the group never achieved great commercial success, the legacy of the Young Gods in contemporary music is indisputable. Several famous artists have demonstrated their admiration and reverence to the Swiss trio. Among the many bands and musicians capable of service, we highlight the Chemical Brothers, Mike Patton, The Edge (U2), Maynard James Keenan (Tool), Napalm Death, Ministry, Apoptygma Berzerk and David Bowie.
Vocals: Franz Treichler (aka Franz Muse, the only constant member)
Keyboard: Cesare Pizzi (former member), Alain Monod (aka Al Comet, current member)
Drums: Patrice Bagnoud (aka Frank Bagnoud, former member), Urs "Üse" Hiestand (former member), Bernard Trontin (current member)
