their rules." Lyricwise, Treichler often uses double entendres: the track "L'Amourir" from L'eau rouge can be interpreted as "an intense love song or the end of a love affair." The title track from L'eau rouge is regarded as "a celebration of 'red water'" and is a reference to menstruation. The track "Lucidogen" from Second Nature illustrates "a fictitious drug which would make people more clairvoyant" and was inspired by an anti-World Trade Organization riot that Treichler witnessed in Geneva in 1998. On The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll, authors Simon Reynolds and Joy Press argued: "Treichler's lyrics brought out all the militaristic, fascistic tendencies inherent in Romanticism, Nietzsche et al., only to transcend and transfigure them;" in a 1995 interview, Treichler dismissed Reynolds's and Press's Nietzschean interpretation of his lyrics. David Bowie has cited the band as an influence when he was asked in 1995 if his record Outside was influenced by Nine Inch Nails, stating: "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." Bowie further praised the band's approach in sampling and looping guitar riffs, which he tried to employ in his record. U2 guitarist The Edge namedropped the band as an influence on his soundtrack work for 1990 musical adaptation of A Clockwork Orange and 1991's Achtung Baby. Devin Townsend reported Only Heaven and Second Nature to be among his favourite albums. Other artists influenced by The Young Gods include Disco Inferno guitarist Ian Crause, Sepultura, Napalm Death, Mike Patton, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, The Chemical Brothers, Kill the Thrill and Laika. Members Band members as adapted from the official website: Current Franz Treichler (aka Franz Muse) – vocals, sampler, computer, guitar (1985–present) Cesare Pizzi (aka Ludan Dross) – sampler, computer (1985–1988, 2012–present) Bernard Trontin – drums, electronics (1997–present) Past Frank Bagnoud (born Patrice Bagnoud) – drums (1985–1987) Urs "Üse" Hiestand – drums (1987–1996) Alain Monod (aka Al Comet) – sampler, keyboards, guitar (1989–2012) Vincent Hänni – guitar, bass guitar, electronics (2006–2011) Discography The Young Gods (1987) L'eau rouge (1989) The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill (1991) T.V. Sky (1992) Only Heaven (1995) Heaven Deconstruction (1996) Second Nature (2000) Music for Artificial Clouds (2004) Super Ready/Fragmenté (2007) Everybody Knows (2010) Data Mirage Tangram (2019) Play Terry Riley In C (2022) References External links