Young God (album)
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Young God is the 4th release by the New York
No Wave
band Swans
. It is also referred to as "Raping A Slave" and "I Crawled", but is referred to as "Young God" by the band. It is considered by critics to be one of their most brutal releases, sounding similar to Cop
and Filth, but slightly more experimental, and with subject matter exemplified by the title track, from the point of view of Ed Gein
. One notable element of the release is the use of a chain and metal table in the percussion section.
It has been re-released with the Cop
LP.
Kurt Cobain
included it (under the name of "Raping A Slave") as his 50th favorite album on one of his last "50 favorite albums" lists in his Journals
.
The Swiss
band The Young Gods
took their name from this EP. The Australia
n band Raping A Slave also take their name from the album's most infamous song.
The EP sold around 1000 copies in its first year, making it K.422's largest selling record.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
No Wave
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
band Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
. It is also referred to as "Raping A Slave" and "I Crawled", but is referred to as "Young God" by the band. It is considered by critics to be one of their most brutal releases, sounding similar to Cop
Cop (album)
Cop is the second album by Swans.On Cop, Swans took the style of their previous LP, 1983's Filth, and intensified it, utilising slower tempos, more tape loops, and even more abrasive musical textures...
and Filth, but slightly more experimental, and with subject matter exemplified by the title track, from the point of view of Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein - July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes...
. One notable element of the release is the use of a chain and metal table in the percussion section.
It has been re-released with the Cop
Cop (album)
Cop is the second album by Swans.On Cop, Swans took the style of their previous LP, 1983's Filth, and intensified it, utilising slower tempos, more tape loops, and even more abrasive musical textures...
LP.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
included it (under the name of "Raping A Slave") as his 50th favorite album on one of his last "50 favorite albums" lists in his Journals
Journals (Cobain)
Journals is a collection of writings and drawings by Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Though the content is undated, it is arranged in an approximation of chronological order, starting with a letter Cobain wrote to Dale Crover in 1988, and ending with a rant about...
.
The Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
band The Young Gods
The Young Gods
The Young Gods are 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...
took their name from this EP. The Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n band Raping A Slave also take their name from the album's most infamous song.
The EP sold around 1000 copies in its first year, making it K.422's largest selling record.
Track listing
- "I Crawled"-6:36
- "Raping a Slave"-4:07
- "Young God"-10:01
- "This Is Mine"-4:32
Musicians
- Michael GiraMichael GiraMichael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...
- vocals, tapes - Harry Crosby - bass
- Roli MosimannRoli MosimannRoli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader J. G...
- drums, tapes - Norman WestbergNorman WestbergNorman Westberg is a New York City guitarist best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album Filth and appeared on every album through 1991s White Light From the Mouth of Infinity...
- guitar