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Gnod | |
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 GNOD (2015) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Salford, England |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, space rock, drone |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Rocket Recordings, Tesla Tapes |
| Members |
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| Website | gnod |
Gnod are an English rock band from Salford.[1][2][3] The band's current lineup since 2012 is made up of key members Paddy Shine, Chris Haslam, Marlene Ribeiro, Alex Macarte and Andy Blundell,[4][5] with a rotating cast of players, including drummers Jesse Webb and John Perry and vocalist Neil Francis.[1][5]
Formed in 2006, the band were described in a review of its 2011 release Ingnodwetrust as "a collective from Manchester with an ever-rotating list of members."[6] In addition to releasing its work on Rocket Recordings, the band's own Tesla Tapes label[2] serves, according to its Bandcamp page, as "an outlet for musical projects and meanderings by Gnodheads past, present & future and friends of Gnod all over the world."[1]
As part of a residency at the Islington Mill Art Academy, the band curated "Tangent", an installation by sound artist Callum Higgins.[2] According to the academy's website, the event "transformed our club space into a fully immersive, light reactive environment. Using the PA system and light sensitive noise creating circuits people were directed into the room in small groups equipped with only a torch to guide them around. Their very presence and behaviour in the room manipulated and shaped their unique experience.[7] The band also participates in a recurring shared club night at Islington Mill called Gesamtkunstwerk,[1] (German for "whole arts work".)[2] Reviewing a Gnod performance there, New Musical Express said, "this band are crazy good ... see them live now."[8]
According to founding Gnod member Paddy Shine, Tesla Tapes takes its name from Nikola Tesla; band members cite such other non-musical influences as Kurt Vonnegut, David Simon, Graham Hancock and Rupert Sheldrake.[1] Asked what the band would like to tell the world, Chris Haslam responds "Rebel! Rebel! We are many, they are few!"[1]
Discography
[edit]- Gnod (2007)
- Chaudelande (2013)
- Mirror (2016)
- Infinity Machines (2015)
- Just Say No To The Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine (2017)
- Be Aware of Your Limitations (2018)
- Chapel Perilous (2018)
- Easy to Build, Hard To Destroy (2021)
- La mort du sense (2021)
- Hexen Valley (2022)
- Spot Land (2024)
- Drop Out III (with White Hills) (2025)
- Chronicles of Gnowt (Vol 1) (2026)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Smith, Samuel A., INTERVIEW: Gnod, The Quietus, 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Connolly, Leah Poking fun at religions, praising jungle and re-working the rules of the dancefloor in one of the North’s most exhilarating venues; just an average day in the life of Gnod. The Crack. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Lester, Paul, New Band of the Day: Gnod (1,439), The Guardian, 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Moores, J. R. (29 March 2016). "Gnod Is Sometimes Sludgy, Always Loud, and Never Bored on Its New Album 'Mirror'". Vice. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- 1 2 "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Grist For The Mill: GNOD Interviewed". The Quietus. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ Killingbeck, Tom, Gnod, The Quietus, 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Tangent Archived 16 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Islington Mill Studios news webpage. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ Gnod - Live at The Islington Mill video, New Musical Express. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links
[edit]- Gnod discography at Discogs
- Video of Islington Mill Studio performance Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine from Islington Mill tumblr page
- Gnod at BBC Playlister
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