Appear Disappear [CD]

The Young Gods - Appear Disappear [CD]

The guitars are out, and the knives are drawn. To the galloping rhythm of a world spiraling out of control, The Young Gods take aim and strike with renewed power. From the very first second of Appear Disappear, the six-string tears through space, baring its fangs in an electric howl. The trio has returned to its most aggressive fundamentals, to its art of sonic warfare -- never superfluous when war is everywhere. Rarely has a Young Gods album been so deeply infused with its era-one of military conflicts, mass surveillance, and intimate dramas. Since their inception in 1985, the band has pioneered musical landscapes that dared to fuse the raw urgency of rock with the power of electronics. Appear Disappear captures that beating heart. The Young Gods honor their own history as much as their lifelong influences, from psychedelic rock to postpunk, from the swirling "Intertidal" to the industrial rolls of "Systemized." In both its themes and intensity, it plunges into the heart of the trap, into "the brain of the monster." But it is not impossible to confront it. Appear Disappear is a reflection on human involvement in the world's problems and its ability to take a stand. Propelled skyward by the electro pulse of Cesare Pizzi (sampling, electronics) and the pounding drums of Bernard Trontin, "Mes yeux de tous" unfolds the same dizzying question: "How do we avoid being swallowed by the 'cloud' we ourselves feed?" The bass undulates and sways, like a silent revolt spreading through the streets. But Appear Disappear is also -- and above all -- a record about love. A collective chant, created in jam sessions by a trio more united than ever, and an ode from Franz Treichler to his wife Heleen, who passed away in 2023. Love is shouted, it overturns everything. "Blue Me Away" reserves the album's most beautiful explosions, its rawest bursts of sound. 01. Appear Disappear 02. Systemized 03. Blue Me Away 04. Hey Amour 05. Blackwater 06. Tu en ami du temps 07. Intertidal 08. Mes yeux de tous 09. Shie that drone 10. Off the Radar