Gnod

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Gnod
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GNOD (2015)
Background information
Origin Salford, England
Genres Psychedelic rock, space rock, drone
Years active2006 (2006)–present
LabelsRocket Recordings, Tesla Tapes
Members
  • Paddy Shine
  • Chris Haslam
  • Marlene Ribeiro
  • Alex Macarte
  • Andy Blundell
  • Jesse Webb
  • John Perry
  • Neil Francis
Website gnod.bandcamp.com

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]

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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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Smith, Samuel A., INTERVIEW: Gnod, The Quietus, 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Lester, Paul, New Band of the Day: Gnod (1,439), The Guardian , 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Grist For The Mill: GNOD Interviewed". The Quietus. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Killingbeck, Tom, Gnod, The Quietus, 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Tangent Archived 16 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Islington Mill Studios news webpage. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Gnod - Live at The Islington Mill video, New Musical Express. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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