The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’

byDavid Pollock
July 10, 2025

Franz Treichler talks us through The Young Gods’ 1989 single ‘Longue Route’, the Swiss group’s wired-up stormageddon of heavy metal samples. D’accoooord!

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Paddy Kingsland ‘Reg’

byBob Fischer

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The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’

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David Pollock

Paddy Kingsland ‘Reg’

Tony James ‘Love Missile F1-11’

Jeff Wayne ‘The War Of The Worlds’

Inner City ‘Good Life’

Japan, ‘Gentlemen Take Polaroids’, (Virgin Records)

The Go! Team, ‘Thunder, Lightening, Strike’

ESG ‘UFO’

A Man Called Adam ‘Barefoot In The Head’

Tony James ‘Love Missile F1-11’

Lump: Like it or…

Beverly Glenn-Copeland: All You Need Is Love

Dot Allison: Branching Out

Barry Adamson: Talking Pictures

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The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’

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