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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Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

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Orange Juice ‘Rip It Up’

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The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’

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David Pollock

Rick Foster ‘Son Of My Father’

Bill Nelson ‘When The Birds Return’

Gary Daly ‘Black Man Ray’

Gavin Bryars ‘The Sinking Of The Titanic’

Orange Juice ‘Rip It Up’

Cian Ciaran ‘Ice Hockey Hair’

Trans-X, ‘Living On Video’

Françoise Cactus

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Alison Goldfrapp: Happy and Glorious

Nathan Fake: Diamond Geezer

Marina Zispin: Peek-A-Boo

Cocorosie: Sister Act

Mike Paradinas

The Young Gods ‘Longue Route’

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