Yang

The European quartet’s fourth release, Designed For Disaster is Yang’s first to feature singing, although the use of words is “meant to communicate an impression and not meaning”, Frédéric points out.

A good example of this is the album’s track “Words”. as demonstrated by the new album’s fifth track, “Words”. Over an ominously martial beat, L'Épée and his bandmates shout single-word slogans: “Stark”, “Frei”, “Fight”, “Klang”, “Bruit”, et cetera. These are almost but not quite drowned out by a barrage of distorted electric guitars; the effect is that an unknown and threatening authority figure is issuing enigmatic orders, with consequence for those who don’t obey. It’s eerie, and unsettling.

PERSONNEL:

• Frédéric L'Epée (guitars, synth, chorus)
• Laurent James (guitars, chorus)
• Nico Gomez (bass, chorus)
• Volodia Brice (drums)

TRACKS:

• 01. Descendance
• 02. Collision Course
• 03. Disentropy
• 04. Interlude - Golem
• 05. Words
• 06. Flower You
• 07. Unisson
• 08. Interlude - Echo
• 09. Migrations
• 10. La Voie Du Mensonge
• 11. Interlude - Décombres
• 12. Despite Origins