Gnod on DeBaser: reviews, albums, info

The Profile

Gnod are a Salford, Greater Manchester experimental collective formed in 2006. With a rotating lineup led by core members Paddy Shine and Chris Haslam, they release on Rocket Recordings, spanning psychedelic rock, drone/kraut currents, industrial abrasion and politically charged noise.

Based in Salford’s Islington Mill community; releases on Rocket Recordings; formed in 2006; core figures include Paddy Shine and Chris Haslam; collaborators have included Marlene Ribeiro and Neil Francis; collaborated with Radar Men From The Moon as Temple ov BBV.

DeBaser’s reviews paint Gnod as a Salford-based, ever-morphing collective fusing psychedelic sprawl, drone/kraut mechanics and industrial/post-punk bite. Highlights include the politically charged Just Say No…, the conceptual tumult of Chapel Perilous, and the expansive Infinity Machines. Mirror and The Somnambulist’s Tale underline their range, from motorik bad-trip theatre to hypnotic, long-form ambience. Overall sentiment skews strongly positive.

Notable Quotes

❝ The GNOD (who are practically releasing album after album, each better than the last) are redefining the standards of the psychedelic genre for the new decade.

❝ The entity Gnod has come of age, self-determined. They have once again changed their skin.

❝ a record in three tracks with intricate and disconnected musical syntax, like reading texts of only consonants for half an hour.

❝ Characterized by a typically post-punk fury (‘Paper Error’) which is already typical of Idles, a powerful bass sound in the style of This Heat (‘People’) and loaded with Jah Wobble’s hypnotism, obsessive interpretations of Public Image Limited (‘Stick In The Wheel’) and sharp Mark E. Smith guitars, the album also contains that drone component which has become a peculiar characteristic of bands from the United Kingdom or more generally from Northern Europe.