''L'eau rouge'' (French for ''The Red Water'') is the second

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by industrial band

The Young Gods The Young Gods are a Swiss industrial rock band from Fribourg, formed in 1985. The original lineup of the band featured singer Franz Treichler, sampler player Cesare Pizzi and drummer Frank Bagnoud. For most of their history, the band mainta ...

, released in September 1989 by

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. It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in

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in 2005.

Reception

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''L'eau rouge'' liner notes. ;The Young Gods * Cesare Pizzi – keyboards * Use Hiestand – drums * Franz Treichler –

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;Production and additional personnel * Michele Amar – programming * Voco Fauxpas –

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Roli Mosimann Roli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later col ...

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