1. Franz Treichler is best known as the vocalist and sole consistent member of the Swiss industrial rock band The Young Gods, which he founded in 1985 with sampler player Cesare Pizzi and drummer Frank Bagnoud.
12 Facts About Franz Treichler
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Franz Treichler released his solo debut album, Braindance in 2001.
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Franz Treichler's father is Brazilian and the former editor of the Portuguese language division of Swiss Radio International.
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Franz Treichler enrolled in Fribourg Conservatory in 1971 and then attended Lausanne Conservatory, where he studied classical guitar.
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Franz Treichler was introduced to rock music artists such as Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix by his older brother.
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The band featured Cesare Pizzi on bass and Jacques Schouwey on drums while Franz Treichler sang and played guitar.
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Franz Treichler relocated to Switzerland following the departure of the band's second drummer, Urs Hiestand.
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Franz Treichler resumed playing guitar on 2008's Knock on Wood, as well as on the band's 2010 and 2019 studio albums, Everybody Knows and Data Mirage Tangram.
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Franz Treichler has produced remixes for artists such as Prong, Foetus and Noir Desir.
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In 2014, Franz Treichler was awarded the Swiss Grand Award for Music.
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Franz Treichler has cited late 60s to early 70s psychedelic music, punk rock, Einsturzende Neubauten and 90s electronic music scene as personal influences.
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Franz Treichler has named Kraftwerk and post-punk acts such as Killing Joke, Wire and Gang of Four as additional influences on The Young Gods.