# Gnod

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**Gnod** are an English rock band from [Salford](/source/Salford).[1][2][3] The band's current lineup since 2012 is made up of key members Paddy Shine, Chris Haslam, Marlene Ribeiro, Alex Macarte and Andy Blundell,[4][5] with a rotating cast of players, including drummers Jesse Webb and John Perry and vocalist Neil Francis.[1][5]

Formed in 2006, the band were described in a review of its 2011 release *Ingnodwetrust* as "a collective from Manchester with an ever-rotating list of members."[6] In addition to releasing its work on Rocket Recordings, the band's own Tesla Tapes [label](/source/Record_label)[2] serves, according to its [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp) page, as "an outlet for musical projects and meanderings by Gnodheads past, present & future and friends of Gnod all over the world."[1]

As part of a residency at the [Islington Mill](/source/Islington_Mill) Art Academy, the band curated "Tangent", an installation by sound artist Callum Higgins.[2] According to the academy's website, the event "transformed our club space into a fully immersive, light reactive environment. Using the PA system and light sensitive noise creating circuits people were directed into the room in small groups equipped with only a torch to guide them around. Their very presence and behaviour in the room manipulated and shaped their unique experience.[7] The band also participates in a recurring shared club night at Islington Mill called *[Gesamtkunstwerk](/source/Gesamtkunstwerk)*,[1] ([German](/source/German_(language)) for "whole arts work".)[2] Reviewing a Gnod performance there, [New Musical Express](/source/New_Musical_Express) said, "this band are crazy good ... see them live now."[8]

According to founding Gnod member Paddy Shine, Tesla Tapes takes its name from [Nikola Tesla](/source/Nikola_Tesla); band members cite such other non-musical influences as [Kurt Vonnegut](/source/Kurt_Vonnegut), [David Simon](/source/David_Simon), [Graham Hancock](/source/Graham_Hancock) and [Rupert Sheldrake](/source/Rupert_Sheldrake).[1] Asked what the band would like to tell the world, Chris Haslam responds "Rebel! Rebel! We are many, they are few!"[1]

## Discography

- *Gnod* (2007)
- *Chaudelande* (2013)
- *Mirror* (2016)
- *Infinity Machines* (2015)
- *Just Say No To The Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine* (2017)
- *Be Aware of Your Limitations* (2018)
- *Chapel Perilous* (2018)
- *Easy to Build, Hard To Destroy* (2021)
- *La mort du sense* (2021)
- *Hexen Valley* (2022)
- *Spot Land* (2024)
- *Drop Out III* (with [White Hills](/source/White_Hills_(band))) (2025)
- *Chronicles of Gnowt (Vol 1)* (2026)

## References

1. Smith, Samuel A., [*INTERVIEW: Gnod*](http://thequietus.com/articles/13880-gnod-the-trip-interview), [The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus), 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

1. Connolly, Leah [*Poking fun at religions, praising jungle and re-working the rules of the dancefloor in one of the North’s most exhilarating venues; just an average day in the life of Gnod*](http://crackmagazine.net/music/gnod/). [The Crack](/source/The_Crack_(magazine)). Retrieved 20 November 2013.

1. Lester, Paul, [*New Band of the Day: Gnod (1,439)*](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/25/new-band-gnod), *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

1. Moores, J. R. (2016-03-29). ["Gnod Is Sometimes Sludgy, Always Loud, and Never Bored on Its New Album 'Mirror'"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/gnod-interview-mirror/). *Vice*. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

1. ["The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Grist For The Mill: GNOD Interviewed"](https://thequietus.com/articles/18431-gnod-interview). *The Quietus*. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

1. Killingbeck, Tom, [*Gnod*](http://thequietus.com/articles/06409-gnod-ingnodwetrust-review), [The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus), 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

1. [*Tangent*](http://www.islingtonmill.com/news.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131116012328/http://www.islingtonmill.com/news.php) 16 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Islington Mill Studios news webpage. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

1. [*Gnod - Live at The Islington Mill video*](https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/DHraHxAy470/search/gnod), [New Musical Express](/source/New_Musical_Express). Retrieved 21 November 2013.

## External links

- [Gnod discography](http://www.discogs.com/artist/Gnod) at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)
- [Video of Islington Mill Studio performance](http://islingtonmill.tumblr.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131203212459/http://islingtonmill.tumblr.com/) 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine from Islington Mill tumblr page
- [Gnod](https://web.archive.org/web/20150925082743/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/20f0a868-7c44-4418-b733-ed85a1b55bc9) at [BBC Playlister](/source/BBC_Playlister)

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