Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock collective known for their lengthy, cinematic instrumental compositions and politically charged, apocalyptic atmospheres.
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| instanceOf |
Canadian musical group
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musical collective ⓘ post-rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| album |
'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
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Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! NERFINISHED ⓘ F♯ A♯ ∞ NERFINISHED ⓘ G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! NERFINISHED ⓘ Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Luciferian Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanqui U.X.O. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | F♯ A♯ ∞ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Efrim Menuck
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Mauro Pezzente NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Moya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient
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avant-garde music ⓘ drone ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ instrumental rock ⓘ orchestral rock ⓘ post-rock ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedAct |
A Silver Mt. Zion
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Do Make Say Think NERFINISHED ⓘ Esmerine NERFINISHED ⓘ Fly Pan Am NERFINISHED ⓘ Set Fire to Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collective decision-making structure
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political left-wing stance ⓘ use of field recordings ⓘ use of spoken-word samples ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aidan Girt
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Bruce Cawdron NERFINISHED ⓘ David Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Efrim Menuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Lemieux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauro Pezzente NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Moya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Moya NERFINISHED ⓘ Norsola Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Tellier-Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie Trudeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Thierry Amar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Herzog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
apocalyptic atmosphere
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cinematic soundscapes ⓘ lengthy instrumental compositions ⓘ politically charged themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Japanese documentary film "God Speed You! Black Emperor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
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Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! NERFINISHED ⓘ F♯ A♯ ∞ NERFINISHED ⓘ G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! NERFINISHED ⓘ Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Luciferian Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanqui U.X.O. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceFeature | use of 16mm film projections in live shows ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Constellation Records
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Kranky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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