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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Godspeed You! Black Emperor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10918610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Context triple: [The Haxan Cloak, hasCollaboration, Godspeed You! Black Emperor]
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A.
Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
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B.
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American experimental rock band known for its lush, psychedelic soundscapes and critically acclaimed albums such as "Deserter's Songs."
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C.
Pedro the Lion
Pedro the Lion is an American indie rock band led by singer-songwriter David Bazan, known for its introspective lyrics and emotionally raw, guitar-driven sound.
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D.
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band known for its complex song structures, experimental sound, and energetic live performances.
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E.
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American instrumental post-rock band known for its cinematic, guitar-driven soundscapes and emotionally charged compositions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Target entity description: 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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A.
Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
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B.
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American experimental rock band known for its lush, psychedelic soundscapes and critically acclaimed albums such as "Deserter's Songs."
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C.
Pedro the Lion
Pedro the Lion is an American indie rock band led by singer-songwriter David Bazan, known for its introspective lyrics and emotionally raw, guitar-driven sound.
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D.
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band known for its complex song structures, experimental sound, and energetic live performances.
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E.
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American instrumental post-rock band known for its cinematic, guitar-driven soundscapes and emotionally charged compositions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian musical group
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musical collective ⓘ post-rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| album |
'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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'
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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Kranky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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