Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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The instrumental, multimedia Montreal group Godspeed You! Black Emperor creates extended, repetition-oriented chamber rock. The minimal and patient builds-to-crescendo of the group's compositions results in a meditative and hypnotic listen that becomes almost narrative when combined with found-sound splices and the films of their visual collaborators. GY!BE formed in 1994, and that year self-released a limited-run (33 copies) cassette entitled All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling. The band's next recording, F#A#(Infinity), was initially a limited-run release of 550 LPs on the Canadian label Constellation, but was picked up by Kranky and released on CD as well. Early 1999 brought the EP Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada (released by both labels) and increased recognition for a band intent on retaining anonymity. Nevertheless, interest in GY!BE only continued to grow among new music fans with much positive attention from The Wire magazine, the band's participation in the John Peel-produced Peel Session for the London BBC, and the group's consistently impressive live shows, including their performance at Quebec's 1999 new music festival FIMAV and the tour with Labradford later that year. GY!BE performances generally include at least nine or more musicians and a projectionist. The instrumentation consists of three guitars, two basses, French horn, violin, viola, cello, and percussion. 2000 brought about the release of Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, pushing their diverse orchestral rock sound even further into the universe. Yanqui U.X.O. followed 2002. Godspeed You! Black Emperor remained in absentia until they reassembled for a tour in 2011. Another tour commenced in September of 2012. In October, the band announced 'ALLELUJAH! DON'T BEND! ASCEND!, their first recording in a decade, a mere two weeks before it was released. ~ Joslyn Layne, Rovi

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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Katowice, Poland Unknown venue
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  • Aug 5 Monday
    Leipzig, Germany UT Connewitz
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  • Aug 6 Tuesday
    Oslo, Norway Unknown venue
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  • Aug 6 Tuesday
    Leipzig, Germany UT Connewitz
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  • Aug 7 Wednesday
    Helsinki, Finland Unknown venue
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  • Aug 7 Wednesday
    Copenhagen, Denmark Marmorkirken
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  • Aug 8 Thursday
    Gothenburg, Sweden Unknown venue
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  • Aug 14 Wednesday
    Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso Grote Zaal
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium Unknown venue
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  • Aug 18 Sunday
    Paris, France Le Trianon
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  • Sep 4 Wednesday
    Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
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  • Sep 5 Thursday
    Seattle, WA, US Showbox SoDo
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  • Sep 6 Friday
    Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
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  • Sep 7 Saturday
    Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
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  • Sep 9 Monday
    San Francisco, CA, US Great American Music Hall
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  • Sep 10 Tuesday
    San Francisco, CA, US Great American Music Hall
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  • Sep 12 Thursday
    Hollywood, CA, US Fonda Theatre
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  • Sep 14 Saturday
    Pomona, CA, US The Fox Theater
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  • Sep 15 Sunday
    Solana Beach, CA, US Belly Up Tavern
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  • Sep 16 Monday
    Tucson, AZ, US Rialto Theatre
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  • Oct 25 Friday
    Asheville, NC, US Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
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  • Nov 22 Friday
    Camber, UK Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park
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Discography

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  • 'Allelujah! Don't Bend Ascend (2012)
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    'Allelujah! Don't Bend Ascend (2012)
    Constellation
  • Yanqui U.X.O. (2002)
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    Yanqui U.X.O. (2002)
    Constellation
  • Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
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    Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
    Kranky
  • F# A# (Infinity) (1998)
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    F# A# (Infinity) (1998)
    Kranky
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