Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Difference between revisions

[[File:Godspeed-You-Black-Emperor_7694.jpg|frame]]Godspeed You! Black Emperor <ref>(formerly Godspeed You Black Emperor!, often abbreviated to GYBE or GY!BE or shortened to Godspeed You!, and erroneously God Speed You Black Emperor!)</ref> are a Montreal based symphonic post-rock band. They are known for their movement-based, side-length suites, inclusion of samples and field recordings, and employment of minimalism in their music.

It's also worth noting that their music contains a strong political component. They have been repeatedly described in the media as [[Political Ideologies|anarchists]], although apparently no one in the group has explicitly subscribed to this label. However, their music definitely articulates a strong anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist stance, which is even more explicit in sister band A Silver Mt. Zion (which contains several of the same members). That said, Efrim Menuck has said the band don't consciously try to be political, but simply write songs about the sort of things they talk about with their friends.

* David Bryant – Guitar, tapes

* Efrim Menuck – Guitar, tapes, keyboards

* Aidan Girt – Drums, percussion

* Karl Lemieux – Film, stage projections, art, etc.

* ''F# A# ∞'' (Pronounced 'F Sharp A Sharp Infinity,' 1997)

* ''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven'' (2000)

* ''Yanqui U.X.O.'' (2002)

* ''All Lights Fucked On The Hairy Amp Drooling'' (Demo, 1994)

* ''aMAZEzine! 7”'' (1998, split single with Fly Pan Am)

* ''Slow Riot For New Zerø Kanada'' (EP, 1999)

* [[After the End]]: The monologue in “The Dead Flag Blues” describes this.

* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: They take their name from a 1970 black-and-white Japanese biker film.