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Montreal, Canada (1994 – 2003, 2010 – present)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor! and abbreviated to GY!BE, GYBE, or just Godspeed) are a Canadian band based in Montreal, Quebec.
Formed in 1994 in Montreal, Canada, the band has been highly influential within the post-rock genre. Working with orchestrated arrangements, the nine-piece group created tracks with wide dynamic ranges, a highly evocative use of instrumentation and sounds and uncompromising long form compositions. Their engrossing use of art and visuals in both album packaging and live performances creates an enigmatic aura.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor took their name from a little known 1976 Japanese black-and-white documentary by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi, which follows the exploits of a Japanese biker gang, the Black Emperors.
They are most commonly classified as post-rock, but are just as well recognized outside any established scene and take influences from a range of styles including progressive rock, post-punk, classical music, soundtrack composition and the avant-garde. Each release usually consists of an entire piece divided into movements, mostly between 15 and 25 minutes, sometimes eponymously specified in the liner notes.
GY!BE, although formed around 1994 with three members, had as many as fifteen members but tended to have a core group of nine. Their instrumentation varied with the lineup but the music is mostly based around electric and bass guitars, as well as a string and a percussion section.
Formed in 1994 in Montreal, Canada, the band has been highly influential within the post-rock genre. Working with orchestrated arrangements, the nine-piece group created tracks with wide dynamic ranges, a highly evocative use of instrumentation and sounds and uncompromising long form compositions. Their engrossing use of art and visuals in both album packaging and live performances creates an enigmatic aura.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor took their name from a little known 1976 Japanese black-and-white documentary by director Mitsuo Yanagimachi, which follows the exploits of a Japanese biker gang, the Black Emperors.
They are most commonly classified as post-rock, but are just as well recognized outside any established scene and take influences from a range of styles including progressive rock, post-punk, classical music, soundtrack composition and the avant-garde. Each release usually consists of an entire piece divided into movements, mostly between 15 and 25 minutes, sometimes eponymously specified in the liner notes.
GY!BE, although formed around 1994 with three members, had as many as fifteen members but tended to have a core group of nine. Their instrumentation varied with the lineup but the music is mostly based around electric and bass guitars, as well as a string and a percussion section.
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arenescu wrote:
Holy fuck, Greece is burning!
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Dronea wrote:
They don't sleep anymore on the beach... ;_;
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
As great as Seymour Reit, creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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bulletaurbulle wrote:
but Burial is great!
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
k. I always considered Burial as something more than the regular stereotyped pitchforktronic, so the requirements for him is slightly higher.
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bulletaurbulle wrote:
it happens all the time
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
tl;dr ignorant weeaboo trying to pretend he knows shit about music
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
In fact, in terms of relevance his music is pretty worn out and no longer corresponds to the temporal context. His first two LP were among the causes responsible for the shift of emphasis in modern electronic music and had a major impact on the formation of entire subgenres, witch-house for example. It's not like I don't enjoy his new stuff though, it's amazing separately from the wider context.
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
Do not worry Chestar, we're all well aware that you, apart from GY!BE, have absolutely no taste in music.
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arenescu wrote:
Fortunately this is not the dubstep you are thinking of Ches, americans killed and raped it, I'm not sure about the order of the events but they did it. And he stopped making dubstep tracks five years ago.
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bulletaurbulle wrote:
But Kindred is really great. Sounds like the same shit he's been doing, but it's still great and may be his best work
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Chestar wrote:
Popular tags: dubstep, electronic, ambient, experimental, electronica
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mynameishuman wrote:
I always wanted to check out Burial. This seems like a good time to do so.
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
I'm on it.
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Anamnesis- wrote:
ok
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arenescu wrote:
Burial's new stuff is absolutely amazing and I think you guys should check it out.
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mynameishuman wrote:
just minding his superhuman business.
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oo3i wrote:
What is Nietzsche doing in this shoutbox?
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Neutrino-kun wrote:
There is no up and there is no down, we're all just fucked.
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mynameishuman wrote:
guys. guys. what's up?
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
Empire Polo Club, Indio CA, United States
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Fernwood Resort, Big Sur, CA, United States
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor
The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA, United States
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