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“East Hastings” is an instrumental track by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It appears on F♯A♯∞ released on June 9, 1998.
It is eighteen minutes long, and is composed of four distinct movements, each with an individual name. The four movements are (in order) “’…Nothing’s Alrite in Our Life…’ / Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)”, “The Sad Mafioso…”, “Drugs in Tokyo”, and “Black Helicopter”.
The song originally shared movements with “Providence”, another song from F♯A♯∞. However, during the repressing period the band expanded the album from two to three songs, which added and rearranged movements and changed the title of the tracks. “East Hastings” was named for a street in the impoverished and crime-addled Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. The sample of a man preaching at the beginning of the song is thought to be of a man who was regularly seen on Hastings Street. He would loudly preach from the Bible on a street corner in front of the now empty Woodwards Building. This is speculation however, and has not been confirmed by the band.
The track, in an edited form, appears in the film 28 Days Later (The Sad Mafioso movement). It does not, however, appear on the soundtrack album, as director Danny Boyle received permission from the band only for the song’s appearance in the film.
It is eighteen minutes long, and is composed of four distinct movements, each with an individual name. The four movements are (in order) “’…Nothing’s Alrite in Our Life…’ / Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)”, “The Sad Mafioso…”, “Drugs in Tokyo”, and “Black Helicopter”.
The song originally shared movements with “Providence”, another song from F♯A♯∞. However, during the repressing period the band expanded the album from two to three songs, which added and rearranged movements and changed the title of the tracks. “East Hastings” was named for a street in the impoverished and crime-addled Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. The sample of a man preaching at the beginning of the song is thought to be of a man who was regularly seen on Hastings Street. He would loudly preach from the Bible on a street corner in front of the now empty Woodwards Building. This is speculation however, and has not been confirmed by the band.
The track, in an edited form, appears in the film 28 Days Later (The Sad Mafioso movement). It does not, however, appear on the soundtrack album, as director Danny Boyle received permission from the band only for the song’s appearance in the film.
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drugsintokyo wrote:
that's exactly what they're refering to, leshtricity. I always envision some post apocolyptic/totalitarian society in which a band of rebels roams about in a ship across the ocean and use an EMP to fend off attacks from enemy choppers or some such crazy goodness. Won't be long! :)
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leshtricity wrote:
the radio antenna tower bit? i think that might possibly refer to electromagnetic pulse technology that can fuck up electronics...used in military engagements. maybe.
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Theseeker2 wrote:
Bang
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coleco wrote:
I uploaded 2 photos from East Hastings, the street in Vancouver this song is named after: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel6manu/1554108762/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/mel6manu/1554107322/
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flinzz78 wrote:
perfect
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her035 wrote:
Magnificent - pure mental cinema.
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TheRaz0rEdge wrote:
even though it's 10 min it could take up the whole song...
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TheRaz0rEdge wrote:
I hate to say it, but the Sad Mafioso part should've been even longer and grown even more intense! I love it though. [2]
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CIAPALO wrote:
sunseat of ... theese time
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photon_man62 wrote:
7:30 mind=blown
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scapino wrote:
Overwhelming.
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hotarunohikari wrote:
Instantly recognized it when I saw it in 28 Days Later the other night. It fitted the movie quite good I must say.
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funkydory89 wrote:
this appeared in the film 28 Days Later, magnificent!
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Yptucide wrote:
This must be what being born feels like.
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Gltch wrote:
I hate to say it, but the Sad Mafioso part should've been even longer and grown even more intense! I love it though.
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JohnLithium wrote:
Creepy ending.
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Kowaqqatzi wrote:
large barge
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OllieMonaghan wrote:
Puts you into some strange alternate terrifying and beautiful universe.
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tylerstravis wrote:
forgot how different this was on wax.
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qwertyfergus wrote:
Oh muh god.
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