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Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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Montreal, Canada (1994 – 2003)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor! and abbreviated to GY!BE, GYBE, or just Godspeed) was a Canadian post-rock 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, althought 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, althought 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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Jojo-kun wrote:
We're not popular? :/
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greenwarri0r wrote:
Like GYBE fans have friends to call them.
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mynameishuman wrote:
Because they'd be all like "BOOM TELEPHONE LOL OOO:" when your telephone rings.
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mynameishuman wrote:
In that point AFI is superior because you could easily use them as a ring tone.
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mynameishuman wrote:
I mean, because, you really wouldn't know when you are called because the music isn't very... "ringy", y'know. It's like... you couldn't use ambient or drone doom or something like that as a ring tone. It's the same with GY!BE.
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mynameishuman wrote:
Also, that was a good one, blackadder, I actually laughed. O:
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mynameishuman wrote:
I was about to go here and write "Where's blackadder? ):" when I saw that you wrote something. Good old blackadder77 :3
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blackadder77 wrote:
Godspeed ringtone? How do you know when you're being called?
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
tagged as "no bad songs"
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greenwarri0r wrote:
Kanada > Antennas > Infinity > Yanqui [2]
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mynameishuman wrote:
>implying that's a bad song
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iamthesword wrote:
They do have Rockets Fall on Rockets Fall.
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nicoinfurs wrote:
back when post-rock meant anything
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arenescu wrote:
They don't have bad tracks.
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
All GY!BE songs are incredible but my top track from each album would be Providence, Blaise Bailey Finnegan III, Sleep, and Motherfucker=Redeemer. Can't really pick a favourite album either, though I think Slow Riot and Skinny Fists are probably the best overall.
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deviantpsyche wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. East Hastings is my favorite! love it.
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mynameishuman wrote:
Blaise Bailey Finnegan III! It's fucking awesome. Also, Storm.
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Jojo-kun wrote:
Best song in your opinion? It's really damn hard to decide, but for me it's Static. Just love the monologue. :)
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iamthesword wrote:
Kanada > Antennas > Infinity > Yanqui. All damn good though. I think that order is also the scale of accessibility, Yanqui is really much more demanding than the others IMO.
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r0b0t1 wrote:
Sleep gives me an eargasm every time I listen to it.
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