Montreal, Canada (1994 – present)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor! and abbreviated to GY!BE, GYBE, or just Godspeed) is 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.

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Members are: Efrim Menuck ~ Mauro Pezzente ~ David Bryant ~ Aidan Girt ~ Thierry Amar ~ Bruce Cawdron ~ Norsola Johnson ~ Sophie Trudeau
Former members are: Roger-Tellier Craig ~ Mike Moya
Official Website ~ Read More…
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
Release Date – 2000
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
1.1 Storm 22:32
i. Lift Yr. Skinny Fists, Like Antennas to Heaven…
ii. Gathering Storm
iii. “Welcome to Barco AM/PM…”
iv. Cancer Towers on Holy Road Hi-Way
1.2 Static 22:35
i. Terrible Canyons of Static
ii. Atomic Clock
iii. Chart #3
iv. World Police and Friendly Fire
v. [...+The Buildings They Are Sleeping Now]
2.1 Sleep 23:17
i. Murray Ostril: “…They Don’t Sleep Anymore on the Beach…”
ii. Monheim
iii. Broken Windows, Locks of Love Pt. III / 3rd Part
2.2 Antennas to Heaven 18:57
i. Moya Sings “Baby-O”…
ii. Edgyswingsetacid
iii. [Glockenspiel Duet Recorded on a Campsite in Rhinebeck, N.Y.]
iv. “Attention…Mon Ami…Fa-Lala-Lala-La-La…” [55-St.Laurent]
v. She Dreamt She Was a Bulldozer, She Dreamt She Was Alone in an Empty Field
vi. Deathkamp Drone
vii. [Antennas to Heaven...]
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – F♯A♯∞ [1995–1997]
Release Date – 1997
Type – Album
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
A Nervous, Sad, Poor… 20:43
– The Dead Flag Blues (Intro)
– Slow Moving Trains
– The Cowboy…
– Drugs in Tokyo
– The Dead Flag Blues (Outro)
– (untitled segment)
B Bleak, Uncertain, Beautiful… 17:38
– …Nothing’s Alrite in Our Life…’/Dead Flag Blues (Reprise)
– The Sad Mafioso…
– Kicking Horse on Brokenhill
– String Loop Manufactured During Downpour…
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – F♯A♯∞ [1995–1997] Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – Tiny Silver Hammers
Release Date – 2004
Type – Bootleg
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
1 Tiny Silver Hammers (Part 1) 14:29
2 Tiny Silver Hammers (Part 2) 19:29
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Tiny Silver Hammers Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada
Release Date – 1999
Type – Ep
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
1 Moya 10:51
2 Blaise Bailey Finnegan III 17:45
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – John Peel Sessions: Live
Release Date – 1999
Type – Bootleg
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
01 – Hung Over as the Queen in Maida Vale – 18:10
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – John Peel Sessions: Live Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – Live @ All Tomorrows Parties
Release Date – 2000
Type – Bootleg
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
1 3rd Part
2 Dead Metheny
3 World Police
4 12-28-99
5 Gathering Storm
6 Moya
7 Blaise Bailey Finnegan III
8 Outro
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Live @ All Tomorrows Parties Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – Godspeed Mix
Release Date – N/A
Type – Songs Collected Over The Net
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
01 Sunshine & Gasoline
02 Split 7- Fly Pan Am
03 World Police
04 Moya
05 Hung Over As The Oven In Maida
06 Sunshine & Gasoline
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Godspeed Mix Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Album – F#A# (Infinity)
Release Date – 1998
Type – Album
Genre – Experimental, Post-rock

Tracklist
1. The Dead Flag Blues:
The Dead Flag Blues
Slow Moving Trains
The Cowboy…
Outro – (intro)
2. East Hastings:
Nothing’s Alrite In Our Life
Deadflagblues
The Sad Mafioso
Drugs In Tokyo
3. Providence:
…Divorce And Fever
Dead Metheny
Kicking Horse On Brokenhill
String Loop Manufact…
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – F#A# (Infinity) Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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