Herbert 29 de noviembre de , Unknown 10 de febrero de , Saulgodspeed 12 de febrero de , Unknown 2 de julio de , Saulgodspeed 3 de julio de , Pixito 20 de julio de , Saulgodspeed 26 de agosto de , Saulgodspeed 4 de octubre de , Obed Go 9 de octubre de , Saulgodspeed 3 de noviembre de , Unknown 3 de noviembre de , Saulgodspeed 12 de enero de , Kalafia 14 de enero de , Saulgodspeed 21 de enero de , Godspeed, a loose and mysterious collective from Canada guitarist Efrim Menuck seemed like the leader, but they preferred to be received as a unit with an anarchist political bent who fused Ennio Morricone , minimalism, found sound, and metal-inflected noise, presented one intriguing possibility.
The group stayed busy during its initial run-- by , when they released Yanqui U. If they'd never gotten back together and had never released another note of music, it wouldn't have mattered. Their legacy was secure. But Godspeed started playing live again in and, just as it was when they first came on the scene, they filled a hole in music that we either didn't know existed or had forgotten about.
Then, two weeks ago, came the surprise announcement of a new album, Allelujah! Don't Bend! Once again, their timing is impeccable. If Godspeed around the turn of the millennium felt like a band of the moment, now, in a time of rapid cultural turnover and bite-sized music consumption, they feel out of step in a very necessary way. It's tempting to look at Allelujah! We were settling into a decade that was, from an American perspective, defined by two wars started by an increasingly unpopular president and an inflating economic bubble that would pop just as he was leaving office.
Their music and presentation drew some of its energy from this anxiety. The Ennio Morricone style guitar work and achingly gorgeous strings entwined with the sparse percussion and various other instruments used to build the songs to bombastic conclusions over the longer pieces, linked together with the use of eerie effects, bowed guitars and general instrumental experimentation to create a sound that just envelops and capitvates you completely whilst it would seem the kind of music you would put on in the background the sheer heart breaking beauty of this music commands your full attention.
I honestly feel that the descriptions above really do cover anything else that i could say that would do this band justice I've been sat here listening to them whilst I type this and I feel that my opinion would be biased because I have a deep love of their music their independent ethos the fact they are a self contained unit and record and release their music themselves and design and in the early days HAND MAKE!
So here's some info you may need to know when downloading and some interesting facts Outro" which fades in some 20 minutes after the end of the 3rd piece but in my file here i have separated it from the last piece and added it as a separate track as I owned the CD for 6 months before i found out it was even on there I read a magazine review of a live show and it said the opened with the hidden track from the first album and i thought "HEY!
During the hiatus and whilst Godspeed were still going members were involved in various other projects their drummer did an album under the name of 1-Speed Bike where he cuts up and loops his own beats and creates some truly interesting music, various members were also involved in Exhaust a sorta Post Rock Drum'N'Bass type band, Guitarist Efrim Manuel Menuck has done a solo album which is really good but most well known of the projects is Silver Mt.
Zion and the many variations on that name who have done a staggering 6 albums and 2 EP's if you like the music here i suggest you seek them out! However Godspeed returned in with a brand new album " Allelujah Don't bend Ascend!
Zion was such an unexpected and welcome return and an album that shows in their 9 year absence that no momentum has been lost and "Allelujah So here you have the near complete discography of one of the most unique, wonderful and utterly enthralling bands to ever grace this planet the influence of Godspeed You Black Emperor cannot be understated their unique style has influenced a whole generation of bands and completely changed the face of post rock music and underground music in general since they appeared Think I'm overstating?
Also since Godspeed came along SO many bands have started introducing strings fashioned in the Godspeed style in all forms of underground music from crust to rock! Boulder Theater. Crescent Ballroom. Music Box. The Belasco. The UC Theatre. The Regency Ballroom. Phoenix Theater. The Showbox. Roseland Theater. Union Hall. Park Theatre. First Avenue. Thalia Hall. Levon Helm Studios. The Academy of Music Theatre. Columbus Theatre.
Paradise Rock Club. Webster Hall. White Eagle Hall. Union Transfer. The National. Cat's Cradle. The Beacham. Central Park. The Caverns. The Vogue Theatre.
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