{"title":"Godspeed You! Black Emperor","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Godspeed You! Black Emperor\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGodspeed You! Black Emperor formed in Montreal in 1994 around Efrim Menuck and Mike Moya. The collective name was originally Godspeed You Black Emperor! with the punctuation moving to its current placement after their hiatus. The band has been on Constellation Records (the Montreal label associated with the post-rock and political left collective there) throughout their career. They went on hiatus from 2003 to 2010 before reuniting and continuing with activity through the 2010s and 2020s. The collective shares membership with the parallel band A Silver Mt. Zion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGodspeed You! Black Emperor's sound combines post-rock, instrumental rock, drone, ambient, and neo-classical with extended compositions (typically 20+ minutes per piece), gradual dynamic builds, extensive use of string sections and field recordings, and politically engaged anti-capitalist orientation. Their work is widely cited as foundational to post-rock as a recognized genre alongside Mogwai, Sigur Rós, and Explosions in the Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF♯ A♯ ∞ (1997, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow Riot for New Zerø Kanada EP (1999, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYanqui U.X.O. (2002, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2012, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsunder, Sweet and Other Distress (2015, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuciferian Towers (2017, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eG_d's Pee at State's End! (2021, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead (2024, Constellation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstellation Records pressings of the Godspeed You! Black Emperor catalog have been issued in extensive double-LP and triple-LP editions with elaborate gatefold packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Godspeed You! Black Emperor typically start with Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) or F♯ A♯ ∞ (1997). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/experimental-vinyl-records\"\u003eExperimental \u0026amp; Oddball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"godspeed-you-black-emperor-yanqui-u-x-o-cd","title":"Yanqui U.X.O. CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eYanqui U.X.O. is the third studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. 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