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every time I've seen them live (quite a few) I've fallen asleep! this is either a good thing or a bad thing!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 01:32 (twenty years ago) link

The Henry Cow of the Noughties

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 10:49 (twenty years ago) link

I couldn't handle the extreme wank of it all.

Search: Tortoise, Disco Inferno, Trans Am, Mogwai
Destory: Godspeed You! Black Emperor (as I believe they call themselves, the fucking wankers), Sigur Ros

― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 11:16 (twenty years ago) link

I couldn't handle the extreme wank of it all.

Search: Tortoise, Disco Inferno, Trans Am, Mogwai, Bark Psychosis
Destory: Godspeed You! Black Emperor (as I believe they call themselves, the fucking wankers), Sigur Ros

― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 11:17 (twenty years ago) link

there was another Godspeed thread where I said there wasn't really enough dynamics in the band to keep me interested though slightly better than Mogwai. I think its those tapes of mad ppl ranting that give them the edge.

Henry Cow are more interesting to me but both of 'em have this dry sound.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 11:19 (twenty years ago) link

... I meant more in the sense of trying affect a worldwide proletarian revolution thru the medium of dusty-dry cerebral art rock

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 11:46 (twenty years ago) link

... with no words

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 11:56 (twenty years ago) link

OK, I listened twice more since I was last on the board. I like it a little better. I take back some of my previous comments. In fact, the rhythmic processes going on during the more normal parts are actually pretty similar to those of regular rock music, just done a lot slower. Some of the guitar solo bits actually remind me a little of Wish You Were Here-era Pink Floyd, and not in a bad way really. They do kind of have a simple sparse elegance in their way. (I might still agree with Colin that the sound collage parts are the best parts. I like the part at around 11:30 in track 3 with the treated voices. BTW did Radiohead sample or reference the start of that track for "Motion Picture Soundtrack"?) I like the way the guitar and violin are moving away from each other around 9:30 of track 3. The first 8 min or so of the album are classic. The 'hidden track' is cool with its drum blasts and that guitar tone. Some of the album actually feels like a really slow epic doom metal record, sort of like Neurosis doing a CBC period drama soundtrack, which isn't a bad thing necessarily. I think the only things that make it less accessible/interesting right away than a regular hard rock album are the lower energy level and the absence of a charismatic voice, which are easy to get past once you recognize them. (Maybe this is an obvious comment.) I wonder if the reason IDM and trip-hop have appealed more to me than post-rock is because I had less of an attachment to 'normal' dance or hip-hop conventions and processes to begin with. (Maybe same with modern classical.) I don't know if I'll end up rating this as high as Endtroducing but it is nice in its way.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 14:16 (twenty years ago) link

i used to really like,back when i had a more limited taste in music...
then i kind of wandered off and started listening to other stuff,and forgot about them...
i saw them live about a year ago,and really enjoyed it though...
i've just put on the slow riot ep,first time i've listened to them in ages,so i'll report back when i've listened to it...

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 15:15 (twenty years ago) link

four months pass...

I just listened to all of Lift Yr Skinny Fists . . .. I actually think it's genius, at least a hundred gazillion times better than F#A#oo (which I deleted from my hard drive pretty quickly). There's much more depth in terms of texture, harmony, and rhythm and the structures and changes are less predictable. They actually get some nice grooves going in the second disc. Parts remind me of Glenn Branca and Fred Frith. The noise is handled really well. I got right into it right from the glorious opening with the horns.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 15 February 2004 20:54 (twenty years ago) link

GYBE! fans are a bunch of indie pussies who hated BLACK DICE opening for them.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Sunday, 15 February 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago) link

who could blame them?

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Sunday, 15 February 2004 22:31 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah black dice totally sucked when I saw them play last year.

― Elliot (Elliot), Sunday, 15 February 2004 22:42 (twenty years ago) link

HAHA, INDIE FAGS.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Sunday, 15 February 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

Black Dice rocked my world when they opened for Godspeed. I think I was the only one in Toronto who liked them, though.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:28 (twenty years ago) link

Hey, Barry! Do you know when the rochester to toronto ferry starts?

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:34 (twenty years ago) link

There's really gonna be a Rochester-Toronto ferry?
I guess this will make it easier for Godspeed to play Rochester on their next tour? :)

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:38 (twenty years ago) link

HAHAHAHA FUNNY

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:40 (twenty years ago) link

one year passes...

I can't decide if Godspeed You Black Emperor is:

(1) Beautiful.
(2) Deathly boring.
(3) Funny.

― PB, Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:29 (eighteen years ago) link

THEY'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE JAMBANDS!!!!!

― Suzy Creemcheese (SuzyCreemcheese), Thursday, 25 August 2005 15:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Do they even exist anymore, or are they called A Silver Mt. Zion now?

― PB, Thursday, 25 August 2005 16:21 (eighteen years ago) link

my wife called them Godspell You Black Emperor the other day. she is funny.

― ken taylrr has gone off the internet because of you (ken taylrr), Thursday, 25 August 2005 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link

i really hope they get back together to perform live if not to record. i found them to be enthralling in concert,would love to feel that again.

― drone/a/saur (william), Thursday, 25 August 2005 18:56 (eighteen years ago) link

ASMZ is a different band with some of the same members (Efrim, Sophie, Thierry).

― superultramega (superultramarinated), Thursday, 25 August 2005 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link

GYBE at the QMU in Glasgow is one of my fave gigs ever.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Thursday, 25 August 2005 19:09 (eighteen years ago) link

i don't dislike them...

― latebloomer's rectal mocha latte (latebloomer), Thursday, 25 August 2005 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link

I have never met anyone that dislikes GYBE! Either they love them or they havn't heard of them. ...2001

ILM backlash in effect

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 25 August 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link

one year passes...

for those who don't get this band.....listen Lift Your Skinny Fists at a reasonably high volume with hardly any lights on while lying on the floor. it's incredible. gybe in incredible

― Chris Grasinger (gman59), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 01:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I totally expected this to be a Jagger revival.

― Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 01:38 (seventeen years ago) link

it needed to be done. ive been really listening to them lately. i hope they get back in the studio as a group again. this is one of the best acts of this generation.

― gman (gman59), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 01:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Ninja you crazy

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:26 (seventeen years ago) link

.edu email address..... CHECK

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:33 (seventeen years ago) link

oh man i saw these guys once. the best part was the preshow. after they had signed eveyrone's gy!be memorabilia, they allowed us all to get a photo taken with them, if we were so inclined. of course, i was inclined. and of course, my camera lens had something on it, so there's some weird light spot on the side of the picture, but i didn't even care. it was just such an awesome experience to be so close to them. the guys were all very laid back and nice, which made it hard to feel like they were any kind of celebrities. they were just people. I think that's what makes them so great.

― roger goodell (gear), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:40 (seventeen years ago) link

gear, are you feeling ok

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:51 (seventeen years ago) link

sorry, where am i : (

― roger goodell (gear), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 02:58 (seventeen years ago) link

http://indielove.vox.com/

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 03:01 (seventeen years ago) link

yanqui

― bach, mozart, davis, orbital TO THREAD (Haberdager), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 03:41 (seventeen years ago) link

it's a good thing jon never went to school...

― friday on the porch (lfam), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 03:47 (seventeen years ago) link

re: Ned's link:

http://indielove.vox.com/library/post/love-indie-style.html

Hi, I'm Jess, and I'm a music lover to the core.

Not THE Jess?

― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 04:47 (seventeen years ago) link

(it kinda looks like him with a wig)

― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 04:48 (seventeen years ago) link

i refuse to be lumped together with her

― gman (gman59), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 06:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Everything was cool till Yanqui and then the lack of samples made you realise how important this was to why they were so good.

― Treblekicker (treblekicker), Wednesday, 31 January 2007 10:02 (seventeen years ago) link

three years pass...

Reunited.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:07 (fourteen years ago) link

http://www.atpfestival.com/assets/img/mailout/gsbanner.jpg

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:07 (fourteen years ago) link

http://atpfestival.com/newsview/1004082209.php

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:08 (fourteen years ago) link

oh fuck

― samosa gibreel, Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:12 (fourteen years ago) link

Tix are on sale tomorrow morning, Ned Raggett.

Thank me later. <3

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:12 (fourteen years ago) link

wish I had cash :(

― lllljjjj (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link

Wish I had a place to stay in the UK-- oh hi dere LJ...

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:20 (fourteen years ago) link

my parents will be delighted to have an ilxor in their midst

actually by then I really should have a place of my own. but this is moot because for ATP you just rent a cabin at butlins and that is your home

― lllljjjj (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 April 2010 23:22 (fourteen years ago) link

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Huh! Seemed guaranteed to be a fake but someone on Twitter says it's real so.

― Vangelis fleadh (seandalai), Friday, 4 February 2022 22:55 (two years ago) link

Listening now.. I actually think this is pretty good? It's just not really a Godspeed album, it's something else. But it might be better than Menuck is giving it credit for (if it's real that is).

― mirostones, Saturday, 5 February 2022 00:28 (two years ago) link

After listening, I think that this is the real thing, rather than an elaborate hoax. It's better and more interesting than I was expecting, at least as an artefact of the pre-history of the group. The mythology and mystery of it being totally lost for so long was great, but I'm happy to finally have the chance to hear it.

― brain (krakow), Saturday, 5 February 2022 12:34 (two years ago) link

It's got some great atmosphere and a couple great moments, but yeah - it's a bit of a slog to get through.

Now can we have Carnival of Light and all those early Boards of Canada pressings (Acid Memories, Play By Numbers, etc) leak too?

― octobeard, Monday, 7 February 2022 19:17 (two years ago) link

I know this reflects poorly on me, but I can remember this being "leaked" on 4chan's /mu/ board literally 10 years ago. It's just doing the rounds again.

No opinion on its legitimacy, but weird that this is being claimed as a "new leak" when it's not. Actually I do have an opinion! That fact makes it pretty shady to me

― hrep (H.P), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 03:20 (two years ago) link

a convincing rip of the whole thing hasn't turned up before, it's new. two tracks were uploaded in 2013 and this new upload that claims to be the entire album includes what appears to be a new rip of those two previously uploaded tracks. this doesn't confirm that any of it is legit though.

― ufo, Tuesday, 8 February 2022 03:26 (two years ago) link

i'm not on music torrent sites anymore, but someone can just check whatever the equivalent of what.cd is now. in the old days there was an ENORMOUS bounty for the godspeed thing, and the previous leaks didn't cut it. i heard that the new leak is the real thing, but who knows

― Barfl Suckown (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 03:43 (two years ago) link

i'm not on any of the private trackers these days but i've heard they're waiting for proof of legitimacy before they allow it

― ufo, Tuesday, 8 February 2022 04:11 (two years ago) link

True ufo, did not realise that.

the new what.cd is Redacted. Had an account but think it's been disabled due to lack of use (whoops)

― hrep (H.P), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 07:00 (two years ago) link

yeah redacted has accepted it as real. bounty was 3TB at the end.

― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 07:06 (two years ago) link

GY!BE have released All Lights Fucked officially.

https://godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/all-lights-fucked-on-the-hairy-amp-drooling

― yeah but how, Monday, 14 February 2022 05:29 (two years ago) link

amazing.

― brain (krakow), Monday, 14 February 2022 08:43 (two years ago) link

I never thought I’d ever hear this, and yet am listening to it now. Wild.

― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 14 February 2022 10:21 (two years ago) link

Nice way for them to respond to it finally appearing too.

― brain (krakow), Monday, 14 February 2022 11:15 (two years ago) link

seven months pass...

seeing them for the first time today
pretty stoked

― nxd, Saturday, 17 September 2022 10:08 (one year ago) link

Enjoy! I'm heading to the Glasgow gig tomorrow.

― brain (krakow), Saturday, 17 September 2022 10:21 (one year ago) link

awesome.

I bought a new vinyl copy of f#a#infinity recently and was quite amused to find that constellation still included all that ephemera inside, crushed penny and all

― brimstead, Saturday, 17 September 2022 15:56 (one year ago) link

seven months pass...

Heard BBF3 for the first time in ~20 years and it held up...

― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 27 April 2023 01:20 (eleven months ago) link

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