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“A decade on from their split, this Montreal collective still sound like nothing else … It’s beautiful, thrilling and exhausting. The Godspeed ethos of wordlessly eliciting universal truths is remains as devastatingly effective as ever.”
– The Guardian, Best Albums of 2012
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (GY!BE) began with Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente and Mike Moya in the early 90s, playing a handful of shows and recording a self-released cassette as a trio before deciding to transform the group into a large band. Recruiting numerous Montreal musicians through 1995-1996, GY!BE mounted sense-rattling wall-of-sound performances, featuring as many as 14 musicians and several 16mm film projectors, before recording their debut, limited-edition, vinyl-only album F# A# ∞ on Constellation Records in 1997.
With a lineup that solidified at the end of the last millennium and through tireless touring and extravagant releases, the lush, builds-to-crescendo sounds and anarcho-political bent of Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s members seemed uniquely suited to the uncertainty plaguing the turn of the latest century. On early releases F# A# ∞ and Slow Rise for New Zero Kanada the band marry elements of instrumental rock ‘n roll with avant-classical compositional techniques and baroque flourishes, producing minimalist yet Ennio Morricione-esque metal-inflected suites complete with found-sound samples and intricately edited film loops during their live shows. GY!BE’s last record before going on hiatus was Yanqui U.X.O. (the letters stand for unexploded ordnance-landmines), both their most overtly political, and most melodic, eschewing the vocal samples prevalent in previous recordings for melodies that can barely be contained by the boundaries of the album.
After nearly ten years apart, GY!BE announced they would re-form to curate and play at All Tomorrow’s Parties’ Nightmare Before Christmas fiestval in December 2010; touring resumed at the band’s former blistering pace throughout the next year. In October of 2012, the band released Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!, their first album since 2002. Critically acclaimed, it landed on year-end best-of lists from London to Los Angeles and was praised for its ability to “find magnificence in destruction and build an aesthetic out of decay and loss” (Pitchfork, Best New Music), “[full of] weight, heft and visceral impact” (Drowned in Sound), and “all heart-bursting beauty” (Stereogum). This spring, Split Works is honored to welcome post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor for their first shows in China.
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SHOW INFORMATION:
【Beijing】
Date: Friday April 12, 2013
Time: 8 PM
Venue: Tango 3F
Address: 3/F, No. 79 Heping Xijie (50m north of the Yonghegong Bridge)
Tickets: 240 RMB (Presale) / 300 RMB (Door)
【Ticket Information】https://spli-t.com/gybe/
【Shanghai】
Saturday April 13, 2013
Time: 8 PM
Venue: QSW Culture Center 1F – Q.Hall
Address: No. 179 Yichang Road near Jiangning Road
Tickets: 240 RMB (Presale) / 300 RMB (Door)
【Ticket Information】https://spli-t.com/gybe/
Related Links:
Band Official Site: http://www.brainwashed.com/godspeed
Split Works: https://spli-t.com[:zh]
“Godspeed的现场需要观众全身心的投入。你会被他们音乐最深处的野心所征服，直到今日都颤栗不已” —— 《旧金山时报》
“距离他们的上一张专辑已经十年，这只蒙特利尔乐队的表现一如既往。美丽，震撼，让人精疲力竭。他们无言地散发出世间真理的独特气质和破坏性的影响力。” —— 《卫报》“2012年度最佳专辑”
来自加拿大魁北克省蒙特利尔的后摇乐队Godspeed You ！Black Emperor成立于1994年，乐团初创时只有三人， Efrim Menuck (吉他手), Mike Moya (吉他手)和 Mauro Pezzente (贝斯手)。在成立后的近20年历史中，乐队曾一度有多达15名成员，在2003至2009年的沉静期也一度被传解散。2010年末乐队成员重新聚集后的巡演给了GY！BE的乐迷一个惊喜，而2012年发行的新专辑 《Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!》更将GY！BE在后摇乐迷中的人气推上了新的高峰，并且入选《卫报》“2012年最佳专辑”，而Pitchfork则给出了这张专辑9.3分的高分（满分10分）。
GY！BE的音乐是黑暗的。Sin Ned在乐评文章《以崩坏的声音向天国呐喊》中写道：Godspeed ！You Black Emperor的音乐里，最先摄人的往往是那深陷末世边緣般庞大的、以无休止形态扩大笼罩的暗淡、绝望及无助。这是一种悲恸的吶喊，以孤绝的角度，从崩坏的世界边缘，发出既沉郁而又激愤的哀控，仿佛Godspeed正在编写着一幕长篇的末世文明史诗——GY！BE的音乐又是光明的——乐团的创始人之一Efrim曾多次表示，Godspeed悲哀孤独的声音里，“深锁着一份积极的希望，在悲观无助的世界里，音乐才是庇护所与救赎”。
对于乐迷和音乐媒体来讲，Godspeed You！Black Emperor充满了神秘色彩，他们极少接受媒体的访问，甚至在专辑中也不曾附上照片和乐队成员资料。但这决不是故作超脱或是以神秘主义作为噱头。只是因为“言语是误会的根源”，而GY！BE倾向用音乐本身去倾诉。
GY！BE的现场不该是吵闹的，所有人都该静穆地闭起眼睛来聆听，你眼前也许会浮现出荒野、苦行僧、十八世纪的游牧民族，或是世间最辽远的孤独。八个人，没有灯光，只有投影。来到这样的现场，也许你就会明白为什么NME将他们形容为“20世纪最后一支伟大的乐团”。
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演出信息
【北京】
日期：2013年4月12日，周五
时间：晚8点
场地：糖果三层
地址： 和平西街79号3楼（雍和宫桥往北50米）
票价：240元（预售） / 300元（现场）
【票务详情】http://www.spli-t.co
【上海】
日期：2013年4月13日，周六
时间：晚8点
场地：浅水湾文化艺术中心一楼大剧场
地址：普陀区宜昌路179号，近江宁路
票价：240元（预售） / 300元（现场）
【票务详情】http://www.spli-t.co
乐队官网：http://www.brainwashed.com/godspeed/
Scorched亚洲代理机构：http://www.scorched.asia
Split Works官网：https://spli-t.com[:]