OFF: God Speed You Black Emperor

[Andy Gilham]

How long have I been banging on about them?  Since 1998? ;)

> I had a choice of three albums (found them in my favourite record shop
> in Maidstone) and selected this one at random ("Slow Riot for New Zero
> Kanada E.P").   I know that folk have discussed the band on this list
> before, so to anyone who knows these things - are the other albums
> similar to this?

Similar and perhaps even better - you'll want both F#A#oo and RAISE YOUR
SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN immediately, and in due course you'll
also want A Silver Mt Zion's (three members of Godspeed You Black Emperor!)
HE HAS LEFT US ALONE BUT SHAFTS OF LIGHT STILL GRACE THE CORNER OF OUR
ROOMS, which is more bleak and contemplative.

And then you'll be anxiously checking the tour schedules at
http://www.brainwashed.com/godspeed/ , because they're simply awesome
live...  only US and Japanese dates forthcoming though...

Factoid about SLOW RIOT - the poem on "Blaise Bailey Finnegan III" is in
fact the lyric to "Virus" by Iron Maiden.  Make of that what you will.

-- Andy

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