Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Godspeed You! Black Emperor（曾命名為Godspeed You Black Emperor!，縮寫為GYBE、GSYBE或GY!BE）是加拿大的一個前衛(wèi)藝術(shù)樂團，1994年在魁北克蒙特利爾成立.
1994年，Efrim Menuck，Mauro Pezzente和Mike Moya在加拿大的蒙特利爾組成Godspeed You Black Emperor!。該團的團名來自日本導演柳町光男1976年的黑白紀錄片‘ゴッド?スピード?ユー! BLACK EMPEROR’，其中Black Emperor指的是活躍于1970年代日本的暴走族。同年12月，他們發(fā)行了自己用四軌卡式錄音座錄制的All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling，限量僅33張，目前市面上已絕版。
 
1998年，創(chuàng)團成員之一的Mike Moya決定離團，Godspeed You Black Emperor!不久之后成為九人樂團（Roger-Tellier Craig在2004年退出，換上James Chau）。并于1999年改名為Godspeed You! Black Emperor。
 
2003年，該團對外宣布將暫時休團，但并未宣布解散。七年后，在2010年四月時，Godspeed You! Black Emperor宣布將從年底起開始于歐洲、美國及部分區(qū)域巡演。并將主要策劃2010年12月3~5日，英國All Tomorrow's Parties音樂節(jié)舉辦的Nightmare Before Christmas表演活動。
The instrumental, multimedia Montreal group Godspeed You Black Emperor! creates extended, repetition-oriented chamber rock. The minimal and patient builds-to-crescendo of the groups compositions result in a meditative and hypnotic listen that becomes almost narrative when combined with found-sound splices and the films of their visual collaborators. GYBE! formed in 1994, and that year self-released a limited-run (33 copies) cassette entitled All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling. The bands next recording, F#A#(Infinity), was initially a limited-run release of 550 LPs on the Canadian label Constellation, but was picked up by Kranky and released onto CD as well. Early 1999 brought the EP Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada (released by both labels) and increased recognition for a band intent on retaining anonymity. Nevertheless, interest in GYBE! only continued to grow among new music fans with much positive attention from The Wire magazine, the bands participation in the John Peel-produced Peel Session for the London BBC, and the groups consistently impressive live shows, including their performance at Quebecs 1999 new music festival FIMAV and the tour with Labradford later that year. GYBE! performances generally include at least nine or more musicians and a projectionist. The instrumentation consists of three guitars, two basses, French horn, violin, viola, cello, and percussion. 2000 brought about the release of Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, pushing their diverse orchestral rock sound even further into the universe.