Godspeed You Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O. (2 Lp's)

Godspeed You Black Emperor includes: Adian, Bruce, David, Efrim, Mauro, Norsola, Roger, Sophie, Thierry. Additional personnel includes: Matana Roberts (clarinet); Geof Bradfield (bass clarinet); Rob Mazurek (trumpet); Josh Abrams (string bass). Engineers: Steve Albini, Howard Bilerman, Godspeed You Black Emperor. Recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois and Hotel 2 Tango, Montreal, Canada. From the bombs dropping on the cover to the slow buildups towards destruction and post-rock beauty in the compositions, this is Godspeed You Black Emperor at its most stripped-down, straightforward, and unsparing. Indie-rock icon Steve Albini produced YANQUI U.X.O., and his trademark extreme dynamics suit this shadowy Canadian collective well, weighing down on the roots of their whisper-to-frenzy style so they can freely branch off into new realms. The opener "09-15-00" departs into twangy, lounge-like territory not out of place for a Sergio Leone-cum-David Lynch nightmare (though it's app