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The goal of Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been the same: they’re not here for your happiness, they’re here for your enlightenment. Since their ominous and apocalyptic debut,
F# A# ∞ (1997), the band has spent the last twenty-five years prophesying demonic futures and in many ways, presents of over-industrialized wastelands and establishment-led destruction. “Pessimistic” would be an apt descriptor of the band’s expectations for today’s world, but then again, that’s kind of the point. The Canadian ensemble gets to live these scenarios so we recognize our errors and don’t have to.
G d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! is a game-changer. Sure, we’re still met with twenty-minute movements of drone and bass; yes, we’ll have to overcome some bitter, uncomfortable sections; and in the words of the band, it’s also about a world where “all other forms of governance are failed.” But in this timeline, change is possible and glowing over the horizon. Pas