GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR
+ TASHI DORJI
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2024
hmv Empire, Coventry
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It is an honour for us to once again play host to Godspeed’s legendary live performances; a harnessing of raw sonic power, spittle and grit amongst the backdrop of 16mm analog film projections.
Since 1997, the Canadian collective have been pulling at the threads of late capitalism. A quarter of a century later, they continue crafting their cinematic instrumentals to conjure a world on the very brink of apocalypse – a soundtrack for our times. Between searing melodies that ricochet and converge amidst violin and bassline counterpoint, their noise-drenched, widescreen, post-rock sound is an all encompassing live experience. Expect field recordings and semi-improvised passages that frame the fervent epics they forge.
Godspeed will be performing music from their new album ‘G_d’s Pee AT STATE’s END’ – a release that has bottled our turbulent moment in history with both noise and beauty.
“A tumultuous record for tumultuous times … Godspeed’s new album articulates dark times, but it also presents the countermovement with breathtaking power.”
NME
Resisting social media and releasing just two grainy press shots in a quarter of a century, Godspeed remain wary of the mainstream. Few rock bands have been as steadfast in letting the work speak for itself and maintaining a simple rule about non-participation in modern cultures of personality, celebrity and commodification.
TASHI DORJI
Tashi Dorji is a Bhutanese guitarist and improvisational musician known for his avant-garde and experimental approach to music. Tashi’s own skewering of guitar traditions has developed an idiosyncratic take on the instrument, one defined by movement and profound openness to technique.
https://tashidorji.bandcamp.com/
SHOW FAQS
Venue: hmv Empire, 22 Hertford St, Coventry, CV1 1LF — www.hmvempire.com/
Tickets: https://supersonicfestival.com/product/gybe-coventry-2024
Accessibility: The venue is fully accessible, there is a lift on the ground floor. This is a standing show.
Age Restrictions: 18+ only
Timings:
Doors – 7.00pm
Tashi Dorji – 7.30pm
GY!BE – 8.30pm
Curfew – 10.30pm
