'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
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'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! [3] is the fourth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released in 2012. After re-forming in 2010, the group went on tour and silently released the album at a concert in Boston[4] on 1 October, 2012, with official release dates intended for 15 October in Europe and the 16th in other countries.[1]
Track listing
The vinyl edition of the album packages the lengthier tracks "Mladic" and "We Drift Like Worried Fire" on a 12" LP accompanied by a 7" featuring the shorter, "drone" tracks "Their Helicopters' Sing" and "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable".[3] The CD edition of the album compiles all four tracks on a single disc with a differing order to the vinyl edition.[3] "Mladic" and "We Drift Like Worried Fire" are re-workings of previously unreleased live tracks formerly known as "Albanian" and "Gamelan", which have been performed live as far back as 2003.[3]
- Compact Disc
- "Mladic" – 20:18
- "Their Helicopters' Sing" – 6:45
- "We Drift Like Worried Fire" – 20:30
- "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable" – 6:47
- 12"
- "Mladic" – 19:53
- "We Drift Like Worried Fire" – 19:57
- 7"
- "Their Helicopters' Sing" – 6:24
- "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable" – 8:28
Personnel
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor[5]
- Thierry Amar – bass guitar, double bass, keyboards, recording and mixing on "Their Helicopters' Sing" and "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable"
- David Bryant – electric guitar, dulcimer, Portasound, kemençe, recording and mixing on "Their Helicopters' Sing" and "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable", photography
- Bruce Cawdron – drums, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel
- Aidan Girt – drums
- Karl Lemieux – 16mm frames artwork, photography
- Efrim Menuck – electric guitar, hurdy gurdy, recording and mixing on "Their Helicopters' Sing" and "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable", photography
- Mike Moya – electric guitar, recording and mixing on "Their Helicopters' Sing" and "Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable"
- Mauro Pezzente - bass guitar
- Sophie Trudeau - violin, SK5
- Technical personnel[5]
- Howard Bilerman – recording on "Mladic" and "We Drift Like Worried Fire"
- Charles-André Coderre – cover photo
- Yannick Grandmont – photography
- Timothy Herzog – "Atonal Canada" photo
- Harris Newman at Greymarket – mastering
References
- ^ a b Thiessen, Brock (1 October 2012). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Return with First New Album in a Decade". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Bevan, David (27 May 2011). "Reunited Post-Rock Titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor Currently Working on New Music". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Constellation Records: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – "'ALLELUJAH! DON'T BEND! ASCEND!"". Constellation Records. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Young, Alex (2 October 2012). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor release first album in a decade!". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Constellation Records: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – "'ALLELUJAH! DON'T BEND! ASCEND!" – Product Shots". Constellation Records. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.