New GY!BE Song

2012-10-13 by Panoptic | 95 Comments
Canadian post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor recently played a completely new song live. The track is called "Behemoth," it is 44 minutes long making it the longest song the ensemble have recorded to date. You can either stream or download the bootleg here:

http://archive.org/details/gybe2012-10-09.flac16

Tagged: Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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Scoot
October 14th 2012
24176 Comments


um holy fuck um holy shit

KILL
October 14th 2012
81582 Comments


does it zzzzz hard scoot

Scoot
October 14th 2012
24176 Comments


man i haven't even listened soty

FromDaHood
October 14th 2012
9111 Comments


Most appropriate title ever

anarchistfish
October 14th 2012
30563 Comments


dunno what my expectations should be

Maniac!
October 14th 2012
28556 Comments


about to listen to the flac file

Spec
October 14th 2012
41443 Comments


Dope.

Havey
October 14th 2012
12320 Comments


faith

Maniac!
October 14th 2012
28556 Comments


Oh they played this live when I saw them.

Damus
October 14th 2012
594 Comments


they played this at pitchfork

Maniac!
October 14th 2012
28556 Comments


"ur review of it was so fucking GAY"

I didn't review it. That was the point.

afergusonart
October 14th 2012
220 Comments


the ending is absolutely awesome

Scoot
October 14th 2012
24176 Comments


the drone in the middle is pretty boring tbh, they should have shortened that

Sirob
October 14th 2012
2653 Comments


holy fucking shit

Scoot
October 14th 2012
24176 Comments


ok now one of them is making an alarm sound with their guitar and its awesome

StagnantWords
October 14th 2012
318 Comments


The drone is way too long but overall a pretty good listen.

Scoot
October 14th 2012
24176 Comments


the final 8-10 mins are phenomenal

ABjordanMM
October 14th 2012
1756 Comments


Listened to it last night and I think i fell asleep for the last 10 minutes but I woke up right when it ended as if I wasn't really asleep. It was weird..

zxlkho
October 14th 2012
3494 Comments


inb4 hype

Ending
October 14th 2012
2186 Comments


Waltzing with no expectations... or I'll try to.

Evreaia
October 14th 2012
5406 Comments


so a week ago thy released an album AND NOW THEY RELEASE A SONG


Maniac!
October 14th 2012
28556 Comments


Those drums felt so massive live.

drasticaction74
October 14th 2012
1947 Comments


I'm so funny

Havey
October 14th 2012
12320 Comments


isn't this track like, longer than 'Allelujah?

Spare
October 14th 2012
5567 Comments


so a week ago thy released an album AND NOW THEY RELEASE A SONG
they haven't released a new song

JohnnyoftheWell
October 14th 2012
64287 Comments


isn't this track like, longer than 'Allelujah?

Lmao, it is

Ignimbrite
October 14th 2012
6944 Comments


oh boy

treeqt.
October 14th 2012
16970 Comments


6/5
song of the century
redefining what music is

RainbowButtMonkey
October 14th 2012
65 Comments


Yep.

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
October 14th 2012
29724 Comments


"inb4 hype"

what did i do?

KeithStone582
October 14th 2012
1524 Comments


This will take some time

sniper
October 14th 2012
19075 Comments


damn man, these guys just have a bunch of material.
it seems that way until you realize each musical idea they use is stretched out for like 10 minutes. their material develops even slower than other post-rock.

sniper
October 14th 2012
19075 Comments


also why is a bootleg of a song being played live considered a news event

also couldn't this be two new songs, separated by a drone? also where the fuck do people come up with names for these songs when god's pee never speak during concerts?

Ignimbrite
October 14th 2012
6944 Comments


They usually have setlists lying around on the stage that you can look at after they're done playing.

sniper
October 14th 2012
19075 Comments


good point, i withdraw that last question.

OneMoreRoland
October 14th 2012
1053 Comments


I SAW THIS LAST NIGHT IN LOUISVILLE. Incredible set

newjunkaesthetic93
October 14th 2012
1871 Comments


oh

Eko
October 14th 2012
2118 Comments


ah so this is what that was live

I saw them thursday and it was so hard to tell when a new "song" began and ended. I guess it was when they went silent. I thought this was like 3 songs.

but they were amazing yeah

Aids
October 14th 2012
24945 Comments


no allelujah is 53 minutes this is 44 unless I'm mistaken

obviously this will rule, i cant wait to hear it. I hope this means that they are fully reunited now and will continue to tour and release new music. Happy days.

happy happy happy happy days

GringoSuave89
October 14th 2012
1135 Comments


dat drum tone

Scoot
October 14th 2012
24176 Comments


aids they were probably discounting the drones

ZilbelPing
October 14th 2012
6315 Comments


happy happy happy

Butkuiss
October 14th 2012
8747 Comments


I heard Aaron Turner worked at Discount Drones for a while.

Trebor.
Emeritus
October 14th 2012
60333 Comments


Might listen some day

VlacDrac
October 14th 2012
2895 Comments


Are they still playing sleep live?

TheFifthEye
October 14th 2012
122 Comments


Compared to most guys here I love the drones and I don't think the song drags at all. Sure, the studio version might not clock in on a hefty 45 minutes but it wouldn't bother me if it did.

WillW
October 15th 2012
1 Comments


They should just release this as an album.

ITsHxCTOASTER
October 15th 2012
2520 Comments


Yeah this ruled live

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
October 15th 2012
38391 Comments


"The track is called "Behemoth," it is 44 minutes long"

lol aptly titled

zaruyache
October 15th 2012
28647 Comments


This is pretty hilarious. Gonna listen to this later.

ILJ
October 15th 2012
6942 Comments


I heard this last night. It's fucking ridiculous.

ILJ
October 15th 2012
6942 Comments


"Are they still playing sleep live?"

Yep. Played it last night.

North0House2
October 15th 2012
6157 Comments


Considering 16 minutes seems short to me nowadays, this should be pretty awesome.
Will listen when I have enough time.

GiaNXGX
October 15th 2012
5744 Comments


so a week ago thy released an album AND NOW THEY RELEASE A SONG
they haven't released a new song


They probably played Behemoth live some months ago but this is the first live bootleg that contains the song. Technically - it is brand new unless you have seen GY!BE live. +The bootleg is from 4 or 5 days ago

ILJ
October 15th 2012
6942 Comments


Album will be 5 hours and consist of 4 songs.

Aids
October 15th 2012
24945 Comments


why are people so concerned with track/album lengths? it's a long song....so? listen to some Crimson or Dopesmoker or something.

Aids
October 15th 2012
24945 Comments


or The Well-Tuned Piano by La Monte Young (5 songs/pieces/movements, each an hour long)

Scoot
October 15th 2012
24176 Comments


yeah idk why it matters, just think of it as two twenty minute songs if it bothers you that much

Scoot
October 15th 2012
24176 Comments


they should have done it like crimson 2 and made it into 50 parts

Aids
October 15th 2012
24945 Comments


guys this means that my last.fm will only scrobble once an hour and that simply will not do. I have an image to maintain!

Comatorium.
October 15th 2012
5527 Comments


lol i didnt know what this was when i saw it live on the 3rd. damn it was a good show. those mid range frequencies, man.

MoosechriS
October 15th 2012
6353 Comments


Song sounds damn good

theshelfmaster
October 15th 2012
221 Comments


The drones in the middle are pretty cool but seriously like ten minutes too long. There's a pretty sweet guitar lead at the end but then it gets super repetitive again, at least at the show I went to it did.

also this is like half of the fucking setlist

Mike08
October 15th 2012
623 Comments


Well this one was boring. I get drone but after the last album I really don't need much more. I hope they go back to F A or Skinny Fist sound. This is not the GY!BE I have come to love. Change is good and even necessary; a fourty+ minute drone that prods to nowhere is unacceptable. I will not buy the next album if they have this as the centerpiece

Ovrot
October 15th 2012
13303 Comments


Honestly
I'd rather have new Behemoth

Havey
October 15th 2012
12320 Comments


the truest of faiths, captain

Tyrael
October 15th 2012
21108 Comments


the song is way too long

it drags

Maniac!
October 15th 2012
28556 Comments


only the drone in the middle. the rest of it is awesome

Tyrael
October 15th 2012
21108 Comments


You're right

but the drone segment bothers me

they should have just left it out

Maniac!
October 15th 2012
28556 Comments


it would have been great if the drone was just shorter

Tyrael
October 15th 2012
21108 Comments


pff

I just want to skip the drone part

zxlkho
October 15th 2012
3494 Comments


Whenever this is actually released, I'm sure it will probably be at least 10 minutes shorter.

kitsch
October 15th 2012
5117 Comments


You uncultured sacks of shit the drone is awesome and i wouldnt really call it a drone anyway

sleepdirt
October 15th 2012
511 Comments


The drone portion was basically the set break and those drums were indeed massive.

theshelfmaster
October 15th 2012
221 Comments


At the show I was at the drone was way less sparse than this, there were tons of crazy buildings-collapsing noises going on. It still got really boring though lol. Maybe they improv that part?

AStableReference
October 15th 2012
2202 Comments


I haven't listened to this recording of the track but I saw it performed live, and the drone part works a lot better in a live setting. When I saw it I actually thought it was two separate tracks, though.

Also, an unofficial bootleg of one live performance out of many being news seems odd.

BigPleb
October 17th 2012
65808 Comments


Bored the shit out of me, jezz

AStableReference
October 17th 2012
2202 Comments


Kind of hoping that the middle section is trimmed down a bit in the final studio version, or at least changed a bit to where it's more eventful. It's starts out neat but really has around ten minutes of fat. But like I said, it kind of has a better effect live.

KeithStone582
October 17th 2012
1524 Comments


needs to be shortened big time.

anarchistfish
November 7th 2012
30563 Comments


heard this live and the ending gave me chills

Maniac!
November 7th 2012
28556 Comments


yea

anarchistfish
November 7th 2012
30563 Comments


it doesn't sound as good on this

Maniac!
November 7th 2012
28556 Comments


yea

anarchistfish
November 7th 2012
30563 Comments


is maniac gay

Maniac!
November 8th 2012
28556 Comments


yea

ABjordanMM
November 8th 2012
1756 Comments


heh

Crysler
January 18th 2013
84 Comments


Fucking drones.......... post rock would be so perfect imo without them.

treeqt.
January 18th 2013
16970 Comments


objectively wrong

oltnabrick
January 18th 2013
41063 Comments


Durt McGurt

Arnaud
March 10th 2013
215 Comments


Behemoth is still being played slightly differently every show, and gets better every time.

Edit: Dang, didn't know this would bring out on the first page.. I'll take the blame for the false
hopes I guess

anarchistfish
March 10th 2013
30563 Comments


I saw this on the front page and thought it was a new new song fuck you

Maniac!
March 10th 2013
28556 Comments


yea

Ignimbrite
March 10th 2013
6944 Comments


fucking die

Trebor.
Emeritus
March 10th 2013
60333 Comments


Not only did he bump this like an asshole, but his comment is one of the most retarded things I've ever read

demigod!
March 10th 2013
49666 Comments


HA i didn't fall for this one

not this time



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