Yanqui UXO
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November 4, 2002 (Europe) |
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5 |
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75:00 (CD), 83:58 (LP) |
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Yanqui UXO is the third studio album by the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor ( GY! BE for short ). The record was released on CD and LP by the Montreal-based Constellation label on November 11, 2002 in Europe, and worldwide a week later.
The album is the band's first appearance after their little name change (the exclamation mark in the band name was moved from emperor to you ) and the first record that was not recorded in Canada. Furthermore, two important characteristics of the band are missing: There are no more field recordings , and the division of the overly long songs into different segments is missing.
The album was described by the band as "just raw, angry, dissonant, bombastic, instrumental rock" .
Yanqui UXO is also the record that was the most offensive and attracted various criticisms. Some, like Allmusic , praised the release; others like Pitchfork Media criticized the clumsiness and stagnation of the music.
background
"Yanqui" is the Spanish word for Yankee . The liner notes in "Yanqui" also refer to multinational, economic oligarchy. UXO stands for unexploded ordnance .
The packaging of the record contains an arrow diagram showing the connection between four major record labels ( AOL Time-Warner , BMG , Sony , Vivendi Universal ) and the defense industry. This diagram was accompanied by a photo of falling bombs. The band later admitted that they made a mistake while researching the diagram - they portrayed EMI as a subsidiary of AOL Time-Warner, which is not true. Later editions of the CD no longer contain this error.
In the inlay of the CD there is a call to listeners not to buy from wholesale chains (e.g. Walmart ).
The album was released on CD and double LP. You have three noticeable differences. First, the compilation of the two-part work "9-15-00" is a work (according to the booklet is 15 September 2000 for Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount on 15 September 2000, of one of the triggers of the Second Intifada is. Actually found this visit takes place on September 28th.) In addition, there is an unnamed hidden track on the LP after a short silence (similar to the hidden track "JLH Outro" on the CD release of the GY! BE debut "f # a # ∞" from 1997). This hidden track consists of a sampled and edited speech by George W. Bush followed by applause.
Last but not least, the second part of the song "Motherfucker = Redeemer" is about five minutes longer on the LP due to a longer ambient beginning.
The song "9-15-00" was used in the movie Adoration , 2008 (without the band's knowledge or permission).
There are alternative titles for the songs on the album: "28-12-99" became "9-15-00" , "Tazer Floyd" became "Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls" and "Tiny Silver Hammers" became "Motherfucker." = Redeemer " .
production
The album was recorded in 2001 by Steve Albini at Electric Audio Studio in Chicago , mixed by Howard Bilerman at Hotel2Tango , Montreal ( Canada ) and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London by John Loder and Steve Rooke .
Tracklist
CD
- 9-15-00 (16:27)
- 9-15-00 (cont.) (6:17)
- Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls (20:42)
- Motherfucker = Redeemer (21:22)
- Motherfucker = Redeemer (cont.) (10:10)
LP
A.
- 09-15-00 (22:40)
- Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls (20:43)
B.
- Motherfucker = Redeemer (21:30)
- Motherfucker = Redeemer (cont.) And as a hidden track George W. Bush speech cut-up (15:25)
swell
- ↑ Godspeed You Black Emperor: Yanqui UXO (description page) . In: Constellation Records . 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2009. Originally: "just raw angry dissonant epic instrumental rock".
- ↑ Jurek, Thom: Yanqui UXO review . In: Allmusic . All Media Guide, LLC. 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan: Yanqui UXO review . In: Pitchfork . Pitchfork Media. 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2009. Quoted from the original: "... sluggishness and a lack of invention."
- ↑ Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Yanqui UXO . In: Artnoise . May 4, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ Godspeed You Black Emperor: Yanqui UXO . In: Southern Records . December 31, 2006. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ^ Israel-Lebanon: UN envoy asks for records of cluster bomb strikes . In: Reuters . April 22, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ Marsh, Peter: ... If Stravinsky what silent around, he'd be a fan ... . In: BBC . November 20, 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ A Note On the Artwork for Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Yanqui UXO . Archived from the original on April 9, 2003. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ↑ Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui UXO (php) In: Reviews . Sputnik Music. 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis: Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Yanqui UXO . In: The Guardian . December 20, 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ The same speech can be found on the first solo record of GY! BE drummer Aidan Girt under the pseudonym 1-Speed-Bike on the album "Droopy Butt Begone!" in the track "The Day That Mauro Ran Over Elwy Yost" . 2000, Constellation Records. It can also be found on the sampler "Azadi!" (2003), a benefit album for RAWA , called "George Bush Cut Up While Talking" .
- ↑ GYBE's discography on Brainwashed.com
- ^ Godspeed You Black Emperor: Concert Chronology . In: etrembla . 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
Web links
- Yanqui UXO record info from Constellation Records