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    Posted: August 15 2004 at 00:00
Gee, thanks for the insight.
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I deeply hate GYBE!
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Music that's creepy and soothing at the same time. Unique. I love 'em. GYBE fans should also check out Silver Mount Zion, their spin-off project. Very interesting.

 
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Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

I just spent a giddy and surreal 24 hours getting myself up to speed with GYBE- I have to say I'm now a convert. Thanks for exposing me to this amazing group!

On a slight tangent- anyone know the best online outlet for their CDs? I'd like to respect the band's beliefs by purchasing their music from a source not connected with multinational corporations.

 

Sorry James, I haven't been to the site for while and didn't see your question. For you or anyone else who is interested, the best place place to get GYBE, or ASMZ is direct from their record company. Cds are $10 ea incl postage  You can't beat that

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GYBE is an amazing band, and I'm very glad they've been added.  I'll have reviews of their catalogue coming up shortly.
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Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

Originally posted by diddy diddy wrote:

Thanks for mentioning them...this site makes a poor man out of me
 

LOL truer words were never spoken- my 'must buy' album list is getting a lot longer than my bank deposit projections

 
I know exactly what you mean  It seems as if I have to buy at least one new CD-rack a month  
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Originally posted by diddy diddy wrote:

Thanks for mentioning them...this site makes a poor man out of me
 

LOL truer words were never spoken- my 'must buy' album list is getting a lot longer than my bank deposit projections

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i would say art-rock. they can definatly rock, but they
make it an art form. eh? get it?
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I bought "Yanqui U.X.O" two days ago and I'm blown away. I had no big expectations but hey, the 9 guys really got me. I will buy their "raise your skinny fists..." as well, that's for sure.
Thanks for mentioning them...this site makes a poor man out of me
 
and yes, they are prog to me, at least art rock but that's also a part of prog IMO...
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YEah, Art Rock is fair enough to Godspeed.
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Order from:

http://kranky.net/

Or

http://www.cstrecords.com/html/menu.html

 

 
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I just spent a giddy and surreal 24 hours getting myself up to speed with GYBE- I have to say I'm now a convert. Thanks for exposing me to this amazing group!

On a slight tangent- anyone know the best online outlet for their CDs? I'd like to respect the band's beliefs by purchasing their music from a source not connected with multinational corporations.

 
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Welcome Brainrock,

I read your Bio on GYBE. Nice job

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Hello everyone.  I'm BrainRock Ben and this is my first post at Progarchives.com.  Newbie city (well, newbie to the forums anyway).  I wrote the bio for the GYBE! entry and am glad to see that no one has yet to complain about them being here!

Anyway, as for sub-genre, I listed them as "art-rock" and "experiental" and "avant-garde" and "space-rock."  Whoever actually adds them and their albums just put progressive rock.

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Just checking out some of their music on their site, really cool stuff, pretty ambient from the ones I'm listening to, may have to seek out a disc. 
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HI, THIS IS CÉSAR INCA.

Maybe, all in all, GYBE! defies labels... but I don't see them as an integral part of the so-called post-rock movement really... some music critics consider them as the most notable psot-rock act, but I think that GYBE!'s repertoire is way too infected with dissonant academy avant-garde, crimsonian fire and krautrock oppresive textures to fall under that category. Mogwai (they bore me) and Sigur Ros (I enjoy them) fit the label better, IMHO, but not the creators of 'Infinity', 'Lift' and 'UXO'.

Maybe the guys of GYBE! hate the label 'progressive', but truth is that their instrumental intense flights are closer to the dark side of the prog movement than most music critics are likely to accept.

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Art rock..

I've got Yanqui U.X.O, levez vos skinny fists... , and slow riot for new zero kanada..
gonna order F#a# oo this month I think...
and I've already suggested godspeed more then a month ago on the "suggestions" forum


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Points: 139 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2004 at 02:20

I guess the consensus is that they are a form of Progressive Rock then.  

I've got two albums by them, Yanqui U.X.O. and Slow Riot and their packaging is as strange as they are.  There certainly is something to be said about their music though.

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Myself, I like the term "art rock". It's not too brief, but brief enough.
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