The soundtrack for the apocalypse. Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s second studio album consists of four songs each measuring over 20 minutes long.
Storm
Static
Sleep
Antennas to Heaven
These four songs will teleport your mind to a distant wasteland of instrumental chaos. It is almost impossible to describe such an album to someone. This album creates an insanely intense headrush. By the end of each song, you will notice your heart rate has skyrocketed and you might have even broken a sweat. It will leave you shaken up and unsure of what just happened, but craving more. The strings will create an ethereal atmosphere around your ears. The thundering drums will beat their way into your chest and control your heart’s rhythm. The echoing keyboard pulses off each wall in your room and will never land.
The album’s name, Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!, is indicative of what one may feel the need to do towards the end of the final song.
It is hard to even call Godspeed You! Black Emperor a band. They break all of the rules of music. Their music is almost purely instrumental and makes you work for the climaxes by staying attentive for the 20 minutes each song is. They’re more comparable to an orchestra and even then the similarities are small. It’s hard to even call them songs. They feel more like grand experiences that should be cherished. Other Godspeed You! experiences manage to reach the same level as these, but no other albums touch the comprehensive nature quite like this one.