GY!BE open with wailing guitars and a strong sense of unease is immediately detectable. The initial poses of the dancers indicate troubled minds, opening as if they have been bound.
The music mostly comes from their debut album F♯ A♯ ∞ and it quickly becomes apparent that there’s considerable shared, complimentary ground between band and the dance outfit tonight. Otherwise, they’re typically elusive, shunning any limelight (at the end when the dancers take the applause of the crowd they point back to the space occupied by Godspeed while they were playing but they have long since left the stage) In terms of the band the main point of difference is the presence of an upright double bass. As the piece starts there are nine dancers position atop eleven white podiums, with Godspeed You! Black Emperor lurking in the background in front of projected visuals (of texts from artist Jenny Holzer). The background to monumental stretches back to 2005 when Holy Body Tattoo first performed the piece while Godspeed were on hiatus (so recordings of their music were used instead). Tonight saw them make their most adventurous move in a while as they provided the live soundtrack to monumental, a dance piece by Canadian outfit The Holy Body Tattoo. Since returning from a period of inactivity they’ve released three well-received albums that saw them consolidate their sound and focus on their strengths. Recent years have been a productive time for Canadian post-rock forefathers Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Monumental by The Holy Body Tattoo with live soundtrack by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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