Aidan Girt is a

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drummer for the

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-based post-rock collectives

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE or Godspeed) is a Canadian post-rock band which originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation, an independent record label also locate ...

, and

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. He is also a solo

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artist under the names ''OSB'', ''1-Speed Bike'', and ''Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike'' and continues to record (with others) in Some Became Hollow Tubes.

Career

In 1994, Girt co-founded

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''Exclaim!''. By Michael Edwards, Mar 01, 2004 Girt, along with Gordon Krieger and Mike Zabitsky, formed the group

; they performed in Montreal for a short time and released a single in 1996. In 1998, the three released a self-titled album and, in 2001, a studio album, '' Enregistreur''. Girt played drums as a guest musician on the debut album of

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in 2000. As ''1-Speed Bike'', Girt released a number of solo albums and EPs, including ''

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'' in 2004
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Discography

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

*'' F♯A♯∞'' ( Constellation Records, 1997) *''

Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada ''Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada'', also stylized as ''Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada'', is the only EP and second release by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was released on the Montreal-based record label Constellation Records in 1999, and was r ...

'' ( Constellation Records, 1999) *''

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven ''Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'' (often shortened to ''Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven'', ''Lift Your Skinny Fists'', or ''LYSF''), or on the rear of physical releases, is the second studio album by Canadian post ...

'' ( Constellation Records, 2000) *''

Yanqui U.X.O. '' U.X.O.'' is the third studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on November 4, 2002 by Constellation Records (Canada), Constellation. It was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago in late 20 ...

'' ( Constellation Records, 2002) *'' 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!'' ( Constellation Records, 2012) *''

Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress ''Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 31 March 2015 by Constellation Records (Canada), Constellation Records. The album was recorded with Electrical A ...

'' ( Constellation Records, 2015) *'' "Luciferian Towers"'' ( Constellation Records, 2017) *''

G_d's Pee at State's End! ''G_d's Pee at State's End!'' (stylised as ''G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!'') is the seventh studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 2 April 2021 by Constellation Records. Background In August 2019, the ban ...

'' ( Constellation Records, 2021)

Exhaust

*'' 230596'' 7" cassette (self-released, 1996) *''

'' ( Constellation Records, 1998) *'' Enregistreur'' ( Constellation Records, 2002) *''Grenadilla Splinters'' (self-released, 2011)

A Silver Mt. Zion

*'' He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...'' ( Constellation Records, 2000)

1-Speed Bike

*''

Droopy Butt Begone! ''Droopy Butt Begone!'' is the debut album of solo electronic artist 1-Speed Bike. The third track on this album is a remix of a Fly Pan Am song from their Sédatifs En Fréquences Et Sillons EP. Track listing # "The Day That Mauro Ran over E ...

'' ( Constellation Records, 2000) *''I'm a Pretzel on a Stealth Mission to Kill the President'' (Broklyn Beats, 2002) *''Limp Penis'' (self-released, 2003) *''

'' (Broklyn Beats, 2004) *''Klootzak Keizer'' (Broklyn Beats, 2005) *''Someone Told Me Life Gets Easier in Your 50s'' (Broklyn Beats, 2005) *''A Swimmer in the Ocean Is Not Afraid of the Rain'' (Bully Records, 2006) *''Pashto Translator Needed'' (self-released, 2010) *''This Country is Torture'' (Bad Panda Records, 2011) *''Robbery'' (self-released, 2013)

Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike

*''Untitled 12"'' (Toolbox, 2002) *''Looks Like Velvet, Smells Like Pee'' (Broklyn Beats, 2002)

Some Became Hollow Tubes

*''In 1988 I Thought This Shit Would Never Change'' (self-released, 2019) *''Keep it in the Ground'' (Gizeh Records, 2019)

References

External links

1-Speed Bike
on MySpace
1-Speed Bike
on

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1-Speed Bike
on Constellation Records
Some Became Hollow Tubes
on

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