Constellation Records is a Canadian independent record label based in

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, Quebec. It has released albums by many post-rock bands, including

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 ...

, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band and

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Label philosophy

The package of the Godspeed You! Black Emperor album ''

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 ...

'' was especially noteworthy, containing an extensive chart which demonstrated the links between four major

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—and various arms manufacturers. The band later apologized for some extensions of the chart, conceding that some of their research had been inaccurate. On 25 February 2010, Constellation Records founders Ian Ilavsky and Don Wilkie signed, together with 500 artists, the call to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israeli Apartheid. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the label announced that the artists on its roster would be receiving 100% of revenue from their webstore and Bandcamp sales. Constellation also announced that it had "set aside an additional contingency fund for label-affiliated artists who might find themselves in particularly precarious or dire straits in the weeks/months to come, and for other precarious workers in our proximate cultural economy and community – independent music venues for example".

Artists

List of artists Constellation Records have released records for: * 1-Speed Bike *Automatisme *Avec le soleil sortant de sa bouche * Black Ox Orkestar *

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* Clues *

Colin Stetson Colin Stetson (born March 3, 1975) is a Canadian-American saxophonist, multireedist, and composer based in Montreal. He is best known as a regular collaborator of the indie rock acts Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Bell Orchestre, and Ex Eye. In additio ...

Efrim Menuck Efrim Manuel Menuck (; born November 4, 1970) is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. Menuck is also a frequent record producer a ...

*Elfin Saddle *

Elizabeth Anka Vajagic Elizabeth Anka Vajagic is a singer and guitarist who was born in Montreal, Quebec, currently signed to noted independent label Constellation Records. She has worked with members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Hangedup, and has been praised a ...

*Eric Chenaux * Esmerine *

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*Feu Thérèse * Fly Pan Am * Frankie Sparo * Glissandro 70 *

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* Hiss Tracts *

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*Jerusalem In My Heart *Jason Sharp *

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Jessica Moss Jessica Moss is a Canadian musician best known for playing violin and singing backing vocals in the post-rock band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band since 2001, and is a founding member of Black Ox Orkestar. In addition ...

*Joni Void *JOYFULTALK *Kanada 70 *Kee Avil *Khora *Land of Kush *Les Momies de Palerme * Last Ex *Light Conductor *Lungbutter *

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*Markus Floats * Matana Roberts *Matthew, Anthony, & Elizabeth *Nick Kuepfer *Off World *

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*Pacha *Pat Jordache *

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* Rebecca Foon * Re: * Sackville * Saltland * Siskiyou *

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*T. Griffin *T. Gowdy *

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Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra was a Canadian post-rock band that formed in 1999, originating from Montreal, Quebec. Variations of the name used on the band's releases include A Silver Mt. Zion, The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & ...

*Those Who Walk Away *

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References

External links

Official site

2004 Interview with Don Wilkie, co-founder of Constellation Records (ARTNOISE/DFB).

Audio Interview with Don Wilkie, co-founder of Constellation Records

Chart from ''Yanqui U.X.O.'' packaging
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