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David Bryant (born April 8, 1970) is a Canadian musician, recording engineer, and film-maker best known for being a member of

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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 ...

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, and Hiss Tracts. In 2015, he co-directed the film '' Quiet Zone'' and has written music for other films.

Biography

David Bryant joined

in 1997 as a third guitarist, later also doing recording, mixing, and photography for the band. In 2001 David Bryant set up the experimental music project

Set Fire to Flames Set Fire to Flames was a Canadian instrumental music ensemble consisting of thirteen musicians from Montreal, Quebec.

combining post-rock with

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and various other non-musical sound effects, creating a brooding, eerie, and minimalist sound. "Review of Hiss Tracts ''Shortwave Nights''"
. '' Drowned in Sound'', Tristan Bath May 7th, 2014"Set Fire to Flames Sings Reign Rebuilder Review"
''BBC'', Dan Hill, 2002. During the 2003–2010 Godspeed hiatus Bryant met Kevin Doria, of the bands Growing and Total Life, and in 2008 they formed the band Hiss Tracts – named after a Set Fire to Flames song. Bryant was also the recording engineer for the three Growing albums released between 2006 and 2008. In 2015, together with bandmate

Karl Lemieux Karl Lemieux is a Canadian film director best known for his collaborations with Montreal-based post rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor and his 2016 film '' Shambles''. Biography Karl Lemieux joined Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 2010 – wh ...

, Bryant directed the experimental documentary short film '' Quiet Zone''. Together with Kevin Doria and Thierry Amar he has also written the score for Lemieux's 2016 feature film '' Shambles''. In 2017, Bryant collaborated with artist duo Kovács/O’Doherty on their ‘sound and extraterrestrial radio installation’, '' Signal Tide'', which was presented at the

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in September 2017."Whispers from Space"
''LACMA Art + Technology Lab'', Joel Ferree, 2017. The work combines composed and generative music with the live signal of the LES-1, an abandoned satellite.

Discography

Bliss

* ''Grafted To An Elbow'' (1993)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

*''

F♯ A♯ ∞ ''F♯ A♯ ∞'' (pronounced "F-sharp, A-sharp, Infinity") is the debut studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was first released on August 14, 1997 through Constellation Records on a single LP and on June 8 ...

'' (1997, Constellation) *'' aMAZEzine! 7"'' (1998, aMAZEzine!) *''

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 ...

'' EP (1999, Constellation) *''

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 ...

'' (2000, Constellation) *''

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 ...

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

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 ...

'' (2015, Constellation) *''

Luciferian Towers ''Luciferian Towers'' (sometimes stylized as ''"Luciferian Towers"'') is the sixth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 22 September 2017 by Constellation Records Background According to the Constell ...

'' (2017, Constellation) *''

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 ...

'' (2021, Constellation)

Set Fire to Flames

*'' Sings Reign Rebuilder'' (2001) *'' Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static'' (2003) *''Floored Memory….Fading Location'' (2009) includes "Steal Compass/Drive North/Disappear" *''Eleven into Fifteen: a 130701 Compilation'' (2016) includes "Barn Levitate"

Tim Hecker

* '' Mirages'' (2004)

Hiss Tracts

*''Shortwave Nights'' (Constellation, 2014)Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Growing Members Team Up as Hiss Tracts for Constellation Debut
'' Exclaim!'', March 18, 2014.

Filmography

As director

*'' Quiet Zone'' (2015)

References

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