Valley of the Giants is a
Canadian post-rock
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["Valley of the Giants"]
''Dusted Reviews'', Feb. 25, 2004 composed of members from
Broken Social Scene,
Godspeed You! Black Emperor,
Silver Mt. Zion,
Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1995. Their music combines jazz-style drumming, distorted guitars and wind instruments, and prominent bass guitar.
Biography
The band formed in 1995 as a recording ...
,
Shalabi Effect and
Strawberry
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.
["Valley Of The Giants — Valley Of The Giants"]
''Chart Attack'' - Feb 10, 2004 Stylistically, Valley of the Giants blends rock with elements of folk and
world music.
History
Valley of the Giants formed in
Lanark Highlands, Ontario
Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County. The township administrative offices are located in the village of Lanark.
History
The current township was incorporated on July 1, 1997 by amalgamating the former town ...
, Canada, in early 2002, and included instrumentalists
Brendan Canning,
Charles Spearin
Charles Spearin is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Ontario. He is primarily known as a founding member of indie rock bands Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene.
Career
As a teen, Spearin studied at Etobicoke School of the A ...
and
Anthony Seck
Shalabi Effect is a mostly instrumental band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was originally formed in 1996 as a duo composed of Anthony Seck and Sam Shalabi. Shalabi is an Egyptian-Canadian musician who is also the founder of Swamp Circu ...
, singer Deirdre Smith, violinist
Sophie Trudeau and Raoul Tangeuy. In 2004, the band released an album, ''Valley of the Giants: Westworld''. which received a mixture of positive to negative reviews.
"Valley of the Giants Westworld"
''Pitchfork'', review by Sam Ubl. February 19, 2004
Members
*Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene, hHead)
*Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think)
*Deirdre Smith (Strawberry
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)
*Anthony Seck (Shalabi Effect)
*Sophie Trudeau (Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Godspeed You! Black Emperor)
*Raoul Tangeuy
Discography
*'' Valley of the Giants'' (CD, 2004)
References
External links
Valley of the Giants
official website
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Canadian post-rock groups
Rock music supergroups
Arts & Crafts Productions artists
Musical groups established in 2002
2002 establishments in Ontario