Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor!) is an avant-garde Canadian post-rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 1994, the ensemble has been influential in its genre, with bands from as far as Hong Kong and Singapore citing them as influences in their musical work. Working on a near orchestral scale, the nine-piece group has been known to use wide dynamic ranges; unusual use of instrumentation and sounds; elongated songs, composed almost classically, with multiple movement therein; and use of art and visual in both their album packaging and live performances. Godspeed is currently on an indefinite hiatus, as members of the band are busy with many other projects?they have, however, made it clear that they have not disbanded. Constellation Records co-founder Don said in an interview that they meet about once a year to decide whether o