Valley of the Giants is a Canadian post-rock supergroup[1][2] composed of members from Broken Social Scene, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Silver Mt. Zion, Do Make Say Think, Shalabi Effect and Strawberry.[3] Stylistically, Valley of the Giants blends rock with elements of folk and world music.[4]
Valley of the Giants | |
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| Origin | Lanark Highlands, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Post-rock Dream pop |
| Years active | 2002-2004 |
| Labels | Arts & Crafts |
| Members | Brendan Canning Charles Spearin Deirdre Smith Anthony Seck Sophie Trudeau Raoul Tangeuy |
| Website | www.arts-crafts.ca/valleyofthegiants |
History
editValley of the Giants formed in Lanark Highlands, Ontario, Canada, in early 2002, and included instrumentalists Brendan Canning, Charles Spearin and Anthony Seck, singer Deirdre Smith, violinist Sophie Trudeau and Raoul Tangeuy. In 2004, the band released an album, Valley of the Giants: Westworld. which received relatively positive reviews.[5][6][2] The album was produced by Seck and mixed by John Dooher.
Members
edit- Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene, hHead)
- Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think)
- Deirdre Smith (Strawberry)
- Anthony Seck (Shalabi Effect)
- Sophie Trudeau (Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Godspeed You! Black Emperor)
- Raoul Tangeuy
Discography
edit- Valley of the Giants (CD, 2004)
References
edit- ^ "The Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2004". The Silent Ballet, Jordan Volz
- ^ a b "Valley of the Giants". Dusted Reviews, Feb. 25, 2004
- ^ "Valley Of The Giants — Valley Of The Giants"[usurped]. Chart Attack - Feb 10, 2004
- ^ "Valley of the Giants". AllMusic Review by MacKenzie Wilson.
- ^ "Valley of the Giants". BabyBlaue, review by Jochen Rindfrey, 2010.
- ^ "Valley of the Giants Westworld". Pitchfork, review by Sam Ubl. February 19, 2004
External links
edit- Valley of the Giants official website