Yanqui U.X.O.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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Yanqui U.X.O. is the third studio album by the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, Illinois in late 2001.
This album marks the first release by the group after slightly altering their name (moving the exclamation mark from the "emperor" to the "you"), as well as their first that was recorded outside of their native Canada. Lacking both the group's characteristic interwoven field recordings and specifically named movements, the recording was instead described by the band as "just raw, angry, dissonant, epic instrumental rock".
Shortly after the record's publication in 2002, the group announced an indefinite hiatus so band members could pursue differing musical interests.