Valley of the Giants (band)

Valley of the Giants
OriginLanark Highlands, Ontario, Canada
GenresPost-rock
Dream pop
Years active2002-2004
LabelsArts & Crafts
MembersBrendan Canning
Charles Spearin
Deirdre Smith
Anthony Seck
Sophie Trudeau
Raoul Tangeuy
Websitewww.arts-crafts.ca/valleyofthegiants

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]

History

Valley 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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "The Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2004". The Silent Ballet, Jordan Volz
  2. ^ a b "Valley of the Giants". Dusted Reviews, Feb. 25, 2004
  3. ^ "Valley Of The Giants — Valley Of The Giants"[usurped]. Chart Attack - Feb 10, 2004
  4. ^ "Valley of the Giants". AllMusic Review by MacKenzie Wilson.
  5. ^ "Valley of the Giants". BabyBlaue, review by Jochen Rindfrey, 2010.
  6. ^ "Valley of the Giants Westworld". Pitchfork, review by Sam Ubl. February 19, 2004