Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Between pessimism and hope

Support Aporia on PATREON: Follow me on Twitter: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How does Godspeed You! Black Emperor combine the themes of pessimism and hope in their music, and how do they still manage to find a balance between the two? In this essay, I'll examine exactly that, and I'll take a look at the influences of Stanley Kubrick Paths of Glory. - - - - - -