Aidan Girt Explained

Aidan Girt
Alias:1-Speed Bike, Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike, OSB
Instrument:Drum kit, Percussion
Genre:Post-rock, instrumental rock, electronica, experimental rock
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Kranky, Constellation, Broklyn Beats
Current Member Of:Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Some Became Hollow Tubes
Past Member Of:Exhaust
A Silver Mt. Zion

Aidan Girt is a Canadian drummer for the Montreal-based post-rock collectives Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Exhaust. He is also a solo electronic artist under the names OSB, 1-Speed Bike, and Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike and continues to record (with others) in Some Became Hollow Tubes.[1]

Career

In 1994, Girt co-founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor.[2] [3] Girt, along with Gordon Krieger and Mike Zabitsky, formed the group Exhaust; they performed in Montreal for a short time and released a single in 1996. In 1998, the three released a self-titled album and, in 2001, a studio album, Enregistreur.[4] [5]

Girt played drums as a guest musician on the debut album of A Silver Mt. Zion in 2000.

As 1-Speed Bike, Girt released a number of solo albums and EPs, including El Gallito in 2004[6]

In 2019 Girt began releasing music as a duo with guitarist Eric Quach under the name Some Became Hollow Tubes.

Discography

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Exhaust

A Silver Mt. Zion

1-Speed Bike

Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike

Some Became Hollow Tubes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music - Some Became Hollow Tubes . somebecamehollowtubes.bandcamp.com . Some Became Hollow Tubes . 2021-10-18.
  2. Colin Larkin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press; 27 May 2011. . p. 1439.
  3. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/1-speed_bike-el_gallito "1-Speed Bike El Gallito"
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/exhaust-mn0000159307/biography "Exhaust"
  5. https://www.popmatters.com/188257-last-ex-last-ex-2495583848.html "Last Ex: Last Ex"
  6. The Wire. Vol. Issues 257-262. C. Parker; 2005. p. 65.