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]
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.