Godspeed You! Black Emperor are en route to a concert in Amsterdam when their plane crashes in a remote part of Africa. Fortunately, they all survive but most of their equipment is mangled, except for a keyboard and a couple guitars. All of the members suffered brain damage and now their only memory of music is one song: Taphead by Talk Talk. Later, while looking for help, they come across a local tribe. The tribesmen invite them to stay. That night, GY!BE is awoken by tribal drums and chants. They exit their tents to go witness this event. While watching this, they are given a small bowl filled with a foul smelling brown liquid. A tribesman keeps repeating the words, "Ayahuasca, ayahuasca!!" He then makes a motion of raising his hands to his mouth, indicating they are to drink the potion. The band decides to drink it. Time passes and eventually the ayahuasca has reached their brains and they are experiencing an out of this world psychedelic experience. They can feel the tribal drums inside of their soul. They quietly get up and go to get their keyboard and guitars and the one sole remaining amp that wasn't destroyed.
This album is a recording of what happened that night.
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