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.

Career

In 1994, Girt co-founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor. 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. 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 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