Following yesterday's reports (yes, including ours) that Godspeed You! Black Emperor have split up, band member Efrim Menuck, who it was that gave us the impression that that was the case, has denied that the Canadian avant garde collective have called it a day, despite the five year indefinite hiatus.
Menuck was quoted by Drowned In Sound as saying words to the effect that the group wouldn't be getting back together due to some sort of existential angst related to the Iraq war, but now he's denied that he said it. He told Pitchfork: "The Drowned in Sound thing is a misquote. It's true, Godspeed hasn't existed for years, we've been on permanent hiatus since 2002. If and when we do call it quits permanently, it won't be because of the Iraq war".
So what he's actually sort of saying there is that, given they're still in this hiatus, the band doesn't actually exist at the present time, and therefore there's nothing to split up. Ach, time will tell.