Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (previously A Silver Mt. Zion, The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band with Choir and Thee Silver Mountain Reveries) is a group led by founding Godspeed You Black Emperor! guitarist Efrim Menuck, together with other Godspeed members Sophie Trudeau and Thierry Amar.
To some extent, A Silver Mt. Zion was born out of a desire on the part of the Godspeed players to work in a smaller musical ensemble; in effect, to escape some of the constraints that often accompany writing and arranging music democratically with nine musicians. As well, Efrim simply wanted a vehicle to realize some of his own musical ideas that would not necessarily work well within the context of Godspeed.
For the band's second and third records, the line-up expanded to six players, including Rebecca Foon, Ian Ilavsky and Jessica Moss, and the band re-named as The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band. Scott Levine Gilmore joined the band for Horses In The Sky, and now there were seven.
In 2010, the band was reduced to a quintet : Efrim, Thierry, Jessica, Sophie and new member David Payant.
Where to start?
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| He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms…, 2000 must-listen track: 13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round The Side Of Your Bed. |
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| Born Into Trouble As The Sparks Fly Upward, 2001 must-listen track: Could've Moved Mountains... |
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| Horses in the sky, 2005 must-listen track: God bless our dead marines |
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| This Is Our Punk-Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather+Sing, 20003 must-listen track: Babylon Was Built On Fire/Starsnostars |
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| Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything, 2014 must-listen track: What We Loved Was Not Enough |
Mind/soul/heart blowing!
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