The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band With Choir
The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band With Choir is a roc… Read Full Bio ↴The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band With Choir is a rock band formed in 1999, in Montreal, Canada, by Godspeed You! Black Emperor musicians Efrim Menuck, Sophie Trudeau and Thierry Amar. According to an interview with VPRO Radio in The Netherlands, originally the project was for Efrim to learn how to score music, but the idea was soon abandoned as Efrim decided that he preferred music not to be defined by rules, preferring simply what sounds best. Despite this, he continued the project out of a desire to experiment with ideas that would not work within the context of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The decision to record an album was partly inspired by the death of his dog Wanda, who had died while Godspeed You! Black Emperor was on tour. He wanted to record an album in her memory, but did not feel that he could effectively do this through Godspeed's collective, consensus format.
Unlike Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Silver Mt. Zion's music often features vocals. The last few albums they have released contain no purely instrumental tracks. Efrim confessed that he was uncomfortable with this at first, feeling "foolish" and uncomfortable with the role of the singer in music generally. That is, he did not want to be the focus of the band's music but rather wished to use vocals as a stylistic tool. Some fans were initially ambivalent about the use of vocals, but Efrim's poetic lyrical style is now well respected among fans. Furthermore, Silver Mt. Zion's fanbase has expanded, and they are no longer seen merely as an offshoot of Godspeed You! Black Emperor but as a unique and separate entity.
The addition of members has moved their music from a well weighted, and curiously empty (in terms of space) sound to all encompassing and complex arrangements, recently focusing more on vocal layers.
Other than the main three members, various other people joined the band for recording and touring including: Beckie Foon, Ian Ilavsky, Jessica Moss and Scott Levine Gilmore.
Silver Mt. Zion (Thee Silver Mt. Zion, A Silver Mt. Zion or simply SMZ) use a number of different variations of the name on different releases.
A Silver Mt. Zion:
2000: He Has Left Us Alone, But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
2004: Song of the Silent Land
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band:
2001: Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward
2005: Horses in the Sky
2008: 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band With Choir:
2003: "This is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,
Thee Silver Mountain Reveries:
2004: Pretty Little Lightning Paw
Unlike Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Silver Mt. Zion's music often features vocals. The last few albums they have released contain no purely instrumental tracks. Efrim confessed that he was uncomfortable with this at first, feeling "foolish" and uncomfortable with the role of the singer in music generally. That is, he did not want to be the focus of the band's music but rather wished to use vocals as a stylistic tool. Some fans were initially ambivalent about the use of vocals, but Efrim's poetic lyrical style is now well respected among fans. Furthermore, Silver Mt. Zion's fanbase has expanded, and they are no longer seen merely as an offshoot of Godspeed You! Black Emperor but as a unique and separate entity.
The addition of members has moved their music from a well weighted, and curiously empty (in terms of space) sound to all encompassing and complex arrangements, recently focusing more on vocal layers.
Other than the main three members, various other people joined the band for recording and touring including: Beckie Foon, Ian Ilavsky, Jessica Moss and Scott Levine Gilmore.
Silver Mt. Zion (Thee Silver Mt. Zion, A Silver Mt. Zion or simply SMZ) use a number of different variations of the name on different releases.
A Silver Mt. Zion:
2000: He Has Left Us Alone, But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
2004: Song of the Silent Land
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band:
2001: Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward
2005: Horses in the Sky
2008: 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band With Choir:
2003: "This is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,
Thee Silver Mountain Reveries:
2004: Pretty Little Lightning Paw
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I Fed My Metal Bird The Wings Of Other Metal Birds Built myself a metal bird and fed my metal bird…
"Built Then Burnt " Dear Brothers and Sisters, Dear Enemies and Friends, Why…
'Piphany Rambler I'm 'piphany rambler, I ramble all day, 'piphany rambler, …
01.God Bless Our Dead Marines They put angels in the electric chair The electric chair, th…
02 Sit In The Middle Of Three Galloping Dogs We are all the children of light And the children of…
02. microphones in the trees Microphones in the trees... Microphones in the trees Cam…
02. sit in the middle of three galloping dogs We are all the children of light And the children of…
03. American Motor Over Smoldered Field... It will not be a tender fire Upon your postcard mountains …
03. pretty little lightning paw To fix it all with lightning paw Or explode from joy…
04 August or July 2001 I was one I was done Accident but…
04-Movie Never Made On silver mount zion All buried in ruins We was dancing th…
04. Teddy Roosevelt's Guns Kanada, oh, Kanada, I ain't ever been your son Your gentile…
04. there's a river in the valley made of melting snow Mystery and wonder did light up the valley To be beat…
06. Ring Them Bells Ring them bells Ring them sorrowful bells Now freedom has co…
07. blown-out joy from heaven Don't tell me that I am free Don't tell me that…
07. blown-out joy from heaven's mercied hole Don't tell me that I am free Don't tell me that…
08. The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes Sisters and Brothers, We have surely lost our way. In stri…
1,000,000 Died to Make This Sound One million died to make this sound Can't learn the words…
1000000 Died To Make This Sound When all the world is quiet and still And doubts run…
13 Blues for Thirteen Moons Blackout at the terror trials It's the 6th year of their…
3. pretty little lightning paw To fix it all with lightning paw Or explode from joy…
4. there's a river in the valley made of melting snow Mystery and wonder did light up the valley To be beat…
8. the triumph of our tired eyes Sisters and Brothers, We have surely lost our way. In stri…
American Motor It will not be a tender fire Upon your postcard mountains …
American Motor Over Smoldered Field It will not be a tender fire Upon your postcard mountains No…
American Motor Over Smoldered Field... It will not be a tender fire Upon your postcard mountains …
Angels She was the angel of my nightmares Walking round thinkin' th…
Austerity Blues We've all of us carried our load Dull and young and…
Babylon Was Built On Fire Babylon was built on fire And the bones of useless machines …
Babylon Was Built on Fire / St Babylon was built on fire And the bones of useless machines…
Babylon Was Built On Fire/Starsnostars. Babylon was built on fire And the bones of useless machines …
Babylon Was Built on Fire_Star Babylon was built on fire And the bones of useless machines…
Black Waters Blowed/Engine Broke Blues I found a penny where the black waters blowed A dagger,…
Blind Blind Blind Dust in the mouths of our wanderers A promise that we'll…
BlindBlindBlind The dust and the mess of our mornings, promise that we'll…
blown out Don't tell me that I am free Don't tell me that…
Blown-Out Joy From Heaven's Mercied Hole Don't tell me that I am free Don't tell me that…
Blown-Out Joy From Heaven`s M Don't tell me that I am free Don't tell me that…
Broken Chords Can Sing a Little instrumental…
Built The Burnt Dear Brothers and Sisters, Dear Enemies and Friends, Why…
Built Then Burnt Dear Brothers and Sisters, Dear Enemies and Friends, Why ar…
Built Then Burnt (Hurrah! hur Dear Brothers and Sisters, Dear Enemies and Friends, Why…
Collapse Traditional Oh, my darling. The leaves! Oh, how they do breathe! Ther…
Could The community is sick (Please believe) And the community i…
Could've Moved Mountains... The community is sick (Please believe) And the community is …
Could've Moved Mountainsโฆ The community is sick (Please believe) And the community i…
Dead Marines They put angels in the electric chair The electric chair, th…
Goodbye Desolate Railyard It's rolling So goodbye lovely train tracks And goodbye bro…
Hang On to Each Other We all got born so afraid We still search for words…
Horses in the Sky Oh, my broken lamb I worry when you cry Baby's gonna fetch…
I Build Myself A Metal Bird I Built! My! Self! A! Metal! Bird! I! Fed! My!…
I Fed My Metal Bird The Wings Of Other Metal Birds True! Love! Don't! Speak! Its! Own! Name!…
Intro Looney... Es pa' empezar... A todos los que de una forma you…
Kollaps Tradicional There is no dream that sings anymore, that ship sailed a…
Kollapz Tradixional If she should come and greet me again, with the pains…
Little Ones Run Wake up darling the moon is gone The sky's a mess…
Microphones in the Trees Microphones in the trees... Microphones in the trees Camera…
Mountains This was our stormy ending Water sank our boats Shouldn't …
Mountains Made of Steam This was our stormy ending Water sank our boats Shouldn't we…
Mountains Made Of Stream This was our stormy ending Water sank our boats Shouldn't …
Move Konvict, Zion, baby I love the way she moves, I see…
Movie On silver mount zion All buried in ruins We was dancing the…
Movie . On silver mount zion All buried in ruins We was dancing th…
Pretty Little Lightning Paw To fix it all with lightning paw Or explode from joy…
ring Ring them bells Ring them sorrowful bells Now freedom has co…
Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has C Ring them bells Ring them sorrowful bells Now freedom has …
Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come and Gone) Ring them bells Ring them sorrowfull bells Now freedom has c…
Ring Them Bells . Ring them bells Ring them sorrowful bells Now freedom has …
Side 3: American Motor Over Smoldered Field It will not be a tender fire Upon your postcard mountains No…
sit in the middle of three gallop We are all the children of light And the children of…
Sit In The Middle Of Three Galloping Dogs. We are all the children of light And the children of…
Take Away These Early Grave Blues Take away these, take away these, take away these early…
Take These Hands and Throw Them in the River We got desperate Waiting for our cheques to come I got drunk…
Take These Hands and Throw Them in the River. We got desperate Waiting for our cheques to come I got dru…
Teddy Roosevelt Kanada, oh, Kanada, I ain't ever been your son Your gentile…
Teddy Roosevelt's Guns Kanada, oh, Kanada, I ain't ever been your son Your gentile…
Teddy Rooseveltโs Guns Kanada, oh, Kanada, I ain't ever been your son Your gentile…
That's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow Mystery and wonder did light up the valley To be beat…
The Triumph Of Sisters and Brothers, We have surely lost our way. In strip …
The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes. Sisters and Brothers, We have surely lost our way. In stri…
There Is A Light Hang on darling, Gentle now, This boy's lost his thunder i…
There is a river in the valley made of melting snow Mystery and wonder did light up the valley To be beat…
What We Loved Was Not Enough The world itself consumed Man that's the only truth And wh…
[intro] I fasted for 30 days No question of where was home Darkness…