He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms... (2000):
Efrim Menuck: guitar, piano, vocals
Sophie Trudeau: violin, vocals
Thierry Amar: upright bass
Born Into Trouble As the Sparks Fly Upward (2001):
Efrim: guitar, piano, vocals
Sophie: violin, vocals
Thierry: upright bass, vocals
Ian Ilavsky: guitar
Jessica Moss: violin, vocals
Beckie Foon: cello
This Is Our Punk Rock: Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing (2003):
Same lineup as Born Into Trouble..., but featuring Thee Rusted Satellite Choir, a 20-piece amateur choir that appears on two tracks.
Pretty Little Lightning Paw EP (2004):
Efrim: guitar, piano, organ, vocals
Sophie: electric bass
Thierry: violin, upright bass, vocals
Ian: drums
Jessica: violin, vocals
13 Blues for Thirteen Moons (2008):
Same lineup as Horses in the Sky, but with Eric Craven on drums instead of Scott.
Influences
[Taken from their Wikipedia page] Free jazz; minimalism; classical; Jewish, Eastern European, and American folk; Deerhoof; Minor Threat; Minutemen; early Black Flag; Led Zeppelin
This page is a tribute to Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, who formed in 1999 as a side project for a few members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Since then, their sound (and lineup) has grown and evolved into something purely distinct -- something that could only be described as A Silver Mt. Zion.
The band has released five full length albums and one EP. Its latest recording is 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons, which was released in March 2008. More recently, members of the band collaborated with Vic Chesnutt and Guy Picciotto (formerly of Fugazi) to provide the soundtrack to the Jem Cohen film Evening's Civil Twilight In Empires of Tin.
If you're interested in buying any of Thee Silver Mt. Zion's albums, check out what their label Constellation Records has to offer. To listen to live shows, check out the Internet Archive.
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Thanks a lot for accepting. Still feeling the vibes of that magical concert you did at Cirque Royal in Brussels like it was yesterday. Be well, love xxx
