Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra are an offspring from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and this March they will play at the Volksbühne in Berlin to promote the recent release of their new album Fuck Of Get Free We Pout Light On Everything. Support comes in the form of singer songwriter William Tyler from of Lambchop and Silver Jews.
Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra | Microphones In The Trees
httpv://https://youtube.com/watch?v=OIlOpa8-gaU
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 Canadian band which formed in 1999, originating from Montreal, Quebec.
They use a number of different variations of the name on different releases, but the group use the shorthand SMZ and their name is most often simplified to Silver Mt. Zion. Since their inception, the group has undergone almost yearly personnel changes. The band currently has five members following the resignation of three in late 2008.The band has released seven studio albums and one EP, publishing them through the influential record label Constellation.
Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra | I Built Myself A Metal Bird
Their debut album He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms… was released in 2000 and—with the exception of two tracks—is a purely instrumental record. As other records were created, their sound and membership progressively changed from a sequestered trio to a boisterous quintet. By the release of Horses in the Sky, the group became overwhelmingly vocal in its style.
Their album, Kollaps Tradixionales, was released in February 2010. It consists of seven songs, three of which previously debuted at live performances. On November 19, 2013, a new album titled Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything was announced, which was released in January 2014.Silver Mt. Zion’s music has been described as “post-rock”, though the band members are hesitant to use the term. Singer and guitarist Efrim Menuck identifies with punk rock ethos and aesthetic
William Tyler | Beyond The Spirit
httpv://https://youtube.com/watch?v=xSCfz9pXLvw
William Armistead Tyler (born December 25, 1979, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American musician and guitarist, who plays Folk, Indie folk and Pop rock, and is currently signed to Merge Records. He is a member of Lambchop and Silver Jews. His debut studio album Behold the Spirit was released on November 22, 2010, and Adam Bednarik produced the album along with Tyler on Tompkins Square Records, and the release became universally acclaimed. The second studio album Impossible Truth released on March 19, 2013 by Merge Records, and produced by Mark Nevers.
Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra & William Tyler
Monday, 3 March 2014 | 21:00 CET
Volksbühne | Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz | 10178 Berlin/Mitte
cstrecords.com/thee-silver-mt-zion/ | volksbuehne-berlin.de | tra-la-la-band.com/ | http://www.williamtyler.net/
