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Horses in the Sky
 
 
Horses in the Sky [Import]
~ Silver Mt. Zion (Artist)
4.1 out of 5 stars  (9 customer reviews)

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Product details
  • Audio CD (4 April 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Constellation
  • ASIN: B0007W221G
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,131 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Bless Our Dead Marines
2. Mountains Made Of Steam
3. Horses In The Sky
4. Teddy Roosevelt's Guns
5. Hang On To Each Other
6. Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come And Gone)

Product Description
Description
A splinter group of popular post-rock ensemble Godspeed YouBlack Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion (or, as they are referred to here, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-LaBand) is comprised of GYBE guitarist/pianist/singer Efrim, bassist Thierry, violinist Sophie, and other guests. But whereas the band's previous albums sometimes sounded like replications of GYBE's layered, largely instrumental formula, HORSES IN THE SKY is a different kettle of fish altogether. Raw, stripped-down, and vocal-centred, Silver Mt. Zion's fourthalbum is hushed, mesmerising, and deeply affecting.
The opening track, "God Bless Our Dead Marines", begins with Efrim's tortured, yelped vocals over pizzicato strings, before dropping into a shifting Balkan dance melody and a chain of surreal lyrics about politics, Nina Simone, and drug abuse. On "Mountains Made of Steam", a mournful vocal tag, that sounds like it might have come from some nightmarish version ofFIDDLER ON THE ROOF gives way to a surging orchestral passage and a piercing rain of electric guitar notes, while the title track is all hushed acoustics. The combination of unique instrumentation, angular arrangements, and Efrim's elliptical lyrics and chilling singing makes HORSES IN THE SKY a distinctive and recommended listen.

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4.0 out of 5 stars perfectly imperfect,