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  • Audio CD (4 April 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Constellation
  • ASIN: B0007W221G
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,969 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. God Bless Our Dead Marines11:44Album Only
Listen  2. Mountains Made of Steam 9:28£0.79
Listen  3. Horses In the Sky 6:39£0.79
Listen  4. Teddy Roosevelt's Guns 9:45£0.79
Listen  5. Hang on to Each Other 6:38£0.79
Listen  6. Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come And Gone)13:58Album Only

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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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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars perfectly imperfect, 29 April 2005
By Mr. R. K. Jones "www.nothingatall.net" (Rhyl, Denbighshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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right, i have sat here for about 30/40 minutes vainly attemting to think up something to write for this...and...i cant think of anything...i dont know how to start...

so lets do it like this:

who cares if efrim cannot sing? i have heard quite a few people saying that they dont like his voice, and he cant sing...but, somehow isnt that the point? this isnt an album of mixing desk wizardry and pro-tools dehumanisation. this is a living breathing album...all the way through lonesome strings give way to a huge vocal waterfall...all the band singing in all the right[wrong?] places, and certinly not perfectly. and this is horses in the sky's strong point...it isnt perfect...vocals are not opera quality and the lyrics are not the greatest, but who cares...the music feels warm and loved and honest.... it doesnt matter.

once again, the band are exceptionally tight and have once more seemed to progress from their last release... the last proper album [this is our punk rock..] felt slightly like an experiment, this one feels like they know what they are doing. and it has given the whole so-called post rock scene something new to shout about. each song feels like it has been sung by a group of bored sensless yet ultimatly hopeful people...sitting in a forest or just singing because they can...almost in a cultish way[!] the songs range in style from the vocal only 'horses in the sky', to the immense and intense live favorite 'teddy roosevelts guns'. and as an album, it works wonderfully...the louder parts come when they are needed and are not just obligatory. the quiet parts and the silences come at the right time, and for the right length...it just simply feels right. though the one thing which i think is just slightly cheesy is the campfire sounds at the beginning and end of 'hang on to each other', and i feel that that the song itself is probably the worst on the album as it doesnt quite work as well as it does live...not to say its a bad song mind...

and i guess thats my only fault with an otherwise perfectly imperfect album... somehow something has been lost from the live experience, maybe its just the fact that i have seen them a few times live...but it somehow feels a little..i dont know, cold? maybe thats the wrong word, but it doesnt matter, from speaking to members of the band last december...i got the idea that they were immensly pleased with what they had created...and for that this whole review doesnt matter

just make sure you get the double vinyl version...

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Like flowers in a field...., 14 Jun 2005
You need to let this grow on you - then the beauty is apparent.
Efrim's voice is imperfect, it's true, but this creates an atmosphere and keeps the music from feeling polished to point of boredom. Most importantly, he manages to get emotion through in his voice, making the songs in my opinion much better.

The Songs:

God Bless Our Dead Marines: Wow. This song makes the album worth the money on its own. The final 4 minutes are heartbreakingly beautiful.
As close to 10 as possible/10

Mountains Made of Steam: A subtle build over desperate vocals followed by a great 'solo'.
8/10

Horses in the Sky: Simple yet effective. However this makes it slightly boring on repeated listens.
7/10

Teddy Roosevelt's Guns: Depressing (in a good way) with a powerful and harsh ending.
8/10

Hang on to each other: Good use of a choir, but suffers a bit from Efrim's pretentiousness (the sound effects at the beginning annoy).
8/10

Ring them Bells (Freedom has Come and Gone): Very very good. The beginning is especially good.
9/10

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars i'm in the sky, 28 Jul 2005
This is just an incredible album. It's so beautiful. None of their previous work really grabbed me as immediately as this, and for me it announces TSMZMO&TB as a completely seperate force from GYBE, but equally as powerful. The passion evident in in Efrim's voice is something you rarely hear nowadays, while the occasional missed note give it an astonishing sadness that blends in superbly with the simple but beautifully crafted soundscapes created by the other members. I just wish it could go on forever...quite simply unmissable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Epic
Once again, I am going to mention Efrim's voice, as it seems to be the determining factor in most people's final opinion on their work. Read more
Published 18 months ago by B. Cooper

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic
i've always bought the mount zion stuff but never got into them & initially found efrims singing painfull. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2005 by Jason T. John

5.0 out of 5 stars very good 1st impression
Efrim can't sing? And? What about the countless thousands of successful groups whos lead singers can't sing a note? Who cares? Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2005 by froggeh

4.0 out of 5 stars the best since Born into Trouble...
I've been following ASMZ under their various naming conventions for about 3 years now, and I wasn't disappointed by this release at all (despite being previously unsure about the... Read more
Published on 20 May 2005 by crazyyossarian

2.0 out of 5 stars stick chewed gum onto flowers
I've recently become aware of Silver Mt Zion through listening to a few sample instrumental tracks from their 2000 cd "He has left us alone...". Read more
Published on 17 May 2005 by Ms. L. H. Cambridge

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