A Silver Mt. Zion (Off. Thread)

[indexfor...]

i couldn't find a thread dedicated to this band so i decided to make one, if there already is a thread, well i don't really care


Born Into Trouble... is slowly but surely changing the way i look at music

[BGP]

for wanda is such a great song

[TranscendTrends]

yeah, so far i haven't heard anything by this band, but i hear good things about them. i'll give em a listen sometime.

[indexfor...]

yeah, so far i haven't heard anything by this band, but i hear good things about them. i'll give em a listen sometime.
yeah if your a Godspeed fan (who isn't these days?) its kinda similar, except the songs are shorter, theres a higher concentration of vocals (some singing even!), and its alot more minimalistic then the sprawling GY!BE stuff

[calvinater13]

A Silver Mt. Zion is pretty tight. Godspeed was better though.

[lushintransit]

Amazing band.

[indexfor...]

i like a Silve Mt. Zion more than GY!BE, i just think its more original

then again GY!BE pretty much rewrote the post-rock genre

[calvinater13]

word.
Off topic- Anyone excited for EITS - "All of a sudden..."??? They keep getting better...

[Vic7im of Life]

I like me some A Silver Mt Zion. I still like GS!YBE

[IAmNietzche]

word.
Off topic- Anyone excited for EITS - "All of a sudden..."??? They keep getting better...
No they don't.

[EyesOfMadness]

No they don't.

Seconded.

[chickendude]

What? I guess I don't know which (EITS) albums came first and whatnot, but I still enjoy them all...

[TranscendTrends]

yeah if your a Godspeed fan (who isn't these days?) its kinda similar, except the songs are shorter, theres a higher concentration of vocals (some singing even!), and its alot more minimalistic then the sprawling GY!BE stuff

alright, cool. my interest in the band was piqued even more by this.

[calvinater13]

Seconded.

"How Strange.." < "The Earth is not..." < "The Rescue" < "All of a sudden"
they are most definitely getting better you hams. "How strange..." is extremely mediocre

[IAmNietzche]

"How Strange.." < "The Earth is not..." < "The Rescue" < "All of a sudden"
they are most definitely getting better you hams. "How strange..." is extremely mediocre
HAHAHAHAHA who is this kid? Believe me, you are the ONLY person who thinks this way.

[joss d.]

HAHAHAHAHA who is this kid? Believe me, you are the ONLY person who thinks this way.

seconded

[EyesOfMadness]

HAHAHAHAHA who is this kid? Believe me, you are the ONLY person who thinks this way.

Also, who he fuck uses the word "hams"? Seriously.

[indexfor...]

i really like the Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place but for EITS to get better they would have to expand upon their sound, every album sounds the same for the most part

i just like Earth because its happy post-rock (yeah i hate to use that term), and its a good album, not amazing/groundbreaking , but a good and solid record

[IAmNietzche]

i really like the Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place but for EITS to get better they would have to expand upon their sound, every album sounds the same for the most part

i just like Earth because its happy post-rock (yeah i hate to use that term), and its a good album, not amazing/groundbreaking , but a good and solid record
Newer bands do the EITS-sound better than EITS at this point.

[indexfor...]

Newer bands do the EITS-sound better than EITS at this point.
yeah, as a matter of fact i saw a band that did the EITS sound last night, they have like 4-guitarist and are just fucking amazing their called Portrait of a Drowned Man, i think they have a myspace, the nice thing about them is that their songs are only like 5-minutes instead of like 20 (i only say that because some bands think all their songs have to be over 10 minutes)

[joss d.]

Newer bands do the EITS-sound better than EITS at this point.

IF THESE TREES COULD TALK
every one needs to check out this band
right now
go
myspace.com/ifthesetreescouldtalk

[Koopato]

All i've got is Horses in the sky... its all i can find in stores

[indexfor...]

All i've got is Horses in the sky... its all i can find in stores

thats one of my favorite albums by them

"God Bless our Dead Marines"

[Koopato]

thats one of my favorite albums by them

"God Bless our Dead Marines"

It's probably among my favourite albums that i own, i just wish i could find more of their stuff.

[IAmNietzche]

Horses in the Sky is their weakest by far in my opinion. In Born Into Trouble... and He Has Left Us Alone... I got the distinct feeling that Effrim knew he couldn't sing but felt that throwing in a few bars here and there couldn't hurt, and it made for an extremely enjoyable listen. With Horses in the Sky, it seems as though Effrim got it in his head that he in fact had the pipes to bring his voice to the forefront a bit and that, in my opinion, was an awful mistake.

[indexfor...]

like you said in the EITS thread, its a matter of personal preference, i find Efrim's vocals to be extremley enjoyable

and saying that Born Into Trouble/He Has Left Us are their best albums is kinda off i think, at that period Efrim and co. were experimenting with taking the "rock" element out of "Post-rock", on their later albums the experimentation with other instruments (exp: "God Bless Our Dead Marines" uses traditional middle-eastren instruments), the higher focus on vocals, and just the general feel of the music shows that they are trying to break away from the "post-rock by the numbers" feel that all the bands that rip them off sound like.

[IAmNietzche]

like you said in the EITS thread, its a matter of personal preference, i find Efrim's vocals to be extremley enjoyable

and saying that Born Into Trouble/He Has Left Us are their best albums is kinda off i think, at that period Efrim and co. were experimenting with taking the "rock" element out of "Post-rock", on their later albums the experimentation with other instruments (exp: "God Bless Our Dead Marines" uses traditional middle-eastren instruments), the higher focus on vocals, and just the general feel of the music shows that they are trying to break away from the "post-rock by the numbers" feel that all the bands that rip them off sound like.
So you're saying that because they changed their sound you can't judge albums from different periods against each other... I don't agree. In my opinion, Born Into Trouble... is the best and most fully actualized album in their repetoire. I agree that they made a marked and distinct change in their sound, but I do not feel that the albums are different enough to warrant not judging them against each other.

[indexfor...]

well what i guess my opinion is that when ASZM released their first two albums, GY!BE was still together, after Godspeed claimed extended hiatus it left Efrim with ASZM, so he it looks like he took everything he wanted to do with GY!BE and began doing it with ASZM

i can see your view, but hell its all just personal preference, and when it comes to vocals everyone looks at someone's voice a differant way.

[calvinater13]

Also, who he fuck uses the word "hams"? Seriously.

Me myself and I. Btw, I never said everyone had the same opinion as I do on EITS, I just said what I believe bacon.

[mattybobviously]

Time to revive a thread.

I saw these guys tonight with about 300 other people at most in a tiny church. Got to talk with Efrim for 30 minutes or so before the show about a whole host of random shit, really cool guy and... much more normal than you would probably imagine him. They played hardly anything off of 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons, most was new, unreleased material, and very good stuff at that. This group is really at the top of their game, and they put on one hell of a beautiful show.

[IWasaCamera]

I never find myself spinning 13 Blues.

[mattybobviously]

I never find myself spinning 13 Blues.
Me neither, though I think it's their best song writing. For some reason, I enjoy live rips of this band a lot more, I have been listening to those pretty frequently, unfortunately I've only sat down with my vinyl copy of 13 Blues two or three times.

[IWasaCamera]

I'm not too big on this band really. Definitely enjoyable in the right mood but that doesn't come around all that often.

[mattybobviously]

Definitely, I feel like most of the time I can put GY!BE on and enjoy it, but with Efrim's vocals, I don't really know, it just requires a bit more focus and interest in really listening.

[IWasaCamera]

Not a huge post-rock to guy in the first place. :shrug:

[mattybobviously]

For me it's GY!BE, Sigur Ros, Do Make Say Think, and A Silver Mt. Zion, there isn't really anything else that has held my interest at all... the genre is a snoozefest 99% of the time.

[IWasaCamera]

No Mogwai? Probably my favorite post-rock band.

[okc0mputer]

seeing ASMZ on tuesday...i am expecting something beautiful

[mattybobviously]

No Mogwai? Probably my favorite post-rock band.

I like Young Team, and love the soundtrack to The Fountain, but haven't listened to anything else :shrug: It's on my to do list.

[IWasaCamera]

I like Young Team, and love the soundtrack to The Fountain, but haven't listened to anything else :shrug: It's on my to do list.
Be sure to give Come On Die Young and Happy Songs For Happy People a listen.

[duffe]

Kollaps Tradixionales #
# Release Date: February 8, 2010 (Europe), February 16, 2010 (rest of world)

yeeeesss

http://cstrecords.com/releases/cst063

[ruffian]

yes.

[DogSizedBird]

Kollaps Tradixionales #
# Release Date: February 8, 2010 (Europe), February 16, 2010 (rest of world)

yeeeesss

http://cstrecords.com/releases/cst063

Holy fuck. So excited.

[jbaseball44]

Anyone have thoughts on their newest album

[IWasaCamera]

I enjoy it. There's something completely immersing about I Built Myself A Metal Bird's propulsive energy.

[jbaseball44]

I just listened to it for the first time straight through and I like it a lot. A ton of energy, as you said.

[Cuddleworthy]

I enjoy it. There's something completely immersing about I Built Myself A Metal Bird's propulsive energy.

they played that a couple years ago when i saw them and it was definitely a highlight. great song

[IWasaCamera]

Can certainly see that being a song to remember live.

[oddwithoutend]

I still need to listen to this.

[oddwithoutend]

After one listen, Kollaps seems pretty solid.

[jbaseball44]

Might go see them in NYC this May, anyone here seen or heard anything about their live show?

[myplanforescape]

I really enjoy this band, Kollaps is one of the few 2010 albums I've listened to.

[Cuddleworthy]

Might go see them in NYC this May, anyone here seen or heard anything about their live show?

i saw them at the bowery with vic chesnutt (RIP) a couple summers back and it was great. definitely check it out

[jbaseball44]

Glad to hear that, definitely going to try to make it to that show.

[IntoTheSun]

I can't really get into this band for some reason. I tried listening to Kollaps and couldn't get through it...maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it, hm.

[Cuddleworthy]

I can't really get into this band for some reason. I tried listening to Kollaps and couldn't get through it...maybe I wasn't in the right mood for it, hm.

gotta hit up the first two albums

[IntoTheSun]

gotta hit up the first two albums

Ha, and how would that make a difference?

[IntoTheSun]

That wasn't a rhetorical question, sorry if it sounded like one :-d

[jbaseball44]

Still really like the new album and think that 'I Built Myself a Metal Bird' could be the best song I've heard all year

[Cuddleworthy]

Ha, and how would that make a difference?

1. they're better
2. they're easier to get into

[jbaseball44]

So far the new record has done better with repeated listens than their previous work, for me

[Neo Cassady]

It's storming like crazy outside and I'm listening to He Has Left Us Alone. It's pretty incredible.

[dancelukedance]

The only album i have is Horses in the sky. It is frightening to say the least. Great album though

[IWasHerHorse]

The only album i have is Horses in the sky. It is frightening to say the least. Great album though

Horses in the Sky is my favorite.

Kollaps is definitely one of my top albums this year; after I saw them live I was obsessed with There is a Light.

[dancelukedance]

Horses in the Sky is my favorite.

Kollaps is definitely one of my top albums this year; after I saw them live I was obsessed with There is a Light.

Nice one. Is Horses... the only album of their's that has vocals? i should suss some more of their material

[IWasHerHorse]

Nice one. Is Horses... the only album of their's that has vocals? i should suss some more of their material

Their first release He Has Left Us Alone... is mostly instrumental; but every other album has more vocals. I'd recommend "This is Our Punk Rock," or "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" both of those are before Horses and are my second and third favorite releases respectively.

[Chromefox]

Enjoying Kollaps Tradixionales so far.

[jbaseball44]

'I Built Myself A Metal Bird' will definitely end up being one of my favorite songs of the year and I still spin the album relatively frequently, probably will end up somewhere in my top 25 at the end of the year

[jbaseball44]

Lots ofKollaps Tradixionales lately

[Brokenhill]

I still only have their debut, but I keep coming back to it. Eventually i'll probably own them all (or most) of their discography.

[duffe]

if you go see them on tour, don't forget to grab their new limited 7" "the west will rise again".

[Brokenhill]

I'd love to go and pick that up...they're coming to Tucson in a couple weeks, but it's a 21+ show. So disappointing.

[IWasHerHorse]

If someone goes to see them I will pay some money for them to buy and ship me those 7"s.

[chipdip18]

I've tried these guys a few times, but it never has really stuck on me.

[O'brotherfan47]

I want a new album!! soon hopefully!