Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
Thee Silver Mt. Zion (in all their permutations) are a critical part of post-rock’s inception, along with founder Efrim Menuck’s other band, Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Both groups are experimental, collective entities that make exciting, unpredictable music (add “aggressive” in the case of TSMZ). Since Silver Mt. Zion’s inception—as a three-piece back in 1999—they\'ve grown both in number and scope. And with *F\*\*\* Off Get Free*, their seventh full-length release, they make clear the weight of their influence. The monstrous opening track roars into life with layers of buzz and howl, a postpunk clang that feels somehow original, slightly dangerous, and faintly toxic. Menuck’s voice is more confident and darkly sage; dissonant violins and thumping toms roil and build until the seven-minute mark, when a mass of sludgy metallic guitar makes its way into the picture, threatening like an oil spill. It’s a massive piece of work. There is sheer beauty here, too, for the fainter of spirit: the lullaby “Little Ones Run” neatly sums up the vibe of *FOGF*.
The orchestro-punk Godspeed offshoot Thee Silver Mt. Zion's excellent seventh album examines the difficulties of keeping one’s moral compass steady in a society that’s becoming ever-more indifferent to the things you value. The songs are more outwardly anthemic and viscerally rocking than Godspeed’s slow-surging, side-long epics.
The orchestro-punk Godspeed offshoot Thee Silver Mt. Zion's excellent seventh album examines the difficulties of keeping one’s moral compass steady in a society that’s becoming ever-more indifferent to the things you value. The songs are more outwardly anthemic and viscerally rocking than Godspeed’s slow-surging, side-long epics.
Fourteen years into their career, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra may have produced their most righteous slab of anger yet.
Fourteen years into their career, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra may have produced their most righteous slab of anger yet.
The band's mode of late is to kick right to the heart of the musical matter and letting the shockwaves of their initial…
The band's mode of late is to kick right to the heart of the musical matter and letting the shockwaves of their initial…
The first full-length release from SMZ since 2010’s Kollapse Tradixionales sees the Constellation heavyweights continuing their trajectory towards a more focused and rock-oriented approach, with the music’s chamber elements often submerged beneath Efrim Menuck’s squalls of apocalyptic guitar noise.
The first full-length release from SMZ since 2010’s Kollapse Tradixionales sees the Constellation heavyweights continuing their trajectory towards a more focused and rock-oriented approach, with the music’s chamber elements often submerged beneath Efrim Menuck’s squalls of apocalyptic guitar noise.
Remember all those groups who made a name for themselves off the back of the "grunge" label, only later insisting that they preferred to think of themselves as "post-New Wave heavy basement-core" (or whatever)?
Remember all those groups who made a name for themselves off the back of the "grunge" label, only later insisting that they preferred to think of themselves as "post-New Wave heavy basement-core" (or whatever)?
Album review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - 'F*ck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything'. "A challenging but rewarding return…"
Album review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - 'F*ck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything'. "A challenging but rewarding return…"
Review of "Fuck off get free we pour light on everything" by Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra. The album comes out on 21st via Constellation Records.
Review of "Fuck off get free we pour light on everything" by Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra. The album comes out on 21st via Constellation Records.
Album Reviews: Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light Over Everything
Album Reviews: Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light Over Everything
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything review: For the first time, in arguably ever, Thee Silver Mount Zion have fully realized the vision they've been striving for.
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything review: For the first time, in arguably ever, Thee Silver Mount Zion have fully realized the vision they've been striving for.