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Silver Mount Zion
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A Silver Mt. Zion is a mostly instrumental Montreal chamber rock group of musicians from Godspeed You Black Emperor!, including GYBE! guitarist Efrim (who focuses more on piano in this band), violinist Sophie, bassist Thierry, and guests. Efrim began writing the music in early 1999 and A Silver Mt. Zion played their first show in early March of that year. The group -- along with occasional guests Aidan (drummer, also of Godspeed and Exhaust), Gordon Krieger (clarinetist in Exhaust), and guitarist Sam Shalabi -- began recording A Silver Mt. Zion's debut album by November. He Has Left Us Alone… Read more
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Originally an off shoot of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, comprising several members of that collective. Subsequently added more members, more voices and more range.
Similar in style and sound to Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Malporosa, Heligoland, Pelican, Mono and the mighty GY!BE themselves.
They are part of that hard to define post-rock scene, immensely creative, spiritual, unique and moving.
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