Born Into Trouble As The Sparks Fly Upward, by The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band

Born Into Trouble As The Sparks Fly Upward

by The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band

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beforeipineaway Stupendous lyricism and musical performance. A cry for a revival. Cherished moments in the dark. Favorite track: Built Then Burnt [Hurrah! Hurrah!].

summuh_air Some of the greatest music out there. Every track is heart felt, worry-sick, and beautiful. It is a hard pick between "Could've Moved Mountains" and "The Triumph Of Our Tired Eyes", however I think the latter just barely beats out the former. Hats off to you, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La band. Favorite track: The Triumph Of Our Tired Eyes.

Dardanelle Rock Spring Break early mornings; water spouts in the Atlantic and finally alone. Booze sweat, dirty dishes, she left me and war waits around the corner. Hang on to each other. Favorite track: Could’ve Moved Mountains.

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1.	Sisters! Brothers! Small Boats Of Fire Are Falling From The Sky! 09:07	buy track
2.	This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird’s Fallen 05:47	buy track
3.	Built Then Burnt [Hurrah! Hurrah!] 05:41	buy track
4.	Take These Hands And Throw Them In The River 06:58	buy track
5.	Could’ve Moved Mountains 10:59	buy track
6.	Tho You Are Gone I Still Often Walk w/You 04:48	buy track
7.	C’mon COME ON (Loose And Endless Longing) 08:06	buy track
8.	The Triumph Of Our Tired Eyes 06:54	buy track

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The second Silver Mt Zion album featured an expanded band, with a similarly expanded band name. The addition of cello, second violin and second guitar allowed SMZ to develop richer, denser arrangements while preserving live ensemble playing. The opening instrumental pieces picked up where the debut left off, with found-sound loops and treatments introducing repeated melodic themes that move slowly through various counter-melodies — the greater breadth of instrumentation brought extra subtlety, complexity and harmonic range to bear on these neo-classical dirges. Guitars and vocals moved to the fore on the album’s centerpiece tracks. “Take These Hands And Throw Them In The River” is an astounding juxtaposition of rhythmic thrust and ricocheting vocals, driven by a battered lyrical paranoia that conjures equal parts fear and rage. The calm after this storming piece comes by way of another vocal tune, this time fragile and near-whispered, with dual lines that alternately mask and reinforce each other. A piano and cello interlude prefaces the last side of the record, which features two guitar-driven songs, the first a blazing rock piece that builds to an exuberant distorted climax, the second as close to a pop masterpiece as this band is likely to craft, highlighted by a lovely arpeggio guitar riff and the defiant refrain “musicians are cowards”. While remaining anchored in an underlying sadness and mourning over this failed world, this album reveals an angrier, more urgent face as this unique ensemble charted ever-widening sonic and emotional terrain.

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released October 22, 2001

PERSONNEL
Beckie: cello
Efrim: guitar, piano, tapes, effects, voice
Ian: guitar, organ
Jessica: violin, voice
Sophie: violin, voice
Thierry: contrabass, voice

GUESTS
Jonah Fortune: trumpet, trombone on TRACK 7
Eric Craven: drums
Mischa and Sasha: voices

Recorded at thee mighty Hotel2Tango in Montreal by Howard Bilerman. Mastered by Harris Newman.

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