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March 27, 2008

seriously the best music I’ve ever listened to

I’m a big fan of GodSpeed You! Black Emperor. I’ve listened to all their albums many, many times over. When I found out that they were pretty much done with, I became so, so sad.

Then I discovered A Silver Mt. Zion, or now known as Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la band. The bandis headed by 3 members of Godspeed, plus some other talent and the chemistry of all these talents combined is … like liquid sex.

Since discovering them abuot 2 weeks ago, I have not been able to stop listening to them. I’ve already bought tickets for their Toronto show in JUNE (A bit ways away!) and I simply cannot wait. They have 5 albums out, some really depressing, some powerful, but all very beautiful.

Also if you are contemplating suicide, do not listen to the first album (He has left us alone, but shafts of light sometmies grace the corner of our rooms). It is fucking depressing.

On silver mount zion
All buried in ruins
We was dancing the hora
Until we vomited blood
Spinning like crazy
Shoshana was jonesing
The towers had fallen
And the wind called out
My grandfather’s name

Oh, don’t be afraid, though the parade
Will not pass our way
It’s nobler to never get paid
Than to bank on shit and dismay