"This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,
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| Studio album by The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band with Choir | ||||
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August 25, 2003 (Europe) |
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| Label (s) | Constellation Records CST027 | |||
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Title (number) |
4th |
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running time |
57:01 |
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Howard Bilerman |
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Studio (s) |
hotel2tango, Montreal |
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"This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing, is the title of an album by the Canadian post-rock band The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band with Choir . It was released on September 25, 2003 in Europe and a week later worldwide by Constellation Records .
Overview
An amateur choir consisting of a few dozen friends and colleagues was put together for this album. The album's liner notes contain a page of the score from the first song on the album (the "Fasola" part).
This album was produced as a requiem for open and empty spaces in Montreal , the hometown of Silver Mt. Zion . However, the Requiem does not refer only to Montreal, but to similar losses and similar decay around the world, be it due to gentrification , urban city politics, social change or military actions.
Reviews
James Mason wrote on allmusic .com: "The first song Sow Some Lonesome Corner So Many Flowers Bloom maneuvers the group out of the shadow of Godspeed You! Black Emperor [ the mother band ] and gives them a face of their own. [...] This Is Our Punk-Rock is the most satisfying and rewarding album that A Silver Mt. Zion have delivered to date. " Nevertheless, he gave the record only 3.5 out of 5 points.
Amanda Petrusich on Pitchfork Media praised the orchestral sound and the political background of the record, but criticized the irritating scope ( pretentiousness ) of the band. They awarded the plate 7.4 out of 10 points.
Track list
- "Sow Some Lonesome Corner So Many Flowers Bloom" - 4:27 pm
- "Babylon Was Built on Fire / Starsnostars." - 14:44
- "American Motor over Smoldered Field ..." - 12:05
- "Goodbye Desolate Railyard." - 14:25
All songs from A Silver Mt. Zion .
Guest musician
- Howard Bilerman - drums (on "Sow Some Lonesome Corner so Many Flowers Bloom")
- Aidan Girt - drums (on "American Motor over Smoldered Field")
- Thee Rusted Satellite Choir - vocals (on "Sow Some Lonesome Corner so Many Flowers Bloom" and "Goodbye Desolate Railyard")
Production :
- Howard Bilerman - production.
- Howard Bilerman and the band - Mixing.
- Harris Newman - Mastering.
Bibliography
- ^ Image of the score ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Review by allmusic
- ^ Pitchfork review, September 18, 2003
