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THEE SILVER MT. ZION

13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS (CONSTELLATION)

THEE SILVER MT. ZION - 13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS 48159
format:
1 CD
release:
21.03.2008
label:
CONSTELLATION
item ID:
48159
barcode:
0666561005122
On 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons, Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band (two guitars, two violins, cello, contrebasse and drums) has grown louder, looser, full of spittle and tears and riffs are the backbone more than ever.

Anchored by drummer Eric Craven (ex-Hangedup), the band works its slow build and burn with newfound patience, sinuousness and ferocity.

Whether methodically framing walls of sound over the four-on-the-floor punk dirge of "1,000,000 Died To Make This Sound" or exploding in sheets of free noise and melody on "Black Waters Blowed", the band has never rocked harder and has never sounded more determined, desperate and driven.

A stuttered blues riff is the foundation for the album's title track, making its appearance after a blisteringly minimalist intro.

"Engine Broke Blues" features a gorgeous set of chords that build inexorably from multiple guitar, string and organ lines.
 
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  • 1.13. 1,000,000 DIED TO MAKE THIS SOUND
  • 1.14. 13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS
  • 1.15. BLACK WATERS BLOWED/ENGINE BROKE BLUES
  • 1.16. BLINDBLINDBLIND