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Consisting of 12 extremely short, noisy tracks followed by four extended pieces each clocking in at around 15 minutes, 13 BLUES FOR THIRTEEN MOONS is the 2008 offering by the Silver Mt. Zion ensemble, here credited as Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. As on all of the band's projects, 13 BLUES reflects the challenging post-rock aesthetic of Efrim Menuck, also of Godspeed You Black Emperor, leading listeners through passages of startling symphonic rock (the title track) and bleak melancholia ("Black Water Blowed/Engine Broke Blues").
A Silver Mt. Zion: Efrim Menuck, Ian Ilavsky (vocals, electric guitar); Jessica Moss, Sophie Trudeau (vocals, violin); Beckie Foon (vocals, cello); Thierry Amar (vocals, bass instrument, electric bass); Eric Craven (vocals, drums).
Personnel: Brian Lipson (trumpet); Nadia Moss (organ).Uncut (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]ll rickety brass, lurching rhythms, sepia-tinted, wide open arrangements and a scree of guitars, over which leader Efrim delivers his ragged-trousered vocal holler..."
The Wire - "[A]ll seven members take up the microphone for repetitive chants and interplay of staggered vocals, which in conjunction with Menuk's emotive lead wail are ominous and powerful."
CMJ - "Each track crackles and fizzles like old vinyl spinning....Each dirge is artfully punctuated with end-of-days string arrangements."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[F]our epic, soul-stirring protest numbers which marry guitar scree, tumultuous rhythms and elegant orchestration."
Harp (magazine) (p.118) - "Rage and disillusionment take shape in crashing, cataclysmic percussion and keening ecstasies of string..." 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons Music Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial O 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons Songs | 1. | [Untitled] | |
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13 Blues For Thirteen Moons Music 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons Music Review Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars)  Could have been even better?
13 Blues For Thirteen Moons is like your very first girlfriend. First it is the best thing in the world, but once you get used to it you start finding a lot of things to improve...
Music is beautiful, song structures and interesting, but the album is not too well produced. Next time they should spend a little more time in the singing booth.
This is very honest album and I have to give credit to these musicians for courage to do what they like themselves. You can hear that they have put their hearts and souls into this.
Submitted by teroi (Espoo, Finland) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No ASMZ get dirtier, heavier
Anyone who has heard them play live in the last 2-3 years has already heard these songs. Very different arrangements on this release though, than live versions of the pieces, and if you're a fan of the direction they are headed you will not be disappointed. This is a loud, dirty, grungy record compared with the delicate floating strings of "He has left us alone." The first track opens with a gypsy march and vocals as "1,000,000 died to make this sound" then crashes into an instrumental passage with heavy drums, almost 70s funk/soul strings, and thick guitar lines. I wasn't impressed by the title track, 16 minutes of meandering and wailing, it's not quite "filler" but as a serious ASMZ lover they could have done better. "Black Waters Blowed" starts off bleak and out of tune on purpose, trudging along with dread until fading into "Engine Broke Blues" which creeps you out with a NEIL YOUNG influenced guitar riffage repeated over and over, mixed with Efrim's vocals of warning and despair. This is the best track on the album in my opinion, I can't get it out of my head. The album finishes with "Blind Blind Blind" a favorite of live-ASMZ shows. A simply beautiful, multi-layered piece heavy on vocals, with delicate plucking bass and moving strings. Performed quieter than live versions, but with just as much heart and soul. Highly recommended!!!
Submitted by Wes (Suffolk, VA, USA)
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