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He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
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| He Has Left Us Alone [...] | ||
![He Has Left Us Alone [...] cover](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mtzionhehasleft.jpg) |
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| Studio album by A Silver Mt. Zion | ||
| Released | March 13, 2000 (Europe) March 27, 2000 (World) |
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| Recorded | November 1999 at the Hotel2Tango | |
| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 47:11 | |
| Label | Constellation CST009 | |
| Producer(s) | Efrim Menuck Thierry Amar |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| A Silver Mt. Zion chronology | ||
| He Has Left Us Alone [...] (2000) |
"Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward." (2001) |
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He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms... is the debut album of A Silver Mt. Zion, a Canadian post-rock ensemble. It was recorded at the Hotel2Tango in 1999 and was released by Constellation Records in March of 2000.
The album was born out of a desire by Efrim Menuck to record something for his dog Wanda, who died of cancer while Godspeed You! Black Emperor were on tour.[1] Menuck described the recording of the album as a "Jewish experience", due to his immersion within a small, friend-based Jewish community in Montreal.[1] Indeed, Menuck also stated that, as a result of the community, the album title and songs have a sense of Judaism, although the band tried to not make it conspicuous.[1] Despite this, Jewish themes are evident in the track "Movie (Never Made).", with references to dancing the hora and killing "the banker."
The album was initially to be named He Has Left Us Alone, but it was decided that this was too weak, and didn't convey the proper mood. Menuck professed that he was confused with the idea that songs or album titles should only be a few words in length and be perfectly clear.[1] Instead, Menuck believes that things of that nature can be described with many words, giving sensibility and a "frame" to the work.[1]
On the original vinyl release, the songs were arranged into two tracks; on CD releases, the songs were indexed into four parts each, resulting in eight tracks. The sleeve artwork lists inaccurate track times, all rounded to even minutes.
Contents |
- "Lonely as the Sound of Lying on the Ground of an Airplane Going Down" – 23:16
- "The World Is SickSICK; (So Kiss Me Quick)!" – 23:52
- "Broken Chords Can Sing a Little" – 8:40
- "Sit In the Middle of Three Galloping Dogs" – 5:08
- "Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning" – 6:05
- "Movie (Never Made)." – 3:23
- "13 Angels Standing Guard 'round the Side of Your Bed" – 7:22
- "Long March Rocket or Doomed Airliner." – 0:05
- "Blown-out Joy from Heaven's Mercied Hole" – 9:47
- "For Wanda" – 6:38
- Efrim Menuck – piano, guitar, organ, vocals, radio
- Thierry Amar – contrabass, bass
- Sophie Trudeau – violin, vocals
- Aidan Girt – drums (on "Sit In the Middle of Three Galloping Dogs"), tapes (on "For Wanda")
- Sam Shalabi – guitar (on "Blown-out Joy from Heaven's Mercied Hole")
- Gordon Krieger – clarinet (on "Blown-out Joy from Heaven's Mercied Hole")
- ^ a b c d e A Silver Mt. Zion (2001). A Silver Mt. Zion at VPRO Studio (2001-01-26). Live Music Archive. Internet Archive. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
| A Silver Mt. Zion |
| Efrim Menuck | Thierry Amar | Becky Foon | Sophie Trudeau | Ian Ilavsky | Scott Levine Gilmore | Jessica Moss |
| Releases |
| He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms... | Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward | "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather+Sing | Pretty Little Lightning Paw | Horses in the Sky |
| Related Articles |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Constellation Records | Post-rock | Canadian bands |
| Official Website |