- This Is Our Punk-Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,
Infobox Album
Name = "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,
Type = studio
Artist =Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
Released =August 25 ,2003 (Europe )
September 2 ,2003 (world)
Recorded =Hotel2Tango
Genre =Post-rock
Length = 57:01
Label = Constellation CST027
Producer =Howard Bilerman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ds2vad1kq8w3 link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21717/Silver_Mt_Zion_This_is_Our_Punk_Rock_Thee_Rusted_Satellites_Gath September 19, 2003]
Last album = ""Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."" (2001)
This album = "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing," (2003)
Next album = "The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. " (2004)"This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing," is an album released by
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band . It was releasedAugust 25 ,2003 inEurope andSeptember 2 ,2003 in the rest of theworld byConstellation Records .For this album, an amateur choir was assembled from a few dozen friends and colleagues. The liner notes contain a page of the score used by the choir in the opening track (the "fasola" section.)Cite web|url=http://cstrecords.com/cst_images/cst027addart2.jpg|title=Image of the score|accessdate=2006-12-18|publisher=Constellation Records|work=Constellation Images|format=jpg]
This album was essentially created as a
requiem for open and abandoned spaces inMontreal (the band's home town), as well as for similar loss and decay around the world, due to either urban development or military action. [http://deepfrybonanza.com/reviews.php?id=2524]Track listing
# "Sow Some Lonesome Corner So Many Flowers Bloom" – 16:27
# "Babylon Was Built on Fire/Starsnostars" – 14:44
# "American Motor Over Smoldered Field" – 12:05
# "Goodbye Desolate Railyard" – 14:25Personnel
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band with Choir
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Efrim Menuck – guitar,piano , vocals, tapes, effects
*Thierry Amar – contrabass, vocals
*Sophie Trudeau –violin , vocals
*Jessica Moss –violin , vocals
*Beckie Foon –cello , vocals
*Ian Ilavsky – guitar, vocalsOther musicians
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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")Technical
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Howard Bilerman – producer
*Howard Bilerman and the band – mixing
*Harris Newman – masteringReferences
External links
* [http://cstrecords.com/cst027.html "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,"] at
Constellation Records
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