Thee/A/Tra la la band/ Whichever, A Silver Mt.Zion have released a new album, Kollaps Tradixionales. An offshoot from the legends Godspeed! Mt.Zion started off apparently as a means of Efrim Menuck learning how to score properly, and create more theorised outputs, but after working on Mt. Zion for a while he decided to just go without what ever sounded best, which turns out to have been a good move. A silver Mt. Zion have a great back catalogue and on this latest album, show no signs of slowing down. To me always inappropriately tagged as Post-rock, they are beyond easy classification, but definitely have some folk and Avant-Garde elements to their sound. ATP have launched a tour for them which I am hoping to attend, you should too. Anyway, more on the album, The band have managed to bring yet another anthem, melodic and unique album to us, the vocals retain a distinct sound, and so do the other elements of this band, a couple of songs i feel have embraced a new direction, such as the track "I built myself a metal bird" having a guitar heavy intro, and going into a more energetic than normal pace, still this I like, it's good to see they are still experimenting, and still progressing.
The pace of the album lingers beautifully, something that Mt.Zion have always been able to maintain is atmosphere, this is present on this album. Any fans of A Silver Mt. Zion will not be disappointed, and any wandering new fans could appreciate this album, and enjoy working through their amazing discography. Kollaps Tradixionales is so easy to get lost in, huge, hazy and in parts delicate, this is a great LP from a superb group.
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