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A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons

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Jackie Blue:
This ain't your daddy's post-rock.  From the very first of four epic 13-16 minute songs you are catapulted into heavy riff-rock the likes of which are not even comparable to Mogwai's "Glasgow Mega-Snake"; it's more primal and blues-based than that.  It harkens back to 70s stoner rock; one can hear shades of early Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Hawkwind, and more modernly, Dead Meadow, Bardo Pond, Boris and Acid Mothers Temple.

Make no mistake, despite a decent amount of quiet time, this is a rock album from start to finish.  Even the subdued portions of the tracks are groove-laden and propelled by bass lines rather than piano.  This is utterly different from any other album this band has done before, and maybe this is the beer talking but I perceive it as the closest thing I've heard to a real revolution and breath of life into a genre/scene since OK Computer - though it sounds nothing like said album, it flies in the face of pretty much everything which is currently held as standard in the indie rock world in much the same way that OK Computer did.

It is perfectly understandable that it took them nearly three years to make this album because it is clearly a statement of purpose; a battle cry, a rallying point, and an absolutely uncompromising dedication to quality.  There is nothing sloppy here, lyrically or sonically.  None of the lazy bedroom nihilism that so dominates the very bands that Efrim's old band, GY!BE, kickstarted, such as Explosions in the Sky or Mono.  ASZM have always steadily been reaching in the direction of shaking you about the head and shoulders and yelling at you to, in the words of Carla Bozulich, "Do something, why don't you fucking DO SOMETHING?!" but this record takes that attitude to 11.

They named their third album, in part, "This is Our Punk Rock"... but only now are they really delivering on that declaration.  This music is angry, defiant, demanding to be heard.  Full of bombastic moments and sneering, spastic vocal delivery, it is a true battle cry.  "No heroes on my radio!" Erim chants on the title track, a brilliant evolution from his second-album maudlin declaration "Musicians are cowards".

Looks like he finally grew a pair of balls and wants you all to do the same.

Spluff:
Well, I'm sold.


--- Quote ---but this record takes that attitude to 11.
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Plus points for a spinal tap reference.

mberan42:
Grabbing it as we speak. Well, as I type before, during and after your post, 'cause I saw it posted in the mediafire thread and decided to grab it from my torrent site of choice. Will let you know what I think after a thorough listen.

Uber Ritter:
Wait, one of Efrim's bands mentioned with Hawkwind and Sabbath?  Or Dead Meadow?
I think I just deafened my internal monologue with a silent girlish squeal of pure glee.

I mean, that sounds like it rocks hard, man.

And its being released in March.
Well I guess I'll either have to find an internet connection that won't cut me out (off campus, namely) or wait, which I think I might be cool with.

KickThatBathProf:
Yeah

I think it's due out sometime in March

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