Horses in the Sky (2005) is the fourth album by the Canadian post-rock band Silver Mt. Zion, this time under the alias Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. This is the first Silver Mt. Zion release to feature lyrics on every track (an aspect of the band distinguishing it from parent group Godspeed You! Black Emperor).

The band describes the album as “6 busted ‘waltzes’ for world wars 4 thru 6” (sic), noting that “first song’s about war and drug addiction, fourth song’s about kanada, and the rest of it is all love songs” (sic).[1]

The album was released on vinyl by Constellation Records on March 7, 2005 in Europe and March 21, 2005 in North America, and on CD on March 21, 2005 in Europe and April 4, 2005 in North America. On the fourth side of the double vinyl set, there are designs etched onto the surface of the record (credited to Nadia Moss in the liner notes).

Personnel

Thierry Amar – contrabass, glasses, harmonica, voice, mixing Becky Foon – cello, voice, mixing Ian Ilavsky – guitar, harmonium, voice, mixing Scott Levine Gilmore – drums, percussion, guitar, mandolin, voice, mixing Efrim Menuck – guitar, piano, voice, mixing Jessica Moss – violin, piano, glasses, voice, mixing Sophie Trudeau – violin, trumpet, glasses, voice, mixing

Technical

Howard Bilerman – mixing and recording J F Chicoine – mastering

Graphical

Luc Paradis – drawings (dead marine, horse, bird) Nadia Moss – side 4 etching Silver Mt. Zion – other collages and scribblings

References
1. Horses in the Sky at Constellation Records