The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.

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The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. is an EP by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band under the name Thee Silver Mountain Reveries. It was released May 2004 on Constellation Records. The name the band assumed for this EP was temporary; they have since reverted to using Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra.

Many of the band members switched instruments for this recording. For example, Sophie Trudeau, who usually plays violin, plays bass guitar. Ian Ilavsky, usually one of the band's guitarists, plays drums.

When recording was complete, the EP was played on a boombox and rerecorded from that, giving it a rough sound.

On the track, "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow", the Hebrew lyric, "baruch atta adonai" (ברוך אתה אדוני), means "bless the Lord".

The track "Microphones in the Trees" is in the time signature of 5/4, with the main riff subdivided into 5/8.

Track listing

1. "More Action! Less Tears!" – 5:20
2. "Microphones in the Trees" – 9:47
3. "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" – 10:01
4. "There's a River in the Valley Made of Melting Snow" – 5:08

Personnel

Thee Silver Mountain Reveries

• Thierry Amar – violin, bass guitar, vocals, pianohandle
• Ian Ilavsky – drums
• Efrim Menuck – guitar, piano, organ, vocals, feedback, toybox
• Jessica Moss – violin, vocals
• Sophie Trudeau – bass guitar

Other musicians

• Aimee – yells on "More Action! Less Tears!"
• Chad – vocals on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw"
• Nadia – vocals on "Microphones in the Trees" and "Pretty Little Lightning Paw"

Technical

• Harris Newman – mastering

External links

• The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. at Constellation Records