Thierry Amar
Thierry Amar | |
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| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Punk rock, avant-garde, experimental, jazz, folk, drone |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Engineer, Record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Constellation Kranky |
Thierry Amar is a Canadian musician, engineer and producer. He is a member of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Earthquake Architecture, The Craig Pedersen Quartet and Black Ox Orkestar.
He is co-founder/creator of Hotel2Tango.
Career[edit]
Amar joined Godspeed You! Black Emperor around the time of its debut album, F♯ A♯ ∞. He, with Mauro Pezzente, plays the electric bass in the group. When playing with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band[1] or Black Ox Orkestar,[2] he usually plays double bass. He also played violin on the EP The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P..[3]
Amar is also a singer for Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, which shares vocals with all of its band members.
Along with Howard Bilerman, Efrim Menuck and Radwan Moumneh, Amar owns and operates the Hotel2Tango.[2] Once a living space, it is now a professional recording studio, practice area, and live performance venue.
In 2006, Amar, with Efrim Menuck and Sophie Trudeau, assisted in the recording of Carla Bozulich's first release for Constellation, Evangelista.[4]
Discography[edit]
with Godspeed You! Black Emperor[edit]
- F♯ A♯ ∞ (1998)
- Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada (1999)
- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
- Yanqui U.X.O. (2002)
- 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2012)
- Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress (2015)
- Luciferian Towers (2017)
- G_d's Pee at State's End! (2021)
with A Silver Mt. Zion[edit]
- He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms... (2000)
- Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward (2001)
- "This Is Our Punk-Rock," Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing,, (2003)
- The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P. (2004)
- Horses in the Sky (2005)
- 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons (2008)
- Kollaps Tradixionales (2010)
- Hang On to Each Other (2014)
with Black Ox Orkestar[edit]
- Ver Tanzt? (2004)
- Nisht Azoy (2006)
References[edit]
- ^ Constellation Records (2006). "A Silver Mt. Zion biography". Bands Index. Constellation Records. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ a b Constellation Records (2006). "Black Ox Orkestar biography". Bands Index. Constellation Records. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ Constellation Records (2006). "Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – The "Pretty Little Lightning Paw" E.P.". Bands index. Constellation Records. Archived from the original on May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ Constellation Records (2006). "Carla Bozulich – Evangelista". Bands Index. Constellation Records. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
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