

However, Constellation states on the biography for Thee Silver Mt. debuted, it was notable in that it included vocals by Menuck and his band mates this was in contrast with the taciturn Godspeed You! Black Emperor. When He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms. Originally conceived as an aid to Menuck in learning how to score music, the group has since blossomed into a regular collaboration. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, along with fellow Godspeed You! Black Emperor alumni Sophie Trudeau and Thierry Amar. Menuck is also responsible for the creation of Thee Silver Mt. It was not until the release of their official debut album, F♯ A♯ ∞, that they began receiving recognition for their work.

Self-released in December 1994, the cassette was dubbed only 33 times. Their first album, All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, is the earliest recorded document of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. In 1994, Mauro Pezzente, Mike Moya, and Menuck founded Godspeed You! Black Emperor, an influential instrumental rock ensemble. Menuck has mentioned that as a teenager he once lived in a flooded basement with "two other lost kids" and "a litter of feral kittens, and that all were unfed". After dropping out of high school in 11th grade, Menuck was homeless and jobless and had a nervous breakdown at age 20. He attended Hebrew day school from first to ninth grade. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. He moved back to Montreal when he was in his early 20s.

Menuck was born in Montreal but grew up primarily in Toronto.
