It is the only recording featuring the early sonic youth lineup with richard edson on drums. A product of the nowave music scene of the late 1970s, the group had their roots in abrasive, experimental music, with moore and ranaldo having. Webarchive template wayback links articles with short description use mdy. This section is dedicated to unofficial sonic youth releases. Like many bands, sonic youth went through a few drummers, including future pussy galore pounder bob bert, before settling in with steve shelley.
The fivepiece sonic youth returned in june 2004 with sonic nurse, a more energetic and structured set of songs that hit 64 on the billboard 200. Unpolished, tormented, hungry, and constantly threatening to crumble into godless noise, this is the band at its whitehot peak a raw, dangerous, and unknown brilliance that the group would never fully return to. Total trash journal of popular music studies university of. Sonic youth was an american rock band from new york city, formed in 1981. Stream tracks and playlists from sonicyouth on your desktop or mobile device. In 82, the drummer of choice was richard edson, who contributed a more tightly rhythmic backbone to the bands guitar explorations.
Sonic youth has, over the years, been one of the most innovative and. Anagrama 1997 01 anagrama 02 improvisation ajoutee 03 tremens 04 mieux. This longplay is sure to be welcomed in any musical collection 2009. Thurston joseph moore born july 25, 1958 is an american musician best known as a member. July 4, 2008 three years before they split, at an independence day concert in a downtown park, the band tore through its earliest work with the polish of seasoned pros. Syr was set up to allow the band to release records by themselves and their friends without the commercial pressures of a major label. Dirty boots04 drunken butterfly05 theresas sound world06 youth. Sonic youth foi uma banda norteamericana formada em 1981 em nova york por thurston moore vocalguitarra, lee ranaldo vocalguitarra, kim gordon vocalguitarrabaixo, mark ibold baixo e steve shelley bateria. Sonic youth was the bands debut record, featuring five songs recorded in late 81 with original drummer richard edson. Sonic youth samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Their willingness to experiment and evolve brought them perilously near the mainstream in the early 90s, but recent efforts have once again delivered them into the covetous arms of artrocks intelligentsia.
Sonic youth had no equivalent then, and they still dont no one on the underground can rival them for daring, brilliance and range. Sonic youth recordings sometimes referred to as syr is a record label established by american alternative rock band sonic youth in 1996. Great hearing some of my favourites like mark arm, the late great ron asheton of the stooges and thurston moore and steve shelley of sonic youth in collaboration playing pure fuzzed up rock n roll. Around this time an into the groovey singlesampler cd was released, along with a 12 promo insightfully titled the whitey album promo. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Perguntas, avisos ou problemas no blog, serao atendidos somente atraves do. Sonic youth were one of the most unlikely success stories of underground american rock in the 80s.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from sonic youth. In 1990, sonic youth released goo, their first album for geffen. Download sonic youth mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Sonic youth was an influential experimental rock band which formed in new york city, new york, united states in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus. Typically, bootlegs range from somewhat impressive to downright atrocious, and these are no exception. Smart bar is a sepiatoned snapshot of the excitement and unhinged freedom sonic youth operated in during those times. Sonic youths songs stream online music songs listen free. The discography of american rock band sonic youth comprises 15 studio albums, seven extended plays, three compilation albums, seven video releases, 21 singles, 46 music videos, nine releases in the sonic youth recordings series, eight official bootlegs, and contributions to 16 soundtracks and other compilations in 1981, sonic youth signed with neutral records, and released its eponymous. Founding members thurston moore guitar, vocals, kim gordon bass, vocals, guitar and lee ranaldo guitar, vocals remained together for the entire history of the band, while steve shelley drums followed a series of shortterm drummers in 1985, rounding out the core lineup. Sonic youth was an american rock band based in new york city, formed in 1981. The band recorded this material in 1986, shortly after the completion of their album evol, but the album was not released until 1995.
As ciccone youth, the band released one single and one studio album. The 2006 cd remaster is excellent with the early studio track and rough live songs a welcome bonus, this reissue also has an excellent booklet. The sound is crisp and clear, the textures on the distortion effects are beautiful as well as other effects have been enhanced. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. The music is absolutely drenched in atmosphere with some great bass and drum work. Kim gordon thurston moore lee ranaldo steve shelley mark ibold. Pioneers in noise rock who continued creating sophisticated, visceral music long after they became an altrock institution. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database.
The band recorded and coproduced the album with butch vig in early 1992 at the magic shop studios. Sonic youth albums, songs discography album of the year. Sonic youth is the debut ep by american rock band sonic youth. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The last lineup consisted of thurston moore vocals, guitar, kim gordon vocals, bass, guitar, lee ranaldo vocals and guitar, steve shelley drums and mark ibold bass. Sonic youth were not credited on the release, instead each member was given a secret ciccone codename a hilarious nme gag interview gives these identities a life of their own. Sonic youth 1997 slaapkamers met slagroom ep, syr 2. Though considered an ep by some, the band have always referred to it as the first album, and that is the official status appointed to it for the purposes of this site. The second side of this album really shows sonic youth at their very bestdeparting from a standard indierockposthardcoreno wave sound and displaying a much stronger influence from mozart and the use of more subtletranquil passages presented here on tracks b1 and b3 offer the most developed song writing they would ever achieve.
Their first track, burroughs, was released as a free download. Tracks 02 and 10 taken from stunning debut album tracks 01, 08. A sonic youth concert film by lance bangs will be shown in its. Dirty is the seventh studio album by american rock band sonic youth, released on july 21, 1992 by dgc records. The sound on dirty was inspired by the grunge scene of the time, and was described as avantrock. Check out our sonic youth selection for the very best in unique or custom.
Discover all sonic youth s samples, covers and remixes. Sonic youth biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The us alternative rock band sonic youth, which rules the scene for almost three decades, recorded the longawaited disc the eternal. The following year, sonic youth recovered some of their stolen gear, while jim orourke left the group to pursue other projects. The discography of american rock band sonic youth comprises 15 studio albums, seven extended plays, three compilation albums, seven video releases, 21 singles, 46 music videos, nine releases in the sonic youth recordings series, eight official bootlegs, and contributions to 16 soundtracks and other compilations. Made in usa is an album by sonic youth, containing music the band scored for the 1987 film of the same name. Sfn the album, recorded by martin bisi, was built around transitional.
Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article may be written. This is a single disc reissue of sonic youth s 1990 album goo remastered from the original analog masters. Sonic youth, initially comprised of guitarist vocalists thurston moore and lee ranaldo, guitarist bassist vocalist kim gordon and drummer richard edson, were formed in new york city in 1981. Beginning in 2004, shortly after the release of sonic nurse and corporate ghost, sonic youth began making mp3 mix tapes available online, featuring tracks from their thencurrent releases, reissues, obscure out of print singles or compilations, and in the best cases, completely new, unreleased material picked from the depths of their recorded history. In addition to his work with sonic youth, moore has also released albums as a. It was recorded between december 1981 and january 1982 and released in march 1982 by glenn brancas neutral label. Both records to be released as vinyl lps with download cards and as digital downloads. Daydream nation sees sonic youth poised between its early days of urgency and the urge, and its future of somnambulist nirvana. Sonic youth foi uma banda norteamericana formada em 1981 em nova york por thurston moore vocalguitarra, lee ranaldo.
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