sonic youth / tim barnes “koncertas stan brakhage prisiminimui” compact disc

• untitled (1) (24:16)
  
• untitled (2) (14:13)
  
• untitled (3) (27:02)

blasted recording of sonic youth playing to the films of stan brakhage w/tim barnes from this event ::

syr press release...

sonic youth the syr series having completed construction on their manhattan studios in 1996, sonic youth suddenly found themselves in a position to create unadulterated by the tyranny of time and space. as a result of their natural writing process, whereby collective improvisation congeals over time into song structures, they began to amass a small mountain of tape, most of it containing raw, wild, spontaneous music they reckoned wouldn't be "commercial" enough for geffen to release. yet the material seemed just as essential and true to their mission, and showed an important side of the band and their process that was usually inacessible to their fans. so instead of a problem, sy saw an opportunity — they decided to release these secret sonic glimpses themselves. sonic youth recordings was born.

sonic youth “goodbye 20th century” double long playing record set

• christian wolff - edges (16:02)
  
• pauline oliveros - six for new time - for sonic youth (8:08)
  
  
• james tenney - having never written a note for percussion (9:04)
  
• john cage - six (3rd take) (3:01)
  
• takehisa kosugi - + - (7:02)
  
• yoko ono - voice piece for soprano (0:12)
  
• nicolas slonimsky - pièce enfantine (2:21)
  
• cornelius cardew - treatise (page 183) (3:29)
  
  
• john cage - four6 (30:20)
  
  
• john cage - six (4th take) (3:02)
  
• christian wolff - burdocks (13:16)
  
• george maciunas - piano piece #13 (carpenter's piece) - for nam june paik (3:49)
  
• steve reich - pendulum music (5:56)

sonic youth “goodbye 20th century” double compact disc set

• christian wolff - edges (16:02)
  
• john cage - six (3rd take) (3:01)
  
• pauline oliveros - six for new time - for sonic youth (8:08)
  
• takehisa kosugi - + - (7:02)
  
• yoko ono - voice piece for soprano (0:12)
  
• steve reich - pendulum music (5:56)
  
  
• james tenney - having never written a note for percussion (9:04)
  
• john cage - six (4th take) (3:02)
  
• christian wolff - burdocks (13:16)
  
• john cage - four6 (30:20)
  
• george maciunas - piano piece #13 (carpenter's piece) - for nam june paik (3:49)
  
• nicolas slonimsky - pièce enfantine (2:21)
  
• cornelius cardew - treatise (page 183) (3:29)
  
  
• video - george maciunas - piano piece #13 (carpenter's piece)

syr press release...

the band gets back to their roots in avant-garde classical music. 100+ minutes of modern compositions on double lp or double cd. music composed by john cage, yoko ono, cornelius cardew, steve reich, takehisa kosugi, nicolas slonimsky, george maciunas, james tenney, pauline oliveros and christian wolff. sonic youth the syr series having completed construction on their manhattan studios in 1996, sonic youth suddenly found themselves in a position to create unadulterated by the tyranny of time and space. as a result of their natural writing process, whereby collective improvisation congeals over time into song structures, they began to amass a small mountain of tape, most of it containing raw, wild, spontaneous music they reckoned wouldn't be "commercial" enough for geffen to release. yet the material seemed just as essential and true to their mission, and showed an important side of the band and their process that was usually inacessible to their fans. so instead of a problem, sy saw an opportunity — they decided to release these secret sonic glimpses themselves. sonic youth recordings was born.

sonic youth / jim o’rourke “invito al cielo” compact disc

• invito al cielo (20:51)
  
• hungara vivo (6:12)
  
• radio-amatoroj (29:15)

syr press release...

the third syr release documents sonic youth's first collaboration with jim o'rourke. this sharp esparanto-addled edition contains 3 new songs, and 50+ minutes of music. three platters in and no signs of slowing; more deep swells of clang from echo canyon. it's starting to get a little absurd calling these things "eps" (number three clocks in at over 50 minutes of music), but why complain b/c it just means a mad bargain for you! especially considering that these sessions were graced by the presence of yours and my favorite "omni musician", chi- town's own jim o'rourke, whose impossibly numerous associations include gastr del sol, faust, tony conrad, john fahey, smog and henry kaiser. while in town to join takehisa kosugi and the merce cunningham dance company (which thurston also participated in), j.o. swung by for an afternoon of intense improvised ensemble alchemy. this time around, the ill-fated "universal language" esperanto adorns the sleeve, in keeping with the series' (ir)reverent faux euro-art-music design themes. the opener "invito al cielo" is all amp-moan and synth scratch, yet placid (in the storm-eye sense), featuring some inspired trumpet-brut and more whispered scats from kim. the shimmering vibes and sine-pulse of "hungara vivo" actually recalls the digi-mosaics of oh-so-au currant electronicsters like microstoria, yet nonetheless was performed by the band in good ole real time and space. "radio-amatoroj" is another long-form spelunk into an audiotectonics of cathedralic proportion. more cymbal-spray and guitar-gong percussives, shifting textures ebb and fade in some kind of psycho-sensory algebra you don't even need to know how to solve. just hear... sonic youth the syr series having completed construction on their manhattan studios in 1996, sonic youth suddenly found themselves in a position to create unadulterated by the tyranny of time and space. as a result of their natural writing process, whereby collective improvisation congeals over time into song structures, they began to amass a small mountain of tape, most of it containing raw, wild, spontaneous music they reckoned wouldn't be "commercial" enough for geffen to release. yet the material seemed just as essential and true to their mission, and showed an important side of the band and their process that was usually inacessible to their fans. so instead of a problem, sy saw an opportunity — they decided to release these secret sonic glimpses themselves. sonic youth recordings was born.

sonic youth “slaapkamers met slagroom” long playing record

• slaapkamers met slagroom (17:39)
  
  
• stil (7:25)
  
• herinneringen (3:26)

sonic youth “slaapkamers met slagroom” compact disc

• slaapkamers met slagroom (17:39)
  
• stil (7:25)
  
• herinneringen (3:26)

syr press release...

the second syr release is longer than syr1 and has a cobalt blue, dutch language sleeve. 3 songs built around themes which would reappear on a thousand leaves. sonic youth the syr series having completed construction on their manhattan studios in 1996, sonic youth suddenly found themselves in a position to create unadulterated by the tyranny of time and space. as a result of their natural writing process, whereby collective improvisation congeals over time into song structures, they began to amass a small mountain of tape, most of it containing raw, wild, spontaneous music they reckoned wouldn't be "commercial" enough for geffen to release. yet the material seemed just as essential and true to their mission, and showed an important side of the band and their process that was usually inacessible to their fans. so instead of a problem, sy saw an opportunity — they decided to release these secret sonic glimpses themselves. sonic youth recordings was born.

sonic youth “anagrama” compact disc

• anagrama (9:31)
  
• improvisation ajoutée (2:52)
  
• tremens (3:19)
  
• mieux: de corrosion (6:53)

syr press release...

the inaugural 12 inch ep/cd sports a red houndstooth french language theme on the sleeve and contains 4 instrumentals. sonic youth the syr series having completed construction on their manhattan studios in 1996, sonic youth suddenly found themselves in a position to create unadulterated by the tyranny of time and space. as a result of their natural writing process, whereby collective improvisation congeals over time into song structures, they began to amass a small mountain of tape, most of it containing raw, wild, spontaneous music they reckoned wouldn't be "commercial" enough for geffen to release. yet the material seemed just as essential and true to their mission, and showed an important side of the band and their process that was usually inacessible to their fans. so instead of a problem, sy saw an opportunity — they decided to release these secret sonic glimpses themselves. sonic youth recordings was born.