What was your favourite SY / related release of 2006
 

I was going to make this a poll, but there was too much damn stuff released last year.

My fave was Melbourne Direct, closely followed by Lee's Ambient Loop for Vancouver CD.

Tough one... for now I'm going to say the Text of Light Metal Box, but that could easily change tomorrow.

I can't! There were way way way too many releases, and I can't remember enough of them!

i have no idea i didnt get that much to be honest. kill me.

Though it was technically released 12/05 and features music from years before that, I just got SYR 6, and it's been glued in my car's cd player since.

James Blonde votes for "Destroyed Room".

Is there a list of allt he 2006 stuff anywhere? Maybe someone could post it?

Off the top of my head the Text of Light Metal Box would be my favorite, but the Mirror/Dash Cd in the Threelobed Records boxset was really good also. Oh yeah Melbourne Direct, how could I forget that? it comes down between Melbourne and Metal, I guess I'd have to go with Melbourne. I haven't picked up Destroyed Room yet.

For bootleg shit I got this year, the Original Silence in rome 2005 wins hands down.

This is in no way a definitive list:

sy - rather ripped
sy - helen lundeburg / eyeliner 7"
sy - melbourne direct
sy - destroyed room
sy - ep rerelease
ciccone youth - ciccone youth rerelease
diskaholics - weapons of ass destruction
diskaholics - live in japan vol 1
dream/aktion unit - blood shadow rampage
giffoni/moore/cline/ranaldo - four guitars
hooker/ranaldo - the celestial answer
lee - vancouver ambients 7"
lee - ambient loop for vancouver cd
mirror/dash - live at max's 7"
mirror/dash - i can't be bought cd
new blockaders/thurston moore/jim o’rourke - the voloptulist
sy/gustaffson - without kim
text of light - metal box
text of light/mciaa - split LP
thurston - psychic hearts rerelease
thurston - flipped out bride
tlasila - noon and eternity
two dollar guitar - the wear and tear of fear


EDIT - If I included appearances on compilations that list would be at least 50% longer.

there's also
Noise: Carte blanche au festival Art Rock DVD (Mirror/Dash, Text of Light w/ Steve Shelley, Jim O'Rourke)
Nipple Creek/Can't - New Vietnam Blues/Messy Mystery split CD-R


SY/Gustafsson - Without Kim is from before 2006 and I think Weapons of Ass Destruction too.

Without Kim was originally pre-06, yes, but the wider CD rerelease was during 06, so I included it. I think that Weapons of Ass Destruction may have been available in Norway in 2005, but its "proper" release was in Feb 06.

You picked out two that I'd missed though, so I think we'll call that a tie, okay?

Destroyed Room

I haven't heard much after all.

was "without kim" a rerelease? i thought it was just the discovery by moshe that olof bright was still selling a few copies on his website.

you're probably right on the diskaholics though... alright, we'll call it a tie then. the english never win their penalty-shootouts anyway, so there's still hope for victory. :)

unless the No Fun 2 DVD counts, then it's a golden goal.

Destroyed Room and Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner are my fav SY stuff this year.
As for side projects, Diskaholics Live in Japan is tremendous.
Celestial Answer, the ToL box and the New Blockaders/Thurston/Jim disc are all great as well.

I only bought Rather Ripped and it was trash.

on the first place definitelly melbourne direct or metal box, my cup of tea. followed by diskaholics - weapons of ass destruction and diskaholics - live in japan vol 1. followed by dream/aktion unit - blood shadow rampage. followed by flipped out bride. o yeah, rather ripped with helen and eyeliner rules. pleased with destroyed room (especially noho furniture songs) i still didn't dig four guitars (maybe i should listen to it again).

damn! i need to get the celestial answer, ambient loop for vancouver, split text of light and mciaa. unfortunatelly vancouver ambients is sold out (is there any chance it'll be reissued?)!

new blockaders/thurston moore/jim o’rourke - the voloptulist. never heard of it. is it any good?

Rather Ripped

Blood Shadow Rampage by the Dream Aktion Unit, far and away the most intense thurston related head scrambling noise recording he's been a part of in awhile.

We don't get all of that in Argentina! Wow! And buying it abroad costs a shitload because of taxes. So I had to make do with Rather Ripped...sad thing, considering.
But let's say Turquoise Boy was the best of the Rather Ripped lot.

short but sweet. doesn't sound like thurston. sounds very NB, harsh, minimal, urgent. I would definitely recommend it.

This disc is sweet but I can't seem to get into it as much, maybe cuz it doesn't do justice to my actually having witnessed this particular DAU live aktion... Paul Flaherty really kills it on this one though...
cool thread...

dream/aktion unit for me...
NB was half decent as well. there's still a wealth of stuff i've yet to hear though, especially melbourne direct which i never got my hands on

hmmm, reading that list i realised i've only bought 2 SY related things this year, SY EP and D/AU, my vote goes to the SY EP for the killer bonus tracks. i ought to buy one of those Lee things really.

I don't want to be king of the board, Kegmama, I enjoy being underneath you far too much. :p

I thought he has been the king of the board for a long time :)

My ranking:

1) dream aktion unit
2) tol metal box
3) the destroyed room
4) rather ripped
5) thurston/jim/tnb
6) diskaholics-live in japan

Was my list complete. Moshe? Did I miss anything (apart from the ones that Pokkeherrie mentioned)?

nice list.
havent heard half of that. shite.

I think there is only one release missing:
Thurston also took part in Horoscopo: Sanatorio de Moliere by TLASILA.

I would say Lee's Ambient Loop For Vancouver or The Destroyed Room. So much of that stuff I have yet to hear.

I broke down and bought rather ripped, after all. At least it's the vinyl version of it so the cover art is a bit less appalling than in the cd version. Still, musically it is a bit shite. Definitely a disappointment.

In addition to that, I only bought the double lp reissue of the s/t album, and that indeed is a great one.
My choise is obvious.

As for most of the stuff sonicl listed, you cant really find it in stores here and you'd have to order it somewhere else. I'm not that interested in sonic youth that I'd hunt down every single sy / sy -related thing that is available. it would be a hassle I can't be bothered to take part in.

melbourne direct and the ToL metal box were awesome.

tough call

dream aktion unit
melbourne
ep reissue
diskaholics live
diskaholics weapons
destroyed room
rr
flipped out bride

without kim wasnt 2006 was it?

Rather Ripped
TOL Metal Box
Both Diskaholics
EP
Four Guitars
Destroyed Room
Ambient Loop For Vancouver


I haven't heard Melbourne Direct yet.

well it was the ep. especially that inner sleeve. it was funny and pleasurable to read from richard edson that sonic youth were a bunch of squares.

i can't believe they released so many records... i only have helen lundeberg 7", SY reissue and mirror/dash cd. i might buy the destroyed room at some point too.

a bit offtopic in a way, but the best sonic moment for me in 2006 was seeing lee ranaldo live at avanto festival.