Sonic Youth on bandcamp - Page 10

The Soup Nazi · 10.16.2020, 09:22 PM

By The Fire in its entirety (as an album, with its own page and whatnot

) is now on Bandcamp. Download-only, though. A kind friend ordered me a copy from Forced Exposure. Anyway, https://thurstonmoore1.bandcamp.com/album/by-the-fire

The Soup Nazi · 10.20.2020, 10:33 PM

From Alan Licht's Bandcamp page:

Nels Cline, Carlos Giffoni, Alan Licht & Lee Ranaldo--Nothing Makes Any Sense

Original sealed CD of a live show recorded at Tonic in 2007, released by No Fun Productions. Gatefold hard cardboard digipak with "liner notes" by Peter Laughner. Cover art by Lee Ranaldo.

Laughner had been dead for thirty years by then, hence the scare quotes...

The Soup Nazi · 11.06.2020, 05:32 PM

Sorry, a little late on this one (but still plenty of time):

New message from Sonic Youth Archive

Sonic Youth Bandcamp Sale

use the code "turnblue" and receive 10% off any physical or digital Sonic Youth bandcamp puchases from tonight 11/5 until midnight Sunday 11/9

https://sonicyoutharchive.bandcamp.com/

The Soup Nazi · 12.04.2020, 12:40 AM

The year's last Bandcamp Friday starts in a coupla hours, and the sonic cats have new goodness for us. First:

Live In Copenhagen 2000

A good snapshot into the Sonics' live state of mind circa 2000 in the form of a sprawling, and often exploratory set of some standards and five tracks from their recently-released NYC Ghosts & Flowers. While not pleasant to invoke the infamous gear theft in California prior to that album's birth, it's somewhat important for perspective here. The creation of the album not only inspired recommission of guitars that hadn't been dragged out in a long time (as well as breaking in new gear), but the band's creation process itself became revamped in a way definitely reflected in the twisting, expansive record. I always kinda thought of it as a big ball of twine, with all the individual components being dense yet leaving great space for its players; Jim O'Rourke's studio aid evolved into him joining the live lineup here allowing often for Kim's guitar figures to factor more into the equation. When Lee announces at the top of the set "we're gonna take our time tonight and play real slow and long," ensuing opener "Schizophrenia" swirls more delicately than some of the roaring '87 initial live versions, though throttlers like "White Kross" and "Brother James" stoke up the usual fire and add additional blast with the expanded lineup.

But showcasing of the new songs here is the key stamp of this gig, which plays like a soundtrack more than just a standard rock gig. On record and as a concept, the LP most certainly illuminated the spirit of NYC's fiery poetic past (especially the late 60's) where writers, free-verse-spielers, jazz musicians, impressionist filmmakers blurred and co-existed. While SY always processed/re-zoned/reflected the multi-culti elements of NYC live, their transferral of these particular songs to live forum made for a heightened meditative element to their rock experience more than ever (to this point). "Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)" steams and simmers into long passages of Kim's free intonations, the slow cauldron bubble of "Lightnin's" intro over the mild traffic free-jam of FX is reminiscent of her call-and-response ala "Ghost Bitch's" disruptive stew of yore. "Free City Rhymes" features a slow burn of arpeggios and harmonics with Thurston's voice also in hovering/orating mode, and Lee's natural Beat penchant to infuse such lyrical approach into SY's overall vibe is at high tide on "NYC Ghosts & Flowers", a real set peak. "Renegade Princess'" Neu-chug gives way to a long cool-outro with geyser-like emissions of shifting shapes and new brushstrokes.

This gig is the sound of the band locking down new live potential and vocab, easing back when needed to let the colors blend into the mix, new phrases to evolve, letting songs rise and fall naturally. While these particular poetic/collage-like elements in the setlist are punctuated by some classics, you can almost sense SY were about to embark on a live period that spotlighted their enthusiasm to chase down all the sounds this new lineup and instrumentation hinted at. Surely it wasn't long before the SYR recordings and often fully-instrumental live sets sans the classics started to pop into focus, but for now this show, like NYC itself, displays the great pastiche of elements coming together to create something all new.

- Brian Turner

The Soup Nazi · 12.04.2020, 12:45 AM

And second... the last Wylde Ratttz number. NOOOOO - I WANT MORE RATTTZ! Oh well.

Shed

The Wylde Ratttz recorded an epic late night of improvised instrumental space jams during their 1997 album sessions. SHED/SACK/PLUG is the fourth and final of a series of singles and eps of those recordings.

released December 4, 2020

Ron Asheton: Guitar.
Sean Ono Lennon: Multitronics.
Thurston Moore: Guitar, electronics.
Steve Shelley: Drums, percussion.
Mike "Pipe" Watt: Bass, Beam.

Produced by Don Fleming for Instant Mayhem Productions
Recorded and mixed by Bil Emmons in NYC, 1997
Mastered by Greg Calbi

The Ron Asheton Foundation carries on charity work that Ron spent many years quietly doing in the Ann Arbor community where he had such strong ties. The RAF post a lot of killer Asheton and Stooges content, so check out their socials and website.

The Soup Nazi · 12.24.2020, 12:29 PM

New message from Sonic Youth Archive

use the code "santadoesntcopout" and receive 10% off any physical or digital Sonic Youth bandcamp purchases from today 12/24 until midnight Sunday 12/27

https://sonicyoutharchive.bandcamp.com/

The Soup Nazi · 12.24.2020, 05:06 PM

New message from Vampire Blues

use the code "vampireblues" and receive 10% off any physical or digital Vampire Blues (and smells like records) physical or digital bandcamp purchases from today 12/24 until midnight Sunday 12/27 - includes vinyl, cds and digital from disappears-steve shelley-white/light, Gata Pirâmide, fuck, Spectre Folk, Hallogallo 2010, Scarnella, JP Shilo, Hungry Ghosts, John Wolfington and more

https://vampireblues.bandcamp.com/

hipster_bebop_junkie · 02.05.2021, 01:12 AM

Couch House Sound Live Session, by Disappears:
https://coachhousesounds.bandcamp.co...ive-session-12

blunderbuss · 02.05.2021, 01:42 PM

https://jefmertens.bandcamp.com/album/no-map

releases March 5, 2021

Electric gtr. recorded by Jef Mertens at Hum Palace mid to late 2020.

Add'l electric gtr. on In Between Textures recorded by Thurston Moore at Daydream Library - London, UK.

Realm To Realm solo saxophone track recorded by Jim Sauter in Sparkill, NY.

Add'l instruments on 'Our First Movement' recorded by Glen Steenkiste in Sint-Denijs, BE.

The Soup Nazi · 03.05.2021, 12:18 AM

New release from Thurston Moore with Zac Davis: 7/7/77

Recorded when Thurston Moore was hosting, archiving, and engaging with the subterranean global noise scene during its early-mid 2000s apex. Zac Davis was still a member of the notorious Lambsbread. The two connected through the channels of the East Coast/Midwest free-noise axis. The actual day of the recording, which was a mantra heads down swoop in the basement of 22 Round Hill Road Northampton Massachusetts, is lost to the fogs of dusted memory - its true organic providence. Zac released his own document of this event on his Maim & Disfigure CDR label in 2008. The recording here, from TM's machine, has a more pronounced sonic prayer fidelity. Zac lives by his own sky juice rules which are no rules. The music lives forever.

Feedback guitar: Thurston Moore
Feedback guitar: Zac Davis
recorded 2008, Ecstatic Peace Folk & Cinema basement

_tunic_ · 03.05.2021, 03:34 AM

Thurston contributed some guitar to one track on the new release NO MAP by Jef Mertens:
https://jefmertens.bandcamp.com/album/no-map

For the cassette freaks, be quick or you might miss the physical edition! There's also a 7", but it doesn't have the track with Thurston

(edit hours later: I now see that blunderbuss had already posted about this only two posts earlier. Apologies for not noticing

)

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As already posted on the other Bandcamp page, Alan Licht released a Covers album including his take on Tom Violence:

https://alanlicht.bandcamp.com/album...ions-1988-2020

Moshe · 03.05.2021, 05:22 AM

Hurricane Sandy Transcriptions (original demo)
by Lee Ranaldo

https://leeranaldo.bandcamp.com/albu...-original-demo

_tunic_ · 03.05.2021, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moshe

Hurricane Sandy Transcriptions (original demo)
by Lee Ranaldo

https://leeranaldo.bandcamp.com/albu...-original-demo

Damn, this is a beautiful piece! Totally different from the live rendition too, when he played it with the Kaleidoscop Ensemble in Amsterdam later in 2013 (my recording of it is still on Dime btw).
This demo version reminded me a bit of Lubomyr Melnyk's Windmills

greenlight · 03.05.2021, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moshe

Hurricane Sandy Transcriptions (original demo)
by Lee Ranaldo

https://leeranaldo.bandcamp.com/albu...-original-demo

seen it today. looking forward to hear it.

greenlight · 03.05.2021, 01:58 PM

whaaat? did not know Jeff is making guitar stuff as well. looking forward to hear it!

halgreen · 03.05.2021, 02:22 PM

https://alanlicht.bandcamp.com/album...ions-1988-2020

alan licht has an very out there cover of tom violence on this comp

hipster_bebop_junkie · 03.05.2021, 09:55 PM

Jumped on the Jef Mertens cassette like a ton of bricks. He recently released (for free) a Samara Lubelski solo tape via Dadaist Tapes as well. \m/...(>.<)…\m/

The Soup Nazi · 03.05.2021, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

\m/...(>.<)…\m/

I actually had to look that up.

musicplatypus · 03.06.2021, 02:49 AM

Lou Barlow: greatest S-Y cover, ever!

https://loubarlow.bandcamp.com/track/mary-christ

hipster_bebop_junkie · 04.01.2021, 02:59 AM

"Play Some Fucking Stooges" by Thurston Moore & Mats Gustafsson has made it to Bandcamp:
https://quasipoprecords.bandcamp.com...ucking-stooges

10.16.2020, 09:22 PM	#181
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	By The Fire in its entirety (as an album, with its own page and whatnot ) is now on Bandcamp. Download-only, though. A kind friend ordered me a copy from Forced Exposure. Anyway, https://thurstonmoore1.bandcamp.com/album/by-the-fire __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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10.20.2020, 10:33 PM	#182
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	From Alan Licht's Bandcamp page: Nels Cline, Carlos Giffoni, Alan Licht & Lee Ranaldo--Nothing Makes Any Sense Original sealed CD of a live show recorded at Tonic in 2007, released by No Fun Productions. Gatefold hard cardboard digipak with "liner notes" by Peter Laughner. Cover art by Lee Ranaldo. Laughner had been dead for thirty years by then, hence the scare quotes... __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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11.06.2020, 05:32 PM	#183
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	Sorry, a little late on this one (but still plenty of time): New message from Sonic Youth Archive Sonic Youth Bandcamp Sale use the code "turnblue" and receive 10% off any physical or digital Sonic Youth bandcamp puchases from tonight 11/5 until midnight Sunday 11/9 https://sonicyoutharchive.bandcamp.com/ __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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12.04.2020, 12:40 AM	#184
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	The year's last Bandcamp Friday starts in a coupla hours, and the sonic cats have new goodness for us. First: Live In Copenhagen 2000 A good snapshot into the Sonics' live state of mind circa 2000 in the form of a sprawling, and often exploratory set of some standards and five tracks from their recently-released NYC Ghosts & Flowers. While not pleasant to invoke the infamous gear theft in California prior to that album's birth, it's somewhat important for perspective here. The creation of the album not only inspired recommission of guitars that hadn't been dragged out in a long time (as well as breaking in new gear), but the band's creation process itself became revamped in a way definitely reflected in the twisting, expansive record. I always kinda thought of it as a big ball of twine, with all the individual components being dense yet leaving great space for its players; Jim O'Rourke's studio aid evolved into him joining the live lineup here allowing often for Kim's guitar figures to factor more into the equation. When Lee announces at the top of the set "we're gonna take our time tonight and play real slow and long," ensuing opener "Schizophrenia" swirls more delicately than some of the roaring '87 initial live versions, though throttlers like "White Kross" and "Brother James" stoke up the usual fire and add additional blast with the expanded lineup. But showcasing of the new songs here is the key stamp of this gig, which plays like a soundtrack more than just a standard rock gig. On record and as a concept, the LP most certainly illuminated the spirit of NYC's fiery poetic past (especially the late 60's) where writers, free-verse-spielers, jazz musicians, impressionist filmmakers blurred and co-existed. While SY always processed/re-zoned/reflected the multi-culti elements of NYC live, their transferral of these particular songs to live forum made for a heightened meditative element to their rock experience more than ever (to this point). "Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)" steams and simmers into long passages of Kim's free intonations, the slow cauldron bubble of "Lightnin's" intro over the mild traffic free-jam of FX is reminiscent of her call-and-response ala "Ghost Bitch's" disruptive stew of yore. "Free City Rhymes" features a slow burn of arpeggios and harmonics with Thurston's voice also in hovering/orating mode, and Lee's natural Beat penchant to infuse such lyrical approach into SY's overall vibe is at high tide on "NYC Ghosts & Flowers", a real set peak. "Renegade Princess'" Neu-chug gives way to a long cool-outro with geyser-like emissions of shifting shapes and new brushstrokes. This gig is the sound of the band locking down new live potential and vocab, easing back when needed to let the colors blend into the mix, new phrases to evolve, letting songs rise and fall naturally. While these particular poetic/collage-like elements in the setlist are punctuated by some classics, you can almost sense SY were about to embark on a live period that spotlighted their enthusiasm to chase down all the sounds this new lineup and instrumentation hinted at. Surely it wasn't long before the SYR recordings and often fully-instrumental live sets sans the classics started to pop into focus, but for now this show, like NYC itself, displays the great pastiche of elements coming together to create something all new. - Brian Turner __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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12.04.2020, 12:45 AM	#185
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	And second... the last Wylde Ratttz number. NOOOOO - I WANT MORE RATTTZ! Oh well. Shed The Wylde Ratttz recorded an epic late night of improvised instrumental space jams during their 1997 album sessions. SHED/SACK/PLUG is the fourth and final of a series of singles and eps of those recordings. released December 4, 2020 Ron Asheton: Guitar. Sean Ono Lennon: Multitronics. Thurston Moore: Guitar, electronics. Steve Shelley: Drums, percussion. Mike "Pipe" Watt: Bass, Beam. Produced by Don Fleming for Instant Mayhem Productions Recorded and mixed by Bil Emmons in NYC, 1997 Mastered by Greg Calbi The Ron Asheton Foundation carries on charity work that Ron spent many years quietly doing in the Ann Arbor community where he had such strong ties. The RAF post a lot of killer Asheton and Stooges content, so check out their socials and website. __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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12.24.2020, 12:29 PM	#186
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	New message from Sonic Youth Archive use the code "santadoesntcopout" and receive 10% off any physical or digital Sonic Youth bandcamp purchases from today 12/24 until midnight Sunday 12/27 https://sonicyoutharchive.bandcamp.com/ __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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12.24.2020, 05:06 PM	#187
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	New message from Vampire Blues use the code "vampireblues" and receive 10% off any physical or digital Vampire Blues (and smells like records) physical or digital bandcamp purchases from today 12/24 until midnight Sunday 12/27 - includes vinyl, cds and digital from disappears-steve shelley-white/light, Gata Pirâmide, fuck, Spectre Folk, Hallogallo 2010, Scarnella, JP Shilo, Hungry Ghosts, John Wolfington and more https://vampireblues.bandcamp.com/ __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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02.05.2021, 01:12 AM	#188
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 765	Couch House Sound Live Session, by Disappears: https://coachhousesounds.bandcamp.co...ive-session-12
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02.05.2021, 01:42 PM	#189
blunderbuss invito al cielo Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,523	https://jefmertens.bandcamp.com/album/no-map releases March 5, 2021 Electric gtr. recorded by Jef Mertens at Hum Palace mid to late 2020. Add'l electric gtr. on In Between Textures recorded by Thurston Moore at Daydream Library - London, UK. Realm To Realm solo saxophone track recorded by Jim Sauter in Sparkill, NY. Add'l instruments on 'Our First Movement' recorded by Glen Steenkiste in Sint-Denijs, BE.
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03.05.2021, 12:18 AM	#190
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 17,605	New release from Thurston Moore with Zac Davis: 7/7/77 Recorded when Thurston Moore was hosting, archiving, and engaging with the subterranean global noise scene during its early-mid 2000s apex. Zac Davis was still a member of the notorious Lambsbread. The two connected through the channels of the East Coast/Midwest free-noise axis. The actual day of the recording, which was a mantra heads down swoop in the basement of 22 Round Hill Road Northampton Massachusetts, is lost to the fogs of dusted memory - its true organic providence. Zac released his own document of this event on his Maim & Disfigure CDR label in 2008. The recording here, from TM's machine, has a more pronounced sonic prayer fidelity. Zac lives by his own sky juice rules which are no rules. The music lives forever. Feedback guitar: Thurston Moore Feedback guitar: Zac Davis recorded 2008, Ecstatic Peace Folk & Cinema basement __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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03.05.2021, 03:34 AM	#191
_tunic_ invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I could live in eurHope Posts: 3,765	Thurston contributed some guitar to one track on the new release NO MAP by Jef Mertens: https://jefmertens.bandcamp.com/album/no-map For the cassette freaks, be quick or you might miss the physical edition! There's also a 7", but it doesn't have the track with Thurston (edit hours later: I now see that blunderbuss had already posted about this only two posts earlier. Apologies for not noticing ) ‐---------- As already posted on the other Bandcamp page, Alan Licht released a Covers album including his take on Tom Violence: https://alanlicht.bandcamp.com/album...ions-1988-2020 __________________ what comes first, the music or the words?
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03.05.2021, 05:22 AM	#192
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,823	Hurricane Sandy Transcriptions (original demo) by Lee Ranaldo https://leeranaldo.bandcamp.com/albu...-original-demo
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03.05.2021, 01:58 PM	#195
greenlight invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,143	whaaat? did not know Jeff is making guitar stuff as well. looking forward to hear it! __________________
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03.05.2021, 02:22 PM	#196
halgreen stalker Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 467	https://alanlicht.bandcamp.com/album...ions-1988-2020 alan licht has an very out there cover of tom violence on this comp
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03.05.2021, 09:55 PM	#197
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 765	Jumped on the Jef Mertens cassette like a ton of bricks. He recently released (for free) a Samara Lubelski solo tape via Dadaist Tapes as well. \m/...(>.<)…\m/
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03.06.2021, 02:49 AM	#199
musicplatypus little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 72	Lou Barlow: greatest S-Y cover, ever! https://loubarlow.bandcamp.com/track/mary-christ
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04.01.2021, 02:59 AM	#200
hipster_bebop_junkie 100% Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 765	"Play Some Fucking Stooges" by Thurston Moore & Mats Gustafsson has made it to Bandcamp: https://quasipoprecords.bandcamp.com...ucking-stooges
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