top non "proper" album songs and releases

ni'k · 06.18.2008, 02:27 PM

i think there's a lot of people like myself who are only really familiar with the self titled to rather ripped side of sonic youth - and feel confused when it comes to all the side projects/collaborations/15,923rd thurston solo noise jam he recorded in his sleep last wednesday.

so what stuff do you think is worth investigating for those of us who like the poppier side but arent averse to giving the more freeform noise whatever stuff a go?

HECKLER SPRAY · 06.18.2008, 02:37 PM

Psychic Hearts maybe ?

This Is Not Here · 06.18.2008, 03:13 PM

Hmmm, perhaps some of their soundtrack stuff (Made In USA, Demonlover), its still noisy experimental loveliness but shorter, more varied tracks. I think alot of people who aren't used to it get bored/overwhelmed/threatened by a track thats over 8 minutes in length, so perhaps they should steer away from SYR initially. Certainly if I'd heard SYRs when i first heard Goo and Dirty i would have been so like totes wtf?, foresooth?

Moshe · 06.18.2008, 03:17 PM

dim stars!

HECKLER SPRAY · 06.18.2008, 03:20 PM

Free Kitten !!!

Rob Instigator · 06.18.2008, 03:39 PM

any Free Kitten output is good stuff to check out.

thurston;s solo stuff, psychic hearts and trees ....academy are also good, though both vare different types of albums

acousticrock87 · 06.18.2008, 03:46 PM

Sonic Death is pretty fucking awesome, if that counts.

acousticrock87 · 06.18.2008, 03:47 PM

Oh I didn't read the part about poppier stuff. Maybe it's awesome.

nicfit · 06.18.2008, 03:49 PM

Suburbia soundtrack

uhler · 06.18.2008, 03:49 PM

sonic death is poppy as hell. even more so than rather ripped.

xxlouiisxx · 06.18.2008, 04:08 PM

sonic death is pretty boring

Rob Instigator · 06.18.2008, 04:17 PM

not the backwards second side on the acssette!

live sonic always rules

ni'k · 06.18.2008, 04:25 PM

actually i should have made it more clear - ive heard all these releases. i meant stuff a bit more obscure than that- i wouldnt mind giving some of the solo noise stuff a go but theres so much of it

Rob Instigator · 06.18.2008, 04:31 PM

ahhhh! You gots to give us specifics!

acousticrock87 · 06.18.2008, 04:31 PM

The best thing to do with a band like SY is to pick randomly. Taste varies way too much. Not everything they put out is good, but it's all good to someone. Just be spontaneous about it.

noisereductions · 06.18.2008, 04:34 PM

hurricane floyd

ni'k · 06.18.2008, 05:07 PM

ok - stuff thats like karen koltrane - stuff that might have more hooks than just random noise - or possibly unrandom noise my ears just cant understand yet -

whorefrost · 06.18.2008, 05:44 PM

Thurston Moore - Klangfarbenmelodie
Lee Ranaldo/Birchville Cat Motel - 30th December 2004
Lee Ranaldo - Amarillo Ramp

whorefrost · 06.18.2008, 08:16 PM

Also, the Bark Haze CD on Important would be good for testing the waters of improv/sonik skronk

ni'k · 06.18.2008, 08:17 PM

cheers. love amarillo ramp already

06.18.2008, 02:27 PM	#1
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	i think there's a lot of people like myself who are only really familiar with the self titled to rather ripped side of sonic youth - and feel confused when it comes to all the side projects/collaborations/15,923rd thurston solo noise jam he recorded in his sleep last wednesday. so what stuff do you think is worth investigating for those of us who like the poppier side but arent averse to giving the more freeform noise whatever stuff a go?
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This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	Hmmm, perhaps some of their soundtrack stuff (Made In USA, Demonlover), its still noisy experimental loveliness but shorter, more varied tracks. I think alot of people who aren't used to it get bored/overwhelmed/threatened by a track thats over 8 minutes in length, so perhaps they should steer away from SYR initially. Certainly if I'd heard SYRs when i first heard Goo and Dirty i would have been so like totes wtf?, foresooth? __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,896	dim stars!
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	any Free Kitten output is good stuff to check out. thurston;s solo stuff, psychic hearts and trees ....academy are also good, though both vare different types of albums __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Sonic Death is pretty fucking awesome, if that counts.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Oh I didn't read the part about poppier stuff. Maybe it's awesome.
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Suburbia soundtrack __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	sonic death is poppy as hell. even more so than rather ripped.
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06.18.2008, 04:08 PM	#11
xxlouiisxx little trouble girl Join Date: May 2008 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 74	sonic death is pretty boring
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06.18.2008, 04:17 PM	#12
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	not the backwards second side on the acssette! live sonic always rules __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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06.18.2008, 04:25 PM	#13
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	actually i should have made it more clear - ive heard all these releases. i meant stuff a bit more obscure than that- i wouldnt mind giving some of the solo noise stuff a go but theres so much of it
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06.18.2008, 04:31 PM	#14
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	ahhhh! You gots to give us specifics! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	hurricane floyd
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06.18.2008, 05:07 PM	#17
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	ok - stuff thats like karen koltrane - stuff that might have more hooks than just random noise - or possibly unrandom noise my ears just cant understand yet -
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whorefrost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arrived in Smoke, Arrived in Gold Posts: 2,569	Thurston Moore - Klangfarbenmelodie Lee Ranaldo/Birchville Cat Motel - 30th December 2004 Lee Ranaldo - Amarillo Ramp __________________ hehehe
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whorefrost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arrived in Smoke, Arrived in Gold Posts: 2,569	Also, the Bark Haze CD on Important would be good for testing the waters of improv/sonik skronk __________________ hehehe
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06.18.2008, 08:17 PM	#20
ni'k invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,360	cheers. love amarillo ramp already
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