Sonic Youth Recordings

	Sonic Youth Recordings Sonic Youth Recordings (sometimes referred to as SYR) is a record label established by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth in 1996. SYR was set up to allow the band to release records by themselves and their friends without the commercial pressures of a major label. As a result, the work on this label tends towards free improvisation and experimental music. The records that Sonic Youth themselves released on this label follow a tradition where each album is released in a different language. '' SYR1'' has song titles and album sleeve artwork in French; '' SYR2'' is in Dutch, '' SYR3'' is in Esperanto, '' SYR4'' is in English, '' SYR5'' is in Japanese, '' SYR6'' is in Lithuanian, '' SYR7'' is in Arpitan, '' SYR8'' is in Danish, ''SYR9'' is in French, and ''AUG5'' is in English. Discography * Sonic Youth - '' SYR1: Anagrama'' (1997) * Sonic Youth - '' SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom'' (1997) * Sonic Youth/ Jim O'Rourke - '' SYR3: Invito Al Ĉielo'' (1998) * Sonic Youth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. 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 short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (bass, keyboards, guitar) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005, and Mark Ibold (guitar, bass) was a member from 2006 to 2011. Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do" using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings while preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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