''SYR1: Anagrama'' is an
EP by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
band
Sonic Youth. It was released in May 1997, and was the first in a series of experimental and mostly instrumental releases issued on the band's own
SYR label.
Background
The liner notes for ''Anagrama'' were written in
French, starting a tradition of having the liner notes of SYR releases written in foreign languages.
Track listing
Personnel
Sonic Youth
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Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Mo ...
– vocals, guitar
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Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...
– vocals, bass
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Lee Ranaldo
Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...
– vocals, guitar
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Steve Shelley – drums
Technical
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Wharton Tiers
Wharton Tiers (born 1953, in Philadelphia) is an American audio engineer, record producer, drummer and percussionist.
Biography
After receiving a diploma from Villanova University (Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania), he moved to ...
–
engineering
Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...
* Greg Calbi –
mastering
References
External links
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1997 EPs
Sonic Youth EPs
Post-rock EPs
Experimental rock EPs
Noise rock EPs
Sonic Youth Recordings albums