SYR 1

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Total Tracks: 4   Total Length: 22:41

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good noise

Chiru

Very experimental: although it's not easy listening, it's well worth the effort. I especially like "Mieux: De Corrosion", but you should listen to the whole EP for full effect.

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Beautiful.

yrfriendgoo

Forget what you've heard about the SYR series. Both "Anagrama" and "Tremens" are wonderful, even if you're not into noise. Every Sonic Youth fan should own this.

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Excellent in part

Bmer

Download Anagrama first. This is a tremendous piece of music. The other tracks are OK.

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very good

tania

This is probably the closest to "accessible" for the SYR series... it's very good.

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Icon: Sonic Youth

By Kevin O'Donnell

They're one of the greatest bands to emerge in the last 30 years and have released as many consistent and interesting albums as bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and contemporaries Radiohead. They do one thing and they do it very well: loud, dense, atonal art-rock that's fused with tight guitar hooks and hummable melodies — even though none of the singers have proper singing chops and they've rarely played in standard guitar tunings. But… more »

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Sonic Youth invested the money they earned as Lollapalooza headliners in 1995 in a new studio. Owning their own studio gave them the freedom to experiment as they were recording, since they no longer had to pay rental fees. To inaugurate their new studio, they set out to record a series of experimental instrumental EPs with engineer Wharton Tiers, all of which would be released on the quartet’s own label. With its winding, elliptical improvised instrumentals, SYR 1 set the tone for the entire series. Musically, the EP isn’t far removed from the instrumental sections on Sister or Daydream Nation, but this music isn’t merely waves of feedback — it’s considered, detailed, and bizarrely accessible. Like the epic “The Diamond Sea,” the four songs have shifting sonic colors, as simple riffs build and intertwine, crossing over each other before finding a new path. It’s closer to avant-garde than rock, but the music isn’t purely cerebral, either. Recognizable statements float in and out of the mix, providing something of a touchstone for the free-form explorations. SYR 1 also has brevity on its side. The EP lasts 25 minutes — which is just enough time to provide an exciting blueprint for a new era of Sonic Youth. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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