New Sonic Youth


Thurston Moore @ ATP NY

Sonic Youth has been trying out some new songs live lately that will probably be on their first album under Matador. Here are videos of two new songs they played last weekend in Italy on video, and then you can download the audio of the entire show in FLAC:

“Mars”:

“No Way”:

Download Lossless Torrent of Sonic Youth (10/11/08) Bolzano, Italy

A few more videos from this show:

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All Tomorrow’s Parties NY Day 1 (Friday): Don’t Look Back, There are 3000 Hipsters Standing Behind You

After a great week in NYC (of which I will have more reports on when I get back), we headed to the Catskills for ATP. The event is taking place at a resort called Kutshers, but we were staying at the other official resort called The Raleigh. I overheard someone describe The Raleigh as “straight out of The Shining”, and that pretty much nailed it. This has got to be the weirdest place I have ever stayed.

We then headed up to the festival after checking in and had to wait in a very long line to exchange our tickets for wristbands. Festivals being marred in logistics issues always seems to be the case, and ATP was no exception, but nothing I haven’t come to expect. After getting my press pass secured and grabbing some grub from their “food court” consisting of two food booths, we headed right down in front of the main stage, and Atlanta’s greatest music fan, Kenny Crucial, was holding down the rail right next to us most of the night. I made it down there a few songs into the Meat Puppets doing their II album just in time to hear one of my favs, “Plateau”. The Meat Puppets were really good, and since this was pretty much their only album that I knew well, it was a greatest hits show for me. The guitarist was shredding hard and their bassist had such a goofy on stage persona.

Next up was Tortoise doing Millions Now Living Will Never Die. I made a point to not really listen to any of these albums before heading up here so they would feel fresh, and for some reason I hadn’t really listened to any Tortoise in forever despite them being one of my “entry bands” into good music so long ago. As they did their set beautifully, I realized that I still knew this album frontwards and back, and it was so enjoyable to listen to. I know I haven’t really mentioned this band much around Ohmpark since I started it, but there is no doubt in mind that these guys are some of the best of the best.

After that it was time for Thurston Moore doing his Psychic Hearts album. As much as I am obsessed with Sonic Youth, I really never got into this album the few times I had listened to it before. Now, I will take listening to Thurston any time, any day, and the set was great, with Steve Shelley on drums again, but I have to say that Psychic Hearts is not exactly in my upper stratosphere of SY related music. But regardless of my hang ups, it was certainly a crowd pleaser with the older hipster crowd that populated this thing. While there were a few “pubesters” rolling around, the audience for this festival has been pretty damn cool so far.

Finally, it was time for the event I was most excited about, Built To Spill performing Perfect From Now On. There is probably no album that has more personal meaning to me than this one, and my highest of expectations were not disappointed. I had seen them play abridged versions of songs from PFNO many times, but for this one, they played the most loyal versions of the songs I have ever heard, only adding a few extended jams here and there. After they finished out the album, they did a stunning rendition of “Goin’ Against Your Mind” to close out the set. They did an encore consisting of one my favs, “Stab” and closed with “Car” complete with a 15 minute jammout at the end. There is just no way i can describe accurately how great this set was for me.

Anyways, I have to run and catch some more music. More updates coming, and Biggie C is taking some gorgeous photos we will have for you next week.

The Sonic Youth Live Recordings Lossless Archive

If you’re looking to listen to some live shows from one of the greatest bands to ever exist, there is now a really sweet resource. A badass Sonic Youth trader has put together a great site that includes shows spanning their entire career and solo and side projects. Get some:

Sonic Youth Live Recording Lossless Archive

A Random MP3 Trilogy

So I feel like posting a few random tracks. I bought The Breeders‘ new album, Mountain Battles, the day after it came out and so far I don’t really know what to think of it. At moments I love it and others I want to turn it off. It feels like it is in another world from how I remember Title TK, which reminds me I need to jam that one again. I may end up totally falling in love with this one, or I might stop listening to it and never think about it again, but regardless, this song is great:

The Breeders : Mountain Battles : Bang On

Sonic Youth recently reissued their 1988 Ep Master-Dik, which I hadn’t heard before this. I picked it up, and it is really cool. Here’s a little cover from it:

Sonic Youth : Master-Dik : Beat On The Brat (The Ramones)

Finally, our very own Eric Guenther (From Exile) has started a music blog where he is releasing original music for free. The latest installment is a remix of a youtube video we had on here a couple of weeks ago that is really hilarious. He even dubbed in a badass guitar solo at the end. Check it out:

Southwest Dekalb Drum Majors : Bitch You Ride The Marta Bus (Eric Guenther mix)

Video Of The Day: Thurston Moore

We heart Thurston:

Torrent Of The Day: Thurston Moore (9/29/2007)

Thurston Moore aka 1/2 old SY 2007-09-29 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC (16-bit) (FLAC)

Thurston moore band
Sept 29 2007
Rock and roll hotel
Washington dc
Mics>dat dat>aes/ebu>cd cd>eac>sf6>flac>td>you

Review by a member of the now defunct Q And Not U in the washington post:

Tuesday, October 2, 2007; Page C05
Thurston Moore
“I don’t shut up, I grow up. And when I look at you, I throw up.” you might remember that classic playground taunt from the ’80s coming-of-age flick “Stand by Me,” but it’s also an apt description of Thurston Moore’s performance at Rock & Roll Hotel Saturday night. Almost 30 years after forming legendary rock outfit Sonic Youth, the 49-year-old singer-guitarist is still making a racket, unfurling cuts from his new solo disc, “Trees Outside the Academy.”

And then there’s the “throw up” part: Moore discreetly puked on his guitar during “Off Work” — a grungy new instrumental reminiscent of Sonic Youth’s 1992 alterna-hit “100%.” Thankfully, the illness was only momentary and the poor guy laughed it off, dedicating his next tune, “Fri/End,” to “my friends” at a certain local eatery where he’d dined earlier that day.
Moore may have been strumming an acoustic guitar, but things got plenty noisy thanks to a backing troupe that featured Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, No Neck Blues Band bassist Matt Heyner, violinist Samara Lubelski and guitarist Chris Brokaw. The four players added grit, but without overpowering those evocative melodies that perpetually reside beneath Sonic Youth’s distortion-happy outer crust.
The set’s highlight came early with “The Shape Is in a Trance,” as Moore’s guitar work evoked both classic Sonic Youth and the weathered melancholy of Neil Young. Forgive the expression, Thurston, but that jam is totally sick.
– Chris Richards

1. Frozen Gtr
2. The Shape Is In a Trance
3. Silver > Blue
4. Off Work
5. Fri/End
6. Wonderful Witches
7. Never Day
8. Honest James
9. Trees Outside The Academy
10. Queen Bee & Her Pals
11. Feathers
12. Staring Statues
13. Patti Smith Math Scratch
14. Psychic Hearts

Video Of The Day: The Year Punk Broke

Most of the Ohmpark crew is up in the wilderness over the extended weekend, but while i have internet for a brief minute, here’s a great documentary on Sonic Youth and Nirvana on tour in Europe in 1991 that you must watch if you have never seen it. Here’s all hour and a half of it:

Monday Mash-Up

So at first i didn’t know what to think about the new Smashing Pumpkins album, but the more i listen to it and get comfortable with it the more I like it. Here’s a track i like alot:

Smashing Pumpkins : Zeitgeist : Neverlost
Here’s a little something to jam out to:

Sonic Youth : A Thousand Leaves : Hits Of Sunshine
Another classic:

Ugly Cassanova : Sharpen Your Teeth : Hotcha Girls
Here’s some interesting releases out tommorrow that i’m excited about:









Here’s some Tokyo Police Club:

Here’s The Shins:

For the Atlanta college kids like me, Summer 2007 is over. I went to some cool fests, saw some great shows, and had a fun time so I leave you with this today:

Grandaddy : Just Like The Fambly Cat : Summer…It’s Gone

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