SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom
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SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom is an EP by Sonic Youth
. It was the second in a series of mostly instrumental and experimental releases put out on the band's own SYR
label. SYR2 follows the band's tradition of having the liner notes of SYR releases written in foreign languages, in this case Dutch
. "Slaapkamers met slagroom" is Dutch for "bedrooms with whipped cream".
An error in the original production of the vinyl resulted in a small number of the initial vinyl pressings accidentally being on black, it is unknown how many of these were produced. After realized, the remaining production of the vinyl version were on clear blue vinyl. http://sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/ep42.html
An abbreviated version of the instrumental 17-minute title composition (with added vocals courtesy of Kim Gordon
) appears on the group's 1998 album A Thousand Leaves
(DGC
) as the song "The Ineffable Me". Additionally, a melody from "Stil" was fleshed into the song "Snare, Girl", also from A Thousand Leaves.
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
. It was the second in a series of mostly instrumental and experimental releases put out on the band's own SYR
Sonic Youth Recordings
Sonic Youth Recordings 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...
label. SYR2 follows the band's tradition of having the liner notes of SYR releases written in foreign languages, in this case Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
. "Slaapkamers met slagroom" is Dutch for "bedrooms with whipped cream".
An error in the original production of the vinyl resulted in a small number of the initial vinyl pressings accidentally being on black, it is unknown how many of these were produced. After realized, the remaining production of the vinyl version were on clear blue vinyl. http://sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/ep42.html
An abbreviated version of the instrumental 17-minute title composition (with added vocals courtesy of Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She has sung and played bass and guitar in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz...
) appears on the group's 1998 album A Thousand Leaves
A Thousand Leaves
A Thousand Leaves is an album by Sonic Youth. It was the group's first major album to be recorded in their private Manhattan studio, dubbed Echo Canyon....
(DGC
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
) as the song "The Ineffable Me". Additionally, a melody from "Stil" was fleshed into the song "Snare, Girl", also from A Thousand Leaves.
Track listing
- "Slaapkamers met slagroom" – 17:39 (translation: "Bedrooms With Whipped Cream")
- "Stil" – 7:25 (translation: "Quiet")
- "Herinneringen" – 3:26 (translation: "Memories")