SYR3: Invito Al Cielo
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SYR3: Invito Al Ĉielo is an EP by Sonic Youth
. It was the third in a series of experimental releases put out on the band's own SYR
label, leading up to the release of their 1998 record A Thousand Leaves
. For SYR3 the band collaborated with producer and musician Jim O'Rourke
; his continuing work with the group after SYR3 resulted in O'Rourke becoming an official member of Sonic Youth by 2002's Murray Street
.
SYR3 follows the band's tradition of having the liner notes for SYR releases written in foreign languages, in this case using Esperanto
. However the words that Kim Gordon is heard singing are in English.
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 third in a series of 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, leading up to the release of their 1998 record 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....
. For SYR3 the band collaborated with producer and musician Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
; his continuing work with the group after SYR3 resulted in O'Rourke becoming an official member of Sonic Youth by 2002's Murray Street
Murray Street (album)
Murray Street is the twelfth album by Sonic Youth. It was released in 2002. It was the first album by the group to feature Jim O'Rourke as an official fifth member.Members of noise improv group Borbetomagus appear on "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style"...
.
SYR3 follows the band's tradition of having the liner notes for SYR releases written in foreign languages, in this case using Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
. However the words that Kim Gordon is heard singing are in English.
Track listing
- "Invito Al Ĉielo" – 20:54 (translation: "An Invitation to Heaven")
- "Hungara Vivo" – 6:16 (translation: "Hungarian Life")
- "Radio-Amatoroj" – 29:21 (translation: "Radio Amateurs")