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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
All the SYR releases are challenging to listen to. This is more challenging than some, and less than others; whether you approach the problem of learning to swim by diving into a fast flowing or slow flowing river is moot; but with SYR you will be dampened... I suppose my feeling is that you might as well get properly drowned as only a litte; so i'd start with the second, more dense part "slapkammers" if, howver, you only wish to test the waters, then Annagramma is your bag. (should you feel like taking up aqua-aerobics whilst wearing concrete overshoes, then "goodbye 20th century" is the one)
I don't see that it is possible not to buy all of the SYR ouvres if you have one; they are just too fascinating. I feel slightly cynical that sonic youth could have packaged all of the 1st 3 eps into a single album with some coherence, but marketed them this way for kookyness and art (oh and perhaps money too!). if they had done so, there could be a just accusation that this ep is all the filler and lesser material. that might explain why this one is separate from slapkammers. these tracks would reduce slapkammers somewhat. the next question, of course, is why release it at all? well, out of the shadow of the other works, it's pretty good; and context can't prevent art. the whole ep approach obviates the need for albums and "B-sides" releases, so this is probably "valid" to that extent.
I don't see that it is possible not to buy all of the SYR ouvres if you have one; they are just too fascinating. I feel slightly cynical that sonic youth could have packaged all of the 1st 3 eps into a single album with some coherence, but marketed them this way for kookyness and art (oh and perhaps money too!). if they had done so, there could be a just accusation that this ep is all the filler and lesser material. that might explain why this one is separate from slapkammers. these tracks would reduce slapkammers somewhat. the next question, of course, is why release it at all? well, out of the shadow of the other works, it's pretty good; and context can't prevent art. the whole ep approach obviates the need for albums and "B-sides" releases, so this is probably "valid" to that extent.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
sonic youth with the syr records experiment new free structures into music, the syr 3 is a very deep listenning album taking you miles away. The experience of sonic youth in improvisation is transmitted to the following records you can ear noises from the syr 3 in the first track of nyc ghosts and flowers. anyway syr 3 doesn't look like at all with what they do before and after it's a wonderful record maybe a little bit difficult of access but it"'s such a wonderful trip
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Impressive Experimental Noise
12 Mar 1999
Format:Audio CD
Pure noise? Probably. Pretentious? Possibly. Beautiful and engaging nonetheless? Yes. Boring (as a previous reviewer charged)? Definitely not! This is arguably the finest of the three SYR EPs released thus far. Two of the tracks run far beyond the 20 minute mark. Chicago avant garde guitarist Jim O'Rourke adds his own guitar noise and assists in the production. I'm not sure I get all the references people have made to 20th century post-classicalism, but perhaps I haven't given the album enough spins yet. We even get a bit of Kim Gordon's faux-beat rambling mixed very low in the mix. At times, one can hear what sounds like horns and bells, but who knows, perhaps those are just mutated guitar tones. I personally like to put all three SYRs in the changer with My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" and Autechre's "AE" and hit random play. Definitely makes an interesting listen. If you are at all interested in post-rock experimentalism or listening to guitar amps and effects units being tortured (always good, clean fun), by all means acquire this EP and the two preceding ones. I am highly looking forward to the next three SYR EPs that are supposed to be released by the end of this year.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Not pop, thank goodness
26 Sep 2001
Format:Audio CD
This album is worth buying for Kim Gordon's trumpet playing alone! Her style on the horn owes alot to her vocal method: calm, world-weary and quietly amused. That's how it sounds to me, anyways. Jim O'Rourke also plays on the record, and his presence lends it a few more non-guitar sounds than are heard on the other early SYRs--and with that a bit less guitar sound--but especially on the third track the electronics blend wonderfully with what the other Sonics are doing. Note: this isn't really a pop record, and if you expect it to be you'll probably be disappointed. But if you're in the mood for 50 minutes of beautiful sounds and slow yet inevitable development, this is the record for you. And it rocks quite a bit towards the end, too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Sonics at Home
29 Nov 2001
Format:Audio CD
SYR 3 is an excellent example of Sonic Youth's ability to improvise as a whole unit for really as long as they wish. This record definately steps away from recognizable songs they have produced, but more resembles the solo/collaborational works of Thurston Moore or Lee Ranaldo. A great cd that makes the rounds of types of experimental/improv music: from atonal, to static, to noise to harmonies and collapse. Very important for Sonic Youth fans that are interested in knowing what they do when not faced with a contract from DGC.
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