Artist	Song
Lee Ranaldo	Spiral Hill
Lee Ranaldo	Drift 4
Lee Ranaldo	Broken Circle
Lee Ranaldo	Some Hammering
Lee Ranaldo	To Mary (x2)
Lee Ranaldo	Lathe Speaks
Lee Ranaldo	Destruction Site
Lee Ranaldo	Florida Flower
Lee Ranaldo	Time Stands Still
Lee Ranaldo	Midnight Headlights
Lee Ranaldo	Slo Drone
Lee Ranaldo	Hard Left
Lee Ranaldo	King's Ogg
Lee Ranaldo	The Resolution
Lee Ranaldo	Fuzz-Locusts
Lee Ranaldo	Shift
Lee Ranaldo	The End of Life in America Angels

Comment:

Lee Ranaldo was/is a guitarist from Sonic Youth. Not Thurston Moore (the other guitarist) who was responsible for the more Pop-py, catchy stuff, but the one responsible for the crazy, textured, organic sonic assault which was present in many of their songs. This CD is a compilation of his solo stuff: soundscapes comprised almost solely of guitar distortion and feedback (with some spoken word here and there). Not the sort of music where you listen to the notes and the melodies, but rather where you listen to the infinitely intricate and warmly organic sounds that make up those notes. I hate these terms, but you could describe the music as "experimental" or "avant garde". Less 'music' than simply 'sound'; beautifully, purposefully, and meticulously manipulated sound. And what could be more musical than that? It's as good to really concentrate on and 'bury your ears into' as it is to have as background music, 'texturing' your conciousness, so to speak.

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