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Initially inspired by the noise experimentation of Glenn Branca--with whom most of the band have performed--as well as the heavy garage rock- acid-rock of The Stooges, they were known for using a variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and for applying screwdrivers or other preparations to guitars to alter the instruments' timbre.
The band currently consists of Kim Gordon ( bass guitar, guitar, vocals), Thurston Moore ( guitar, vocals), Lee Ranaldo ( guitar, vocals), Steve Shelley ( drums 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa- present) and Jim O'RourkeJim O'Rourke (born 1969) is an American musician and producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene. In late 2001, he moved to New York City. Known for his idiosyncratic tastes, and regarded as something as an expert on mo ( guitar, bass guitar, synthesizerThe term "synthesiser" is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. This article is about the musical instrument. A synthesizer (spelling var. synthesiser is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce, laptopA laptop computer (also known as notebook computer) is a small mobile personal computer, usually weighing around from 1 to 3 kilograms (2 to 7 pounds). Notebooks smaller than an A4 sheet of paper and weighing around 1 kg are sometimes called sub-notebooks) ( 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri-present). Their most recent release, Sonic Nurse was released on June 7, 2004.
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Supposedly their name mocks the preponderance of bands with the name 'youth' in the title in NYC in the early 1980s. They were associated with the " No Wave" art/music scene in New York City, but have outlasted most associated bands.
Sonic Youth have gradually incorporated more conventional elements of pop music, while still maintaining an experimental quality. On Sonic Youth's earliest albums, including EVOL and Bad Moon Rising, the listener can hear the band beautifully sculpting pop songs from feedback and distortion. By Daydream Nation ( 1986), Sonic Youth had perfected this style, becoming virtuosic sculptors of guitar noise.
Managing to stay afloat in the cut-throat music industry financially while maintaining some sense of self and dignity, Sonic Youth have proved highly influential on underground rock music. They were particularly important in the growth of grunge: their 1991 tour with the then-unknown Nirvana being captured in the film . Sonic Youth's influence as tastemakers continued with their discovery of avant skateboard video director Spike Jonze and their revival of Macaulay Culkin via Vincent Gallo.
In the meantime, members of the band diversified their talents. Kim Gordon started an MTV-adored fashion label X-Girl, based in L.A. Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore have played with many experimental/noise musicians, including William Hooker, Don Dietrich, Christian Marclay and Mission of Burma, among others. Steve Shelley has been involved in running the Smells Like Records and SYR record labels, as well as playing in backing bands for Chan Marshall ( Cat Power) and Two Dollar Guitar .
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band began releasing a number of records on their own Hoboken, New Jersey-based label SYR. These records featured experimental artists such as Jim O'Rourke, Yoko Ono, and, on Goodbye 20th Century (1999), the works of experimental classical composers such as John Cage, Steve Reich and Christian Wolff.
The band was busy working on their 2002 album Murray Street in their NYC studio during the September 11, 2001 attacks. They were kept out of the studio for several weeks following the attacks.
In 1994, journalist Alec Foege published a full-length biography of the band called Confusion is Next: The Sonic Youth Story. Sonic Youth's career is also chronicled in Our Band Could Be Your Life, a study of several important american underground rock groups by Michael Azerrad.
Former personnel include Richard Edson (drums 1981-1982), Bob Bert (drums 1982-1986), Jim Sclavunos (drums 1982-1983) and Ann DeMarinis ( keyboards 1981-1982) Edson left the band to appear in movies such as Platoon and Stranger Than Paradise. Bert was later involved in No Wave descendants Pussy Galore and Boss Hogg , among others. Jim Sclavunos is currently involved in The Bad Seeds with Nick Cave, in addition to his own band The Vanity Set .
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