![]() In 1984, after sending tapes to specific independent record labels - remember, at this time there weren't many dealing with underground music as such, and most of them seemed to reside in the U.K. The European tour produced a self-released cassette titled Sonic Death (Ecstatic Peace, Thurston's own label, which he still maintains). They released an EP of their most outward and wild music to that point called Kill Yr Idols, which was available only in Germany (Zensor Records). Bert toured with the band as ft travailed through Europe throughout early 1983. ![]() all through the 1980s, playing in front of initially small - and completely freaked-out - audiences. Young post-punk hardcore bands like Black Flag, the Minutemen, the Meat Puppets and the Butthole Surfers became contemporaries, and Sonic Youth bought a van and crashed around the U.S.A. These drummers helped record the 1983 LP Confusion Is Sex, again on Neutral. Richard Edson left to be replaced by Bob Bert, and for an interim, Jim Sclavunos. The vibe was fresh and, though mirroring the nihilism of No Wave, had notions of forward positivity. With cheap guitars tuned to various hot-rodded tunings, they wrote songs like no one else. Through the mutual acquaintance of Branca - then known as a remarkable iconoclast of the new radical rock composer scene - they joined forces with Lee, who was playing with Branca's ensemble. She came to NYC, met up with Thurston, and they started playing together during the era (1978-79) of what is termed No Wave - harsh, challenging and abrasive music informed by rock, noise, jazz and modern composition/experimentation. ![]() Kim was in Los Angeles at the time studying as a visual artist. Lee and Thurston were witness to the original 1976-77 NYC CBGB/Max's scene of Television, Patti Smith, Suicide, the Ramones, etc. This is the band that made the eponymously titled mini-LP released in 1982 by Neutral Records, a label founded by NYC guitarist/composer Glenn Branca. Sonic Youth began in 1981 in downtown New York City with Thurston Moore on guitar and vocals Kim Gordon on bass, guitar and vocals Lee Ranaldo on guitar and vocals and Ann Demarinis on keyboards (she played for a very short bit). ![]()
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