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Thurston Moore has unveiled the second song from his forthcoming album — an electrifying new tune entitled ‘Isadora’; it is an ode to longtime muse Isadora Duncan. The track, out on his label The Daydream Library Series today, on “Bandcamp Friday”, March 3, 2023 — comes from a session with Thurston’s London-based group, including bassist Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine),guitarist James Sedwards (Nøught), percussionist Jem Doulton (Róisín Murphy), electronic music wizard Jon Leidecker (Negativland) with lyrics by London-based poet Radieux Radio.
Recorded at Total Refreshment Centre by Kristian Craig Robinson and Mixed by Margo Broom at Hermitage Works in London.
‘Isadora’ is the second single from a forthcoming album and is accompanied by a music video featuring what Thurston has referred to as a “Sky Dance”. The video written & directed by Radieux Radio features American actress, musician, dancer & choreographer Sky Ferreira. “Sky is a talented friend who’s been spending time in London, and immediately understood the connection to this mysticism & music and sent through this magical digital diary for the song. Sky’s insight into modern dance,
including her love of Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham sparked off a conversation about Judson Theatre Group, Douglas Dunn, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Yvonne Rainer and other artists of performance and dance who bring the word ‘freedom’ to our minds and spirit.”
lyrics
She has a taste for divination, Isadora
A dark matter concentration, Isadora
Spurning the laws of gravitation, Isadora
Isadora’s barefoot incantation, Isadora
Time travel, bedazzled
Nudeness in truth
Bedazzle, time travel
revelations of you
She’s cultivated motivation, Isadora
See the spell-book’s activation, Isadora
Bedazzle, time travel to you
Time travel, bedazzled, nudeness in truth
She’s cultivated motivation, Isadora
Temple of goddess liberation, Isadora
Time travel, bedazzled, nudeness in truth
Bedazzle, time travel over to you
Bedazzle, entrancing, we shall sing
I’m dazzled, we travel, nudeness in truth
2023 Copyright: Radieux Radio
credits
released March 3, 2023
guitarist/vocalist: Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
bassist: Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine)
guitarist: James Sedwards (Nøught)
percussionist: Jem Doulton (Róisín Murphy)
electronics: Jon Leidecker (Negativland)
lyrics: Radieux Radio
recorded at Total Refreshment Centre in London by Kristian Craig Robinson & mixed by Margo Broom at Hermitage Works in London. produced and mastered by Eva Moore, Coral Gables.
released by Daydream Library Series on March 3, 2023
distributed throughout the universe by Cargo UK.
video directed by Radieux Radio
digital diary + choreography: Sky Ferreira
thank you: Sky, Elliott, Isabel, Milo, Marina
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Sonic Youth is one of those bands where you easily run out of superlatives to describe what they created. This could've easily come off as a cynical cash-grab by a band that had broken up 11 years prior to the release of this record, but that's not what this is. Some of my favourite Sonic Youth instrumentals. sentient meat
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I was at this gig, and I recall being appalled by the incoherent noodling. Twenty years later, I realize I was just not listening. This is some of the best stuff SY ever put to tape. Toni Laakso