SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom is an EP by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released on 12" vinyl on September 2, 1997, and was the second in a series of experimental and mostly instrumental releases issued on the band's own SYR label.
| SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom | ||||
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| Released | September 2, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Length | 28:30 | |||
| Label | SYR | |||
| Producer | Sonic Youth | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Background
editSYR2 followed the band's tradition of having the liner notes of SYR releases written in foreign languages, in this case, Dutch. "Slaapkamers met slagroom" is Dutch for "bedrooms with whipped cream".
An error in the original production of the vinyl resulted in a small number of the initial pressings accidentally being on black vinyl. It is unknown how many of these were produced. After realizing this, the remaining production of the vinyl version was on clear blue vinyl.[4]
An abbreviated version of the instrumental 17-minute title composition (with added vocals courtesy of Kim Gordon) appeared on the group's 1998 album A Thousand Leaves as the song "The Ineffable Me". Additionally, a melody from "Stil" was fleshed out to create the song "Snare, Girl", also from A Thousand Leaves.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slaapkamers met slagroom" ("Bedrooms with Whipped Cream") | 17:39 |
| 2. | "Stil" ("Quiet") | 7:25 |
| 3. | "Herinneringen" ("Memories") | 3:26 |
Personnel
editSonic Youth
Technical
- Wharton Tiers – engineering
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Chris Habib – sleeve design
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "SYR 2 – Sonic Youth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Sonic Youth". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ "Sonic Youth: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ "sonicyouth.com Discography – SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom". sonicyouth.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
External links
edit- SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom at Discogs (list of releases)