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Artist | Thurston Moore
Title | Rock N Roll Consciousness
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 42:54
Label | Caroline International Store | 2017
Catalog | CAROL015CD Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 255 kbps Size | 81.76 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Exalted 11:53
02. Cusp 6:33
03. Turn On 10:17
04. Smoke Of Dreams 6:04
05. Aphrodite 8:07
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Along with his work as part of the acclaimed art/punk rock band Sonic
Youth, Thurston Moore also pursued numerous solo and side projects,
including Even Worse and the Dim Stars with Richard Hell. His first solo
album, 1994's "Psychic Hearts", featuring ex-Half Japanese guitarist Tim
Foljahn and Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, had an appropriately offhand
feel but was far from sloppy. Along with carrying Sonic Youth into the
2000s, Moore collaborated with artists including DJ Spooky and Nels Cline,
wrote music reviews and other pieces for Arthur magazine, and issued a
book, "Mix Tape: The Art Of Cassette Culture", in 2005.
Reunited with his backing band for "The Best Day" - My Bloody Valentine
bassist Deb Googe, N°ught guitarist James Sedwards, and longtime drummer
Steve Shelley, as well as poet/songwriter Radieux Radio - Moore delves even
deeper into that album's contemplative, redemptive side on "Rock N Roll
Consciousness". On songs like the bold yet reverent "Cusp", Moore and
company explore spiritual, sexual, and emotional healing on a mystical
level. With two tracks stretching beyond the ten-minute mark, "Rock N Roll
Consciousness" songs are consistently longer than Sonic Youth's output, but
they're not just expanded; they're heightened.
The band locks in on the most transporting aspects of Moore's music,
allowing his deadpan vocals to be the eye of the of the storms surrounding
him. Though his delivery gives lyrics like 'She is the future and the
prophetess' an extra dose of cool, his words mostly function to usher in
different movements within each song, which showcase the band's interplay
and star turns. Sedwards' work on the New York City love letter "Smoke Of
Dreams" and "Turn On" (possibly the most Sonic Youth-like track here)
reaffirms what a worthy foil he is to Moore. Meanwhile, the album's
bookends underscore how impressive the band is as a unit: "Exalted" begins
the album with its most varied track, as it moves from hypnotic harmonics
to doomy, metal-inspired passages before drifting off on tightly woven
guitars.
"Aphrodite" closes it with a standout performance from the rhythm section
and some of Moore and Sedwards' most unearthly guitar tones. Another fine
addition to his solo work, "Rock N Roll Consciousness" proves that Moore's
search for enlightenment through noise remains vital.
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