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October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Lee Ranaldo and The Dust: Acoustic Dust

Lee Ranaldo and The Dust Acoustic Dust El Segell del Primavera Publishing I’ve said it before and I’ll here say it again – whatever happens with Sonic Youth it’s been pleasing hearing from Lee Ranaldo – still the improvisations and experimentation but he’s knocked out a couple of pretty great records already, song-based records that […]

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January 26, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Glacial: On Jones Beach

Glacial On Jones Beach Three Lobed Recordings Funny, the tricks the mind plays – or where you allow the mind to go – when listening to free and improvised music; the melodies that find themselves and then find you in and around the noise, that dissonant wash, and then you attach your own memories, your […]

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October 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Lee Ranaldo and The Dust: Last Night On Earth

Lee Ranaldo and The Dust Last Night On Earth Matador Records The best thing about the Sonic Youth hiatus has been the chance for Lee Ranaldo to step out and have a platform. He is even, somewhat nobly I gather, finding work for SY drummer Steve Shelley. A wise choice of course because Shelley is […]

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April 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1546

Lee Ranaldo, Between The Times And The Tides (2012) I’m a Sonic Youth fan and so I’ve checked out a lot of what the band members have done on their own and with others outside of the group. Lee Ranaldo is great but he can be a tough listen. (That doesn’t make him any less […]