The EP's eight tracks consist entirely of guitar feedback with occasional drum machine.[1]
It was dedicated to Sonic Youth fan Jason Knuth, who committed suicide, with proceeds from the record's sales donated to the San Francisco Suicide Prevention Hotline.[1] The liner notes, written by Thurston Moore, contained an explanation of the record:
Silver Sessions [was] taken from an evening when SY had to do vocal overdubs for A Thousand Leaves – the band upstairs was hammering out some funky metal overdrive and we couldn't "sing" properly (?!). We decided to fight fire with molten lava and turned every amp we owned on to 10+ and leaned as many guitars and basses we could plug in against them and they roared/howled like airplanes burning over the pacific [sic]. We could only enter the playing room with hands pressed hard against our ears, and even then it was physically stunning. We ran a sick, outmoded beatbox through the P.A. and it blew out horrendous distorted pulsations. Of course, we recorded the whole thing, and a few months later we mixed it down into sections, ultra-processing it to a wholly other "piece". In a way, it's my favorite record of ours – I hope Jason [Knuth, to whom the release is dedicated] digs it. Keep on, keep on, keep on.
Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic wrote, "Of the many strange recordings released by Sonic Youth over the course of their long career, few measure up to Silver Session for Jason Knuth". Describing Silver Session as noise rock,[2] he called it "an interesting addition to their catalog, intended mainly for loyal fans."[2]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Sonic Youth
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Silver Panties"
4:27
2.
"Silver Breeze"
1:19
3.
"Silver Flower"
4:48
4.
"Silver Wax Lips"
4:20
5.
"Silver Loop"
4:25
6.
"Silver Shirt"
7:17
7.
"Silver Son"
1:43
8.
"Silver Mirror"
2:44
Referencesedit
^ abKot, Greg; Leland, John; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira; Pattyn, Jay. "trouserpress.com :: Sonic Youth". trouserpress.com. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ abcBirchmeier, Jason. "Silver Session for Jason Knuth – Sonic Youth | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
silver, session, jason, knuth, american, alternative, rock, band, sonic, youth, released, 1998, credited, record, label, sonic, knuth, sonic, youthreleasedjuly, 1998recorded1998genreexperimental, noiselength29, 43labelsonic, knuthproducersonic, youthsonic, you. Silver Session for Jason Knuth is an EP by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth It was released in 1998 credited to record label Sonic Knuth Silver Session for Jason KnuthEP by Sonic YouthReleasedJuly 14 1998Recorded1998GenreExperimental noiseLength29 43LabelSonic KnuthProducerSonic YouthSonic Youth chronologyA Thousand Leaves 1998 Silver Session for Jason Knuth 1998 SYR4 Goodbye 20th Century 1999 Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 References 5 External linksContent editThe EP s eight tracks consist entirely of guitar feedback with occasional drum machine 1 It was dedicated to Sonic Youth fan Jason Knuth who committed suicide with proceeds from the record s sales donated to the San Francisco Suicide Prevention Hotline 1 The liner notes written by Thurston Moore contained an explanation of the record Silver Sessions was taken from an evening when SY had to do vocal overdubs for A Thousand Leaves the band upstairs was hammering out some funky metal overdrive and we couldn t sing properly We decided to fight fire with molten lava and turned every amp we owned on to 10 and leaned as many guitars and basses we could plug in against them and they roared howled like airplanes burning over the pacific sic We could only enter the playing room with hands pressed hard against our ears and even then it was physically stunning We ran a sick outmoded beatbox through the P A and it blew out horrendous distorted pulsations Of course we recorded the whole thing and a few months later we mixed it down into sections ultra processing it to a wholly other piece In a way it s my favorite record of ours I hope Jason Knuth to whom the release is dedicated digs it Keep on keep on keep on Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic wrote Of the many strange recordings released by Sonic Youth over the course of their long career few measure up to Silver Session for Jason Knuth Describing Silver Session as noise rock 2 he called it an interesting addition to their catalog intended mainly for loyal fans 2 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Sonic YouthNo TitleLength1 Silver Panties 4 272 Silver Breeze 1 193 Silver Flower 4 484 Silver Wax Lips 4 205 Silver Loop 4 256 Silver Shirt 7 177 Silver Son 1 438 Silver Mirror 2 44References edit a b Kot Greg Leland John Sheridan David Robbins Ira Pattyn Jay trouserpress com Sonic Youth trouserpress com Retrieved April 14 2013 a b c Birchmeier Jason Silver Session for Jason Knuth Sonic Youth Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved April 14 2013 Sonic Youth Album Guide Rolling Stone Archived from the original on June 26 2012 Retrieved June 22 2013 External links editSilver Session for Jason Knuth at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silver Session for Jason Knuth amp oldid 1178315648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
