Thurston Moore: Stroking Piece #1

By Wes Phillips • Posted: May 2, 2008

Not much to say about this one: composed by Moore, performed by NYCs finest, The Bang on a Can All-Stars. If a little repetition annoys you, this is going to royally piss you off. A little repetition annoys me too, but a lot of it takes me somewhere interesting.

Comments

Submitted by Buddha on May 16, 2008 - 12:48am.

I hope Wes is OK.

Submitted by Stephen Mejias on May 6, 2008 - 9:00am.

I don't think I can explain why in any meaningful way, but I love this piece. Beyond Thurston Moore's distinct guitar tone, it sounds and feels like a Sonic Youth song. So, maybe my love for it is partly due to familiarity and comfort. But I also wonder if it's that repitition which draws me into all of the subtle shifts of texture and pitch. I dunno. I always love this kind of thing. Thanks for posting it, Wes.