- Root (album)
Infobox Album | Name = Root
Type =Album
Artist =Thurston Moore
Released =January 19 ,1999
Label =Lo Recordings "Root" was a multimedia project based around 25 one minute guitar pieces improvised by
Thurston Moore ofSonic Youth . These samples were sent out to around 100 people - both visual artists as well as musicians - in hoover bags to remix or create accompanying artwork for. The results were then released on CD, as a limited edition CD in a numbered hoover bag (of which only 2000 were created), as a 5 piece vinyl box set, and as an exhibition which featured work byAngela Bulloch ,David Bowie ,Gavin Turk and many others.Though no tracklisting comes with the album, just a list of the track contributors, some titles have come out in interviews with those involved. These are listed below where applicable.
Track listing
#"Untitled" w/
Derek Bailey - (1:07)
#"Keep Trying the Old Number" w/Alec Empire - (4:58)
#"Untitled" w/ Mogwai - (1:12)
#"Moore Shit" w/Luke Vibert - (4:50)
#"Untitled" w/ Donald Christie & The Underdog - (1:38)
#"101%" w/ Blur - (5:54)
#"Untitled" w/ Mark Webber - (2:28)
#"Untitled" w/Stereolab - (3:42)
#"Beaujolais Nouveau Day" w/ Cheap Glue - (2:11)
#"Untitled" w/Add N to (X) - (2:55)
#"Untitled" w/Spring Heel Jack - (5:16)
#"Hard as Fuck '97" w/ The Hypnotist - (0:37)
#"Your Love" w/ The Mellowtrons - (2:01)
#"Roots" w/Warren Defever - (4:01)
#"Untitled" w/ V/vm - (2:34)
#"Untitled" w/The Third Eye Foundation - (4:09)
#"No. 11" w/ David Cunningham - (1:57)
#"Needled" w/ Echo Park - (3:33)
#"National Enhancer" w/Merzbow - (3:44)
#"Super" w/ Richard Thomas - (5:48)
#"Untitled" w/ Stock, Hausen and Walkman - (4:10)
#"Kleen" w/ Twisted Science vs Burzootie - (2:40)
#"Scion" w/Bruce Gilbert - (3:15)
#"Untitled" w/ Arashi vsThe Red King (2:37)
#"Chew on This" w/Russell Haswell -(1:02)
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