Kim Gordon / Ikue Mori / DJ Olive – SYR5 [2LP]

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: SYR05LP
Barcode: 0787996900513
Release Date: 04 Apr 2025
Genre: Experimental/Electronic

Repressed for the first time in many years

25 Year Anniversary reissue. "Donald Duck, kill Minnie!" These words, ordered with urgency against a circular series of drum strikes and manipulated guitar/electronic textures, come over three fourths of the way through the album known as SYR 5 (aka "Olive's Horn"). While the words and sounds taken on their own may shock, their appearance within this collaborative effort between Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Body/Head, solo efforts), Ikue Mori (DNA, solo) and DJ Olive (We, solo) by this point in the album are not surprising. Taken on whole, SYR 5 sees its creators' respective histories forged in the 80s downtown noise scene, No Wave zone and Marclay-inspired club collide head on to create the audio equivalent of a slow-playing J.G. Ballard novel. Starting from the album's initial impressions where shimmering tones are interrupted by the sounds of winding clocks and bird calls before giving way to a cinematic sweeps of percussion, alien samples and blown out wasteland subs, the listener is constantly taken on a guided journey through a waking dream state where anything is possible. It is a world where dub samples, gurling beats and plaintive vocals (as only Gordon can deliver) fit together like the final locking puzzle pieces, the only elements needed to fully grasp a new reality.  Re-appearing on vinyl for the first time in 25 years, these sounds have proven to be jaw-droppingly timeless. - Cory Rayborn, 2025.

Tracklist 1 Olive's Horn 2 International Spy 3 Neu Adult 4 Paperbag 5 Stuck On Gum 6 Fried Mushroom 7 What Do You Want 8 Lemonade 9 We Are The Princesses 10 Take Me Back 11 Take It To The Hit