These two items are now on sale on the Important Records website:
imprec087 Lee Ranaldo "Vancouver Ambients 1-4" 7" $9.99
- limited edition of 500. Each 7" is on clear vinyl and is packaged with
a screen print designed, signed and numbered by Lee Ranaldo
The sixth installment in Important Records' Arts & Crafts Series is this 7” from Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, recorded with Alan Licht on guitar, Christian Marclay on turntables and William Hooker on drums.
imprec088 Lee Ranaldo "Ambient Loop For Vancouver" cd/book $19.99
- This mailorder exclusive book/cd is limited to 500. This is the only way that the cd is available. Each book is signed by Lee Ranaldo & Leah Singer.
This single track full length cd comes packaged inside of Lee Ranaldo & Leah Singer's book Road Movies. Road Movies is a collection of Lee's writing paired with Leah's photographs published by Soft Skull Press. Photos and writing done on the road across the globe.
Titled Ambient Loop For Vancouver the cd contains brand new guitar work from Lee. It's quasi-religious drone, a sacred work that is as sedating as it is chaotic. Totally brilliant modern improvised guitar work.
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