Sonic Youth legend Thurston Moore has a 3-disc instrumental box set coming out soon titled Spirit Counsel. The 3-disc set releases with each disc carrying its own theme.
In addition to the new records, Moore will be touring the US and Europe, with newly announced dates in Woodstock, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Keep reading for specifics about the Spirit Counsel set.
CD 1: ‘Alice Moki Jayne’ is a new composition from noise guitar explorations honouring Alice Coltrane, Moki Cherry, and Jayne Cortez. These female partners of jazz musicians brought spirituality into the lives and music that has most inspired Thurston Moore.
CD 2: ‘8 Spring Street’ is a personal homage to Glenn Branca, the title an address is in New York City, the apartment where Thurston first visited his mentor to rehearse.
CD 3: ‘Galaxies’ is an orchestral piece of music, with Moore as conductor and composer. Twelve guitarists are arranged as if one instrument, exploring the vast emotional depths present in twelve strings. Taking inspiration from a poem by Sun Ra, ‘Galaxies’ ponders our place in the universe as we stare into imagery offered by satellites via space agencies.
TOUR DATES
EUROPE
October 14 – Newcastle, UK – Riverside
October 15 – Glasgow, UK – Classic Grand
October 16 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
October 18 – Stoke, UK – Sugarmill
October 19 – London, UK – ULU
October 20 – Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
October 22 – Paris, France – Trabendo
October 23 – Cologne, Germany – Kulturkirche
October 24 – Hamburg, Germany – Grunspan
October 26 -- Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna Music Bar
October 27 – Munich, Germany – Strom
October 28 – Vienna, Austria – WUK
October 30 – Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett
UNITED STATES
December 2 – Woodstock, NY (NEW DATE)
December 3 – Holyoke, MA – Gateway Arts
December 4 – Boston, MA – ONCE Ballroom
December 5 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
December 6 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
December 7 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
December 8 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
December 12 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
December 13 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
December 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon (NEW DATE)
December 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel (NEW DATE)
