Rather Ripped format-2lp as on "Tell Me

as on "Tell Me

Simon Ritt (bass)

8(Do You Get) Excited

Martin and Reg Webb give the songs extra depth

the band's fetish for the idiosyncratic sounds of popular computer games of the day demonstrates its perceptive realization that future listeners would one day view these seemingly insignificant sonic twitches as an important part of their formative years

Rather Ripped format-2lp as on "Tell MeSonic Youth's turn of the century output has shown a marked focus on the more abstract aspects of the band's sound, as evidenced by, if nothing else, the prolific number of experimental releases on the band's SYR imprint, including the double album tribute to avant garde composers, GOODBYE 20TH CENTURY. And while to use the phrase "stylistic departure" is unbefitting of a band with such catholic tastes and influences, the straightforward pop element