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It is comforting to hear the track “Basement Contender,” a recording by Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth playing together in the basement of Gordon and Moore’s home in Northampton, Massachusetts. The average indie guitar band from Goslar can also do what the group is shuffling around here: tempo fluctuations yes, suspense no – a lousy start to this collection with five tracks from the noughties.
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The two quasi-title tracks “In & Out” and “Out & In”, which collectors already know from a compilation by the Three Lobed label, are significantly stronger. These tracks also develop from improvisations, but Sonic Youth seem inspired and focused – and Kim Gordon sings damn cool on “In & Out”. What remains is the short “Machine” from 2008, the shell of a potential hit, as well as the almost twelve-minute long drone chunk “Social Static”. This short record offers far too few highlights to be relevant outside of the fan community.
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