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Lee Ranaldo :: Guitar-Centric Film Soundtracks

As a member of Sonic Youth, Drift, and his many other musical detours, Lee Ranaldo has treated the guitar as a pure sound source, creating dynamic new expressions in rock & roll and the avant-garde alike. Ranaldo's new project, a soundtrack to director Joris Postema's "eco-doc" The System, presents a new side of Lee, that of a filmic composer.

Lee Ranaldo :: Guitar-Centric Film Soundtracks

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As a member of Sonic Youth, Drift, and his many other musical detours, Lee Ranaldo has treated the guitar as a pure sound source, creating dynamic new expressions in rock & roll and the avant-garde alike.

Ranaldo's new project, a soundtrack to director Joris Postema's "eco-doc" The System, presents a new side of Lee, that of a filmic composer.

To commemorate the album's release, Ranaldo sent over notes about nine other guitar-centric soundtracks that serve as conceptual inspirations for The System.

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As a member of Sonic Youth, Drift, and his many other musical detours, Lee Ranaldo has treated the guitar as a pure sound source, creating dynamic new expressions in rock & roll and the avant-garde alike. Ranaldo's new project, a soundtrack to director Joris Postema's "eco-doc" The System, presents a new side of Lee, that of a filmic composer. To commemorate the album's release, Ranaldo sent over notes about nine other guitar-centric soundtracks that serve as conceptual inspirations for The System.

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