Five minutes of Sonic Youth's chaos, narrated like a fever dream you can't escape.
Early Lee Ranaldo short film with spoken word narration. Utilizes some of the same Sonic Youth tour footage as the ‘TeenAge Riot’ video.
Editing
Chopped tour footage feels like controlled explosion.
Sound
Ranaldo's spoken word fights the noise, beautiful mess.
Director
Lee Ranaldo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Sonic Youth's 1990 peak, this captures the era when indie film and noise rock shared the same grimy aesthetic.
Ranaldo shot this on spare reels between actual gigs, making it possibly the most authentic 'tour documentary' ever made.
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