often performing at Sapporo’s Slowboat Jazz Club (which he co-founded with his wife Yasuko Fukui) and releasing 2 live albums

Kurt Ballou recorded the album live with the goal of minimal overdubs or fixes over five days at Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline

his first solo effort since 2005

A special relationship between space and time

The cover photo is "Hands" by photographer Michael Wells

SONIC YOUTH - Sister LP Drone often performing at Sapporo’s SlowboatOne of Sonic Youths most beloved albums, 1987s Sister incorporated the dissonance of their earlier releases into more traditional song structures. Its an innovative and thrilling work assuredly delivered by a band at the peak of their powers. Reissued on the bands Goofin imprint, this 2016 pressing includes a digital download card with the vinyl edition.