The best thing you ever saw at a Sonic Youth concert apart from the Exit door, was Descension,who were basically Ascension plus two......double bassist Simon H Fell, and saxophonist Charles Wharf. This is where they began to resemble an AMM tribute act; but an AMM tribute act who got to support Sonic Youth on tour once back in '96. Those indie kids didn't know what hit 'em.This makes Sonic Youth sound more like a slightly out of tune Nirvana rather than the Avant-Garde legends they think they are.
Descension are slightly less pleasing than cousin Ascension is, mainly because it sounds too much like Free Jazz compared to its sax-less family member....but a rather marvellous racket nevertheless.
Tracklist:
1 Walthamstow - March 10, 1995 48:19
Leeds - March 3, 1995
2 Set 2, Part 1 17:54
3 Set 2, Part 2 12:20
1 Walthamstow - March 10, 1995 48:19
Leeds - March 3, 1995
2 Set 2, Part 1 17:54
3 Set 2, Part 2 12:20