SYR3: Invito al ĉielo

SYR3: Invito al ĉielo
Studio album by Sonic Youth/Jim O'Rourke
Released	March 2, 1998
Recorded	1997
Length	56:18
Label	SYR
Producer	Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth chronology
SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom (1997) SYR3: Invito al ĉielo (1998) A Thousand Leaves (1998)

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SYR3: Invito al ĉielo is an album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released on March 2, 1998, and was the third in a series of experimental releases issued on the band's own SYR label. SYR3 marked the beginning of the band's collaborations with producer and musician Jim O'Rourke; his continuing work with the group after SYR3 resulted in O'Rourke becoming an official member of Sonic Youth by 2002's Murray Street.

Background

SYR3 followed the band's tradition of having the liner notes for SYR releases written in foreign languages, in this case, using Esperanto. "Invito al ĉielo" translates to "An Invitation to Heaven". However, the words that Kim Gordon sang were in English.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Invito al ĉielo" ("An Invitation to Heaven")	20:54
2.	"Hungara vivo" ("Hungarian Life")	6:16
3.	"Radio-amatoroj" ("Radio Amateurs")	29:21

Personnel

Sonic Youth

• Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar
• Kim Gordon – vocals, bass
• Lee Ranaldo – vocals, guitar
• Steve Shelley – drums
• Jim O'Rourke – bass

Technical

• Wharton Tiers – engineering
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• KPG (Kevin Gray) – mastering

External links

• SYR3: Invito al Ĉielo information at the band's official website
• SYR3: Invito al ĉielo at Discogs (list of releases)