Track List

8. untitled [008]

Information

In May 1997, Lo Recordings received a DAT tape containing 30 different one-minute guitar pieces by Thurston Moore. Teaming up with contemporary art venture Commercial Too, each piece was copied onto individual tapes and packaged in custom-designed vacuum cleaner bags. One hundred bags were sent out to a selection of visual artists and musicians, inviting them to create a brand new work utilising the original piece as a starting point.

The CD version contains 25 of the musical contributions plus a booklet with a selection of images from the Root exhibition - held at the Chisenhale Gallery, London, UK in autumn 1998. A limited edition (2000 copies) of the CDs were issued in a vacuum cleaner bag. The vinyl version contains 38 of the musical contributions, and comes in a box with label artwork by Cedric Christie, Joe Ewart, Martin Fletcher, Savage Pencil & Gavin Tork, and also includes a poster featuring a selection of images from the Root exhibition.

Contributors to the 'Root' exhibition included Yoko Ono, David Bowie, Angela Bulloch, Russell Mills, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst.

The Stereolab track can also be found - retitled "OO8" - on the compilations 'Fabulous Shit' (Lo Recordings) and 'Lo More' (Cheburec Records).

Track List (CD version)
001. [Untitled] - Derek Bailey
002. Keep Trying the Old Number - Alec Empire
003. [Untitled] - Mogwai
004. Moore Shit - Luke Vibert
005. [Untitled] - Donald Christie & The Underdog
006. 101% - Blur
007. [Untitled] - Mark Webber
008. [Untitled] - Stereolab
009. Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Cheap Glue
010. [Untitled] - Add N to (X)
011. [Untitled] - Springheel Jack
012. Hard as F*** '97 - The Hypnotist
013. Your Love - The Mellowtrons
014. Roots - Warren Defever
015. [Untitled] - v/vm
016. [Untitled] - Third Eye Foundation
017. No. 11 - David Cunningham
018. Needled - Echo Park
019. National Enhancer - Merzbow
020. Super - Richard Thomas
021. [Untitled] - Stock, Hausen & Walkman
022. Kleen - Twisted Science v Burzootie
023. Scion - Bruce Gilbert
024. [Untitled] - Arashi v Red King
025. Chew on This - Russell Haswell


Track List (Vinyl version)
A:
01. Luke Vibert
02. Stock, Hausen & Walkman
03. David Cunningham
B:
04. Derek Bailey
05. Richard Thomas
06. Alec Empire
C:
07. Warren Defever
08. Merzbow
09. Mogwai
10. Keith Ball *
D:
11. Russell Mills *
12. Echo Park
13. Russel Haswell
14. Rod Dikinson *
E:
15. The Hypnotist 'Part 2' *
16. Peter Cusack *
17. Mark Long *
18. Steve Wheeler *
F:
19. Scanner *
20. Savage Pencil *
21. Claire Robbins *
22. Stefan Beck *
G:
23. Blur
24. Donald Christie & The Underdog
25. Third Eye Foundation
H:
26. Twisted Science v Burzootie
27. Cheap Glue
28. The Hypnotist 'Part 1'
29. The Mellowtrons
30. V/VM
31. Terry Smith *
I:
32. Springheel Jack
33. Stereolab
34. Bruce Gilvert
J:
35. DJ Speedranch *
36. Add N To X
37. Mark Webber
38. Arashi v Red King

*tracks only available on vinyl edition