Name: The Collective
Brand: Kim Gordon

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

OLE2029LP

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Black

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Discogs ID

[r30035290]

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-08

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Cargo

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Standard:20

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0191401202916

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Black LP

OLE2029CD

0191401202923

Artist

Kim Gordon

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Matador

Kim Gordon is a renowned bassist, guitarist, and vocalist born in Rochester, New York on 28 April 1953. Raised in Los Angeles, she primarily expresses herself through visual art. In 1981, Gordon moved to New York City where she co-founded Sonic Youth with her husband Thurston Moore (1984–2012). Alongside Sonic Youth, Gordon has also been involved in various other musical projects including Body/Head, Free Kitten, Ciccone Youth, Harry Crews, and Mirror/Dash.

Gordon's unique artistic vision extends beyond Sonic Youth. Her solo project Body/Head showcases her experimental soundscapes and poetic lyrics. She has collaborated with fellow artists such as Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo to create captivating music that pushes boundaries.

Influenced by the likes of Liars, Pere Ubu, Suicide, Beak>, The Breeders and more; Kim Gordon's work resonates with fans of diverse genres. Her contributions to the music industry have left an indelible mark on alternative rock and noise rock scenes.

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The Matador label began in 1989 when [a=Chris Lombardi] dragged the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton Tiers’ Fun City studio to record OLE-001, ...and there was light. Run out of Chris’ New York apartment, Lombardi added artists such as the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk to the initial roster. Joined by longtime Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990, Matador experienced its first taste of crazed media attention & big sales with the North American release of Teenage Fanclub’s debut long-player, A Catholic Education. Over the years, the label has moved from shoebox sized offices to larger and larger complexes, the staff has grown from 2 to 24, and the roster has simply exploded. As well as functioning as the North American home to Pavement, Liz Phair and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Matador has helped artists such as Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Cornelius, Solex, Pizzicato Five, Helium and the Arsonists reach audiences worldwide.

Matador has also served as the North American licensee for a number of exceptional international acts, including Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, Red Snapper, Arab Strap and others. Since 1996, Matador has maintained separate offices and staff in London. In addition to supervising the promotion, sales and marketing of Matador titles on the continent, Matador Europe has also licensed recordings from some of North America’s most acclaimed new artists, M. Ward, Sleater-Kinney, Modest Mouse, and Superchunk to name a few.

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I mean come on - this is as good as it gets. I’ve been waiting for Kim Gordon to release the follow up to her debut album No Home Record since I walked out of her ear-shattering KOKO gig in 2022, and if anything, it’s surpassed my expectations. THE COLLECTIVE is fucking bizarre in the best kind of way; lyrically fascinating and, surprisingly, contains some of the best trap to come out this decade. This record pushes her typical industrial guitar sound into a new space; a soundtrack for people like me who stare aimlessly at my phone as I walk home from work, listening to Psychedelic Orgasm AKA it slaps. -&nbsp;Matt Baghurst, Rough Trade East |&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.roughtrade.com/gb/uk-albums-of-the-year-so-far-2024/">Albums of the Year So Far 2024</a>

Musician and visual artist Kim Gordon returns with her second solo album, The Collective&nbsp;on Matador.

Recorded in Gordon’s native Los Angeles, The Collective follows her 2019 full-length debut No Home Record and continues her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charli XCX, Yves Tumor), with additional production from Anthony Paul Lopez. The album advances their joint world building, with Raisin’s damaged, blown out dub and trap constructions playing the foil to Gordon’s intuitive word collages and hooky mantras, which conjure communication, commercial sublimation and sensory overload.

The Collective

Music GB

Discover The Collective by Kim Gordon. Her second solo album, released on March 8th by Matador. Intuitive word collages and hooky mantras meet damaged dub and trap constructions. Vinyl records available.