It is a rare day when Deej ain't wearing that Sonic Youth t-shirt, I think.
Sonic Youth is part of the band's lineage. Charlie's review of "Smart Bar - Chicago 1985":
http://lavathief.blogspot.mx/2013/01/04012013.html
Also, here's a pic of Charlie rocking on a Sonic tee:
_tunic_, by all means, please do tape them. I think you could make a precious enough recording only with the Sony PCM M-10, without external mics. I would appreciate to hear it. I thank you so much in advance for any document. There aren't enough recordings of them out there and possibly a few more people besides myself would love to have more.
The Thought Forms/Esben and The Witch split is almost here, and reviews have started to appear:
http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/revi...plit-lp-149659
http://drownedinsound.com/releases/1...eviews/4147601
http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albu...forms-split-lp
According to Invada, there are still some copies left of the Silver edition (limited to 500 units), and Thought Forms mentioned at their facebook that digital copies of the split are likely to start circulating from April 7th onwards (perhaps via Bandcamp?).