Album Title
Sonic Youth
Artist Icon Confusion Is Sex (1983)
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Confusion Is Sex is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released on 12" vinyl in February 1983, through record label Neutral.
Confusion Is Sex was recorded by Wharton Tiers in his Chelsea studio (which he had set up in the basement of a building where he worked as superintendent). It was mostly recorded during Jim Sclavunos' brief tenure as drummer for the band, and he appears on drums for most of the album. Frustrated by the unconventional recording situation in Tiers' studio and generally not clicking with the band musically, Sclavunos was ejected and Bob Bert was invited back, who recorded drums for "Making the Nature Scene". Bert appears on this track and the live Stooges cover "I Wanna Be Your Dog" on the album. Confusion Is Sex is the only Sonic Youth album on which guitarist Lee Ranaldo plays bass, specifically on the song "Protect Me You".

The cover image is a sketch by bassist Kim Gordon of guitarist Thurston Moore. This image was used on gig posters early in the band's career.

The track "Lee Is Free" was recorded on two tape recorders by Lee Ranaldo solo at home. The track "Confusion Is Next" contains lyrics sung twice by Moore. The first part of the song is slow and the second chapter everything is played twice the speed. The title was later used for the book by Alec Foege.
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