Root was a multimedia project based around 25 one minute guitar pieces improvised by Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...

 of Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

. These samples were sent out to around 100 people - both visual artists as well as musicians - in Hoover bags to remix or create accompanying artwork for. The results were then released on CD, as a limited edition CD in a numbered hoover bag (of which only 2000 were created), as a 5 piece vinyl box set, and as an exhibition which featured work by Angela Bulloch

Angela Bulloch

Angela Bulloch , is an artist who often works with sound and installation; she is recognised as one of the Young British Artists.-Life and career:...

, David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

, Gavin Turk

Gavin Turk

Gavin Turk is a British artist and one of the Young British Artists . He often uses his own image in life-size sculptures of famous people.-Life and work:...

 and many others.

Though no tracklisting comes with the album, just a list of the track contributors, some titles have come out in interviews with those involved. These are listed below where applicable.

Track listing

1. "Untitled" w/ Derek Bailey - (1:07)
2. "Keep Trying the Old Number" w/ Alec Empire
   Alec Empire
   Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
   
    - (4:58)
3. "Untitled" w/ Mogwai
   Mogwai
   The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
   
    - (1:12)
4. "Moore Shit" w/ Luke Vibert
   Luke Vibert
   Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronic music. Vibert began his musical career as a member of the Hate Brothers, only later branching out into his own compositions...
   
    - (4:50)
5. "Untitled" w/ Donald Christie & The Underdog - (1:38)
6. "101%" w/ Blur
   Blur (band)
   Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
   
    - (5:54)
7. "Untitled" w/ Mark Webber
   Mark Webber (guitarist)
   Mark Webber is an English rock guitarist.He is most famous for playing in Pulp , and appearing on all of their albums since their Mercury Music Prize winning collection Different Class...
   
    - (2:28)
8. "Untitled" w/ Stereolab
   Stereolab
   Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
   
    - (3:42)
9. "Beaujolais Nouveau Day" w/ Cheap Glue - (2:11)
10. "Untitled" w/ Add N to (X)
    Add N to (X)
    Add N to were a three-piece British band specializing in electronic music performed on analogue synthesizers, formed in London in 1994.The original band members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith and Ann Shenton...
    
     - (2:55)
11. "Untitled" w/ Spring Heel Jack
    Spring Heel Jack
    Spring Heel Jack is an English electronic music group consisting of John Coxon and Ashley Wales.Formed in 1993 in London, England, Spring Heel Jack began their career exploring drum and bass and jungle, but have since branched out into free improvisation and jazz, collaborating with many acclaimed...
    
     - (5:16)
12. "Hard as Fuck '97" w/ The Hypnotist - (0:37)
13. "Your Love" w/ The Mellowtrons - (2:01)
14. "Roots" w/ Warren Defever
    Warren Defever
    Warren Defever is a musician and producer from Livonia, Michigan. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is active in numerous other circles...
    
     - (4:01)
15. "Untitled" w/ V/Vm
    V/Vm
    V/Vm is the experimental music and sound collage project of James Leyland Kirby, from Stockport, England. Although starting out mainly in the style of noise music, Kirby is also a composer of original electronic music and remixes. His vast output is released primarily on his own V/Vm Test Records...
    
     - (2:34)
16. "Untitled" w/ The Third Eye Foundation - (4:09)
17. "No. 11" w/ David Cunningham - (1:57)
18. "Needled" w/ Echo Park - (3:33)
19. "National Enhancer" w/ Merzbow
    Merzbow
    is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
    
     - (3:44)
20. "Super" w/ Richard Thomas
    Richard Thomas (musician)
    Richard Thomas is British a musician, writer, and comedy actor. He is best known for composing and scoring the award-winning Jerry Springer: The Opera with Stewart Lee. Thomas collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Score in 2004....
    
     - (5:48)
21. "Untitled" w/ Stock, Hausen and Walkman - (4:10)
22. "Kleen" w/ Twisted Science vs Burzootie - (2:40)
23. "Scion" w/ Bruce Gilbert
    Bruce Gilbert
    Bruce Gilbert is an English musician. One of the founding members of the influential and experimental art-punk band Wire, Gilbert branched out into electronic music, performance art, music production, and DJing during the band's extended periods of inactivity...
    
     - (3:15)
24. "Untitled" w/ Arashi vs The Red King (2:37)
25. "Chew on This" w/ Russell Haswell
    Russell Haswell
    Russell Haswell is a multidisciplinary artist.He has exhibited conceptual and wall based visual works, video art, public sculpture, as well as audio presentations in both art gallery and concert hall contexts. Extreme Computer Music is one specialized area of activity...
    
    -(1:02)