sunn O)))

although sunn O)))'s sound/feel is a little different on each album, their methodology remains fairly consistent and anyone who has heard them can tell a sunn song from any other drone band. so, i decided to upload their discography in two parts (chronologically) since i'm kinda of the opinion that you either love or hate sunn. there really is no in between, either you understand and appreciate what they're trying to say with their music, or you don't (and you're lame and close minded).

sunn O))) is Stephen O'Malley (of KHANATE and Burning Witch) and Greg Anderson (of Goatsnake). 
This duo is named after the Sunn amplifier brand, whose logo includes a circle next to the "SUNN" banner with waves heading off to the right (the band use this logo in the cover art of many releases); a literal interpretation of the logo produces "Sunn O)))". In interviews Stephen O'Malley has stated the name was also chosen as a play on the name of the band Earth, pioneers of drone music throughout the 1990s, reasoning that Sunn O))) "revolved around Earth." 

i'm not going to post all the info/photos of their discography, partially because i'm lazy, and partially because i've already posted this band's disco on my other (failed) blogs.

I will talk a little bit about my favorite sunn records though....

 
ØØ Void [FLAC] - this album starts off really strong with one of the best opening riffs of all time in "Richard" and it has a sweet Melvins cover of Hung Bunny from Lysol (which happens to be my favorite melvins album).

Flight of the Behemoth [FLAC] - i think this album is where sunn really started to find their vibe. "Mocking Solemnity/Death Becomes You" is a perfect way to wake up in the morning and "FWTBT: I dream of Lars Ulrich being crushed by the bus instead of my my mystikal master Kliff Burton" (their cover of Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls) is amazing. The last two songs' drums and synth parts were created by Merzbow.




White1 [FLAC] - the most significant departure from sunn's original style to date. Each track was experimental in its own way, with Julian Cope reciting occultic druidist poetry for half of "My Wall", Norwegian lyrics sung by Runhild Gammelsæter of Thorr's Hammer as an intro to a drum machine and stoner metal bass riff in "The Gates of Ballard", and the drone track "A Shaving of the Horn that Speared You." - wiki



White2  [FLAC] - recorded during the same sessions as White1, but it was not released until a year later.
This album features Attila Csihar of Mayhem fame quoting the Srimad Bhagavatam on "Decay2 [Nihils' Maw]". The vinyl also features him on "Decay [The Symptoms of Kali Yuga]."  A DOD Buzz Box effect pedal designed to imitate the sound of Buzz Osborne of The Melvins was used for the bass effects on "bassAliens." - wiki
HELLO)))WEEN is fucking KILLER.





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Black One [FLAC] - MY FAVORITE SUNN ALBUM. the deepest, darkest, most challenging album i have ever heard in my life. it's addictive. "a combination of both experimental and traditional Sunn O))), utilizing many guest musicians, including black metal musicians Malefic and Wrest from Xasthur and Leviathan, respectively. The band supposedly also went so far as to lock Malefic in a casket to record the vocals on 'Báthory Erzsébet,' which was recorded as a tribute to Quorthon (as well as the countess who inspired Bathory's name) and, according to an interview with Terrorizer Magazine, is loosely based 'around a really slowed down riff from 'A Fine Day to Die.' 'Cursed Realms of the Winter Demons' is also an Immortal cover." - wiki

La Mort Noir dans Esch/Alzette [FLAC] - a really good live album that includes "Orthodox Caveman, CandleGoat, and Bathory Erzsebet." 

Monoliths & Dimensions [FLAC] - Their newest album, although very different, still maintains that "O)))" feel. "It was created and recorded over a period of 2 years and features the collaborations of composer Eyvind Kang, Australian guitar player Oren Ambarchi, Hungarian vocalist Attila Csihar, Dylan Carlson from the drone band Earth, and trombonists Julian Priester and Stuart Dempster. There's also an upright bass trio, French and English horns, harp and flute duo, piano, brass, reed and strings ensembles, and a Viennese woman's choir led by Persian vocal savant Jessika Kenney." - wiki

sunn O))) 1999-2005

2005-2009

i will be posting their 10inch with Pan Sonic later.