sunn o))) “monoliths & dimensions” compact disc

• aghartha (17:34)
  
• big church [megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért] (09:43)
  
• hunting & gathering (cydonia) (10:02)
  
• alice (16:21)

southern lord press release...

sunn o))) monoliths & dimensions sunn o))) is proud to present their 7th studio album, after 10 years of existence, entitled monoliths & dimensions. the album showcases the core guitar duo - stephen o’malley and greg anderson - incorporating influences from a plethora of guest musicians, bringing the sunn o))) sound to epic new levels. the band also collaborated with composer eyvind kang (notable for his work with john zorn, marc ribot, bill frisell, etc.) on various acoustic ensembles, in addition to the helios fueled electric guitars and basses. key players on the album include australian guitar genius oren ambarchi, enigmatic hungarian vocalist attila csihar (mayhem, tormentor, etc.) and slow music godfather dylan carlson (earth), as well as julian priester (worked with sun ra in the 50s, john coltrane’s african brass band, and herbie hancock’s sextant band) and new-music horn player stuart dempster. there's also an upright bass trio, french & english horns, harp & flute duo, piano, brass, reed & strings ensembles, and a viennese woman's choir led by persian vocal savant jessika kenney. the album is not "sunn o))) with strings" or "metal meets orchestra" material. the band took an approach concentrating on more of allusion toward the timbre of feedback and the instruments involved, so the piece is really illusory, beautiful and not entirely linear, stating that the end product is "the most musical piece we’ve done, and also the heaviest, powerful and most abstract set of chords we've laid to tape" the album was recorded and mixed by randall dunn & mell dettmer at various points over the last 2 years. as can be expected the packaging for this album is beautiful and appropriately compliments the audio content. jewel case is sheathed by a velum o-card. expansive 24 page booklet with velum cover and specially coated heavy-weight paper. truly a site to behold! monoliths & dimensions is practice in density, gravity and momentum. maximum volume yields maximum results.

pentemple “o))) presents ... pentemple” compact disc

• pazuzu 1 (22:23)
  
• pazuzu 2 (20:11)

southern lord press release...

pentemple - 0))) presents.... cd in may of 2007 the mighty sunn 0))) embarked on a pacific rim tour that included performances in australia and japan. the lineup for this tour included the core sunn 0))) duo: greg anderson and stephen o'malley plus t.o.s. (moog), oren ambarchi (analog effects and supplemental guitar) and vokillist attila csihar. upon arrival in sydney, sunn 0))) invited one of their favourite black metal artists: striborg over from tasmania to collaborate with them during their show. this unholy meeting went over very well and the inaugural ritual was a warm up gig at the toft in town club one evening before the larger gig at the hi-fi bar (w/brethren: boris). the results of this collaboration was a completely improvisational, vicious audio and visual assault on the sold out, standing room only audience. this was among the first time that sunn 0))) had worked with live drums and the outcome was completely unprecedented. the whole event was recorded live to 24-track/multi-track. afterwards oren ambarchi edited, sequenced and overhauled the eq to make it as brutal as possible.

attila csihar “the beast of attila csihar” compact disc

• aborym - ”out of shell”
  
• plasma pool - ”chanceless religion”
  
• tormentor - ”heaven”
  
• korog - ”worshiping the current”
  
• anaal nathrakh - atavism
  
• mayhem - ”cursed in eternity”
  
• plasma pool - ”story of flying”
  
• professor fate - ”orom”
  
• limbonic art - ”serpently inspired
  
• emperor - ”funeral song (fog)”
  
• plasma pool - false the saints
  
• aborym - here is no god
  
• mayhem - ”freezing moon”
  
• tormentor - ”trance”
  
• sunn0))) - “decay”