Tag: Sunn O)))

LONG PLAYER OF THE DAY: Sunn O))) Meets Nurse With Wound, ‘The Iron Soul of Nothing’

The Artist/Album: Sunn O))) Meets Nurse With Wound, The Iron Soul of Nothing (Ideologic Organ, 2011)

A Short Review: Like a fog slowly wrapping its tendrils around a slow-moving car, Nurse With Wound’s surgically enhanced version of Sunn O)))’s ØØ Void record takes its sweet time building a creeping, pervasive sense of dread before bursting into flames three tracks, and more than 35 minutes, in. Scream/Goatsnake vocalist Pete Stahl also enters the proceedings around this point, muttering something about “ash on the trees” as om-chanting monks close a circle around him and the ravaged riffs of Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley.

A masterful piece of macerated minimalism, rounded out by brief, cloud-parting glimpses of hope.

Available At: Amazon · Insound · iTunes · Spotify

DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: King Midas Sound’s Kiki Hitomi Covers Crystal Waters Over a Ricardo Villalobos Beat

While Kiki Hitomi got our sign of approval a while ago, the King Midas Sound vocalist just earned a couple extra points by posting a killer cover of the Crystal Waters classic “Gypsy Woman.” Not just any old rendition, either; we’re talking about freshly filtered vocals set atop the steady pulse of Ricardo Villalobos’  “Lugom-ix” single. Grab it below, alongside the DUMMY mix it’s taken from…

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LISTEN: Blawan & Pariah’s Karenn Mix For Xfm, Featuring Raime, Mount Eerie, Pinch & Shackleton, Robert Hood, Sunn O))) & More

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VIDEO: Watch Pelican Perform “The Creeper” With Sunn O)))’s Greg Anderson

And while you’re at it, check out our Pelican vs. Neurosis interview here, as well as lots of Sunn O))) coverage.

PRIMER: From Lustmord to Wolves In the Throne Room, 10 Creepy LPs That’re Actually Worth Hearing Once Halloween’s Over

Ben Frost

[Photo by Bjarni Grims]

Let the haunting hooks begin…

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I WAS THERE: Boris and Sunn O))) Prevail Over a Power Outage At Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple

Boris' drummer jumps into the crowd while everyone else struggles to get the power back on

Words and Photos by Andrew Parks

The Artist and Their Latest Release: Sunn O))) & Boris, Altar (Southern Lord, 2006)

The Show: Sunn O))) & Boris present Altar, with Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter and BXI @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 9.7.10

The Set In a Few Sentences: “Sorry, but we blew two-thirds of the power in the building with that last riff,” said Sunn O))) guitarist Stephen O’Malley, “So it’s going to take us a few minutes to figure this shit out. Go get a beer or something.”

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THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Ian Astbury

Ian Astbury with Boris

[Photo by Miki Matsushima]

Words by Andrew Parks

“People don’t usually drop the Cult as being one of their favorite ‘cool’ bands,” admits the band’s longtime singer, Ian Astbury, “Because a lot of people associate us with late ’80s histrionics. The reality of the situation is that we were indie kids first—working class musicians who were into post-punk and psychedelic rock. Eventually it evolved into drinking beer, listening to AC/DC and selling millions of records, though, and I just went with it.”

Going with it meant switching gears from the proto-goth tunes of the Southern Death Cult to such pyro-ready stadium-rock singles as “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Wild Flower” and “Fire Woman.” Somewhere between then and now, Astbury launched an ill-fated precursor to Lollapalooza (Gathering of the Tribes), slipped into Jim Morrison’s shoes on three of the Doors’ reunion tours, and tracked an EP with his unlikeliest collaborators yet: the art-damaged Japanese band Boris.

On the eve of Boris and Astbury’s premiere BXI performance at Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple tonight, we asked Astbury about the following: Damien Hirst, Vogue fashion spreads, poverty-stricken reservations, 500-year-old monasteries, and his undying hatred for a certain breed of hipsters. (This story was originally supposed to be about Astbury’s non-musical influences—hence the Hirst question up top—but it quickly turned into an hour-long run through of the singer’s entire career.)

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2009 IN REVIEW: The Year In Photos Part Two, Featuring Jay-Z, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Throbbing Gristle, Fever Ray and 25 Other Standout Shows

[1349 @ Scion Rock Fest, 2.28.09]

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2009 IN REVIEW: Part One of Our Complete Guide to the Year’s Best Releases, Including Girls, Memory Tapes, The Flaming Lips and 17 More Must-Listens

Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine

[Photo by Ivan Jones]

Sorry to break it to you, blogosphere, but we just don’t believe in lists anymore. They’re just so arbitrary, and a couple mouse clicks away from being obsolete, you know?

That’s why we decided to give you a completely random rundown of our favorite ‘09 releases—because it’s not as predictable or pointless as an argument over “who’s No. 1 this year, Dirty Projectors or Animal Collective?” Be sure to watch out for a second set of s/t-endorsed records before the clock strikes 12 on Thursday night.

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S/T Survived … Smoke Machines, Laser Claws, A Howling Hungarian, and 90 Minutes of Relentless Riffage At Sunn O)))’s Masonic Temple Show

Words and Photos by Andrew Parks

“Marco!”

“Polo!”

And there you have it. It took Sunn O))) 15 minutes, tops, to lose their stranglehold on a crowd of curious masochists, here at Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple to soak up pea-soupy patches of fog and feedback that feels like a fireball to the face. Or at the very least, a bass-heavy full body massage.

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