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Sunn O))) (pronounced simply sun /sʌn/) is an American drone metal band from Seattle, Washington that formed in 1998. The band is primarily known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, extreme metal and for its extremely loud live performances. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band was formed by two core members: Stephen O'Malley (also of Khanate and Burning Witch) and Greg Anderson (of Goatsnake and Engine Kid).
Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn amplifier brand, whose logo includes a circle next to the "SUNN" banner with waves heading off to the right. In interviews, Stephen O'Malley stated that the band's moniker was also chosen as a play on the name Earth, a band widely regarded as pioneers of drone metal throughout the 1990s. Before the band members moved to Los Angeles, it briefly used the moniker Mars.
The band's style is characterized by extremely slow tempos, heavily distorted guitars, avoidance of rhythm and melody, and alternate tunings. The guitars are notable for their low register, frequently utilising tunings as low as dropped A. Additionally, the band is known for using resonant feedback to create monolithic soundscapes and eerie atmospheres. Percussion is almost never incorporated, with a lack of any discernible beat. When performing live, the band wear robes, fill the air with fog, and play at an extremely high volume.
Sunn amplifiers was a brand of musical instrument amplifiers. Sunn was based in Tualatin, Oregon.
In early 1963, the Kingsmen, a band based in Portland, Oregon, became known for their hit version of the song "Louie, Louie". After its hit single, the band soon embarked on a 50-state national tour. Because the band was used to playing small hops and school dances, many of the members found themselves ill-equipped with the amplifiers that they were currently using. Bassist Norm Sundholm discovered that his bass amp was not nearly powerful enough to play larger concert halls.
Sundholm enlisted the help of his brother Conrad to help solve his problem. By 1964, the Sundholm brothers had designed a high-powered concert bass amplifier. By 1965, the demand for Sundholm's amplifiers had increased to the point where the family garage could no longer be used as the manufacturing facility. Thus, the Sunn Musical Equipment Company was founded.
The band Sunn O))) was named after the company (to the point of including a typographic representation of the logo) and Gross National Productions who were the East Coast promo band for Sunn amps in 1971.
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"Kannon" is the latest album from Sunn O))) and is available now through Southern Lord Records on CD, LP and digital formats. https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon https://www.southernlord.com/releases/view/kannon http://sunn.southernlord.com
IM SELLING THE SUNN WHITE BOX LP SET! ITS STILL IN ORIGINAL WRAPPING SEALED 400 EUR! IF YOU WANT IT MSG ME - THANKS. PAYPAL ONLY! Since the quality of this is that amazing ive recuttet two more clips from the sunnvseurope tour for your pleasure. Recorded on 3th February 06 This is part "ONE" the first 10 minutes with Greg, SOMA & Mark D Part "TWO" is here http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hxp304tivas Part "THREE" is here http://youtube.com/watch?v=JhUXkjCfX0k
Watch the doom and drone metal icon Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) on the lecture couch at the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy in New York. ------ Visit our official website: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RBMA Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBullMusic... ------ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ------ In addition to his role in several of doom metal's key bands (Burning Witch, Khanate and KTL among others) O’Malley has played an important part in linking the metal sphere with the art world. His long list of collaborators stretches from Boris, Merzbow, Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino and Oren Ambarchi to French theatre specialist Gisèle Vienne, American sculptor Banks Violette, Italian performance artist Nico ...
→ FOR AUDIO & TRACKLIST: http://blrrm.tv/V8u4Au → SUBSCRIBE TO BOILER ROOM: http://blrrm.tv/YouTube Welp, it's finally happened. We've been gleefully checking off a (rusted, sludge-filled) bucket list lately, and after the likes of Earth and Boris – not to mention some prominent come hither advances over the years – it's a pleasure to bring you the mighty Sunn O))) in concert. Few artists embody an entire scene/sound like Sunn do; they're a byword for everything that's good and great in doom for a reason. Ahead of a four day curatorial stint at Le Guess Who? and the imminent Kannon LP, their first non-collaborative record since 2009, we shot Stephen O'Malley's doom demigods in Berlin. Black robes, dry ice, riffs played ultra-slow and ultra-heavy, and decibel levels so immense that ...
Listen: https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon Drone metal duo Sunn o))) returns with a three-part album titled Kannon. More loud rock reviews: http://bit.ly/1qn75Xl Buy this album: http://amzn.to/1XyyolW =================================== Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support =================================== FAV TRACKS: KANNON PT. 2, KANNON PT. 3 LEAST FAV TRACK: KANNON PT. 1 SUNN O))) - KANNON / 2015 / SOUTHERN LORD / DRONE METAL, DOOM METAL, DRONE, NOISE 6/10 Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
Another video I recorded at this concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSoal5Zegpo Gig played on may 26 2009 in Leuven, Belgium. Location: Predikherenkerk (a Dominican Church). http://www.stuk.be/ Info about the church (in Dutch): http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ten-Predikherenkerk_(Leuven) More info about the church (in Dutch): http://www.vioe.be/nl/index.cgi?id=456&nav;=true My website: http://www.eliekolonie.net This video (image + audio) was shot with a Sony DSC W200 pocket camera.
Sunn O))) featuring Attila Csihar performs live. Recorded @ DR Koncerthuset, Studie 2 in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 15th, 2015.
The massive wave-pools Sunn O))) create are more akin to the precisely oscillating soundscapes of minimalist drone composer Tony Conrad than some flint-fingered pseudo-Sabbath acolytes. Tapping into complex compositional practices without ditching metal's compelling visual aesthetic, the L.A./New York duo excavates and expands the genre, remapping its coordinates with the lowest frequencies imaginable, in the process mutating its compositional scope: an insistent, visceral buzz transforms sludge drifts into chiropractic chords that strike like thunder cracks. Loud though rarely harsh, the sounds start low, intensifying incrementally until they've transformed the entire listening area into a dank chamber teeming with elegant sustain. Adding to the sensory overload of the Sunn O))) experi...
Sunn O))) featuring Attila Csihar performs live. Recorded @ DR Koncerthuset, Studie 2 in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 15th, 2015.
On February 22nd and 23rd, 2016, Red Bull Music Academy hosted a two-day session at Beaux-Arts de Paris featuring Stephen O’Malley of drone metal icons Sunn O))). Sharing his experience of translating sounds into physically perceptible experiences, O’Malley got together with a group of visual artists studying at the fine arts institution for a collaborative workshop, which was followed by a public performance. O’Malley also took a seat on the Academy lecture couch to discuss his ideas of how sound works in the physical space. The Red Bull Music Academy is a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. We celebrate music, its culture, and the transformative minds behind it. Begun in 1998, the Academy has taken the core principles that underlie its annual workshop fo...
Sunn O))) // 17.10.2009 Attila, vocaliste de Sunn O))) répond aux questions de Samuel et nous fait une démonstration gutturale de ses capacités vocales. LUFF Video Team // Emilie Bourquin, Mélanie Courvoisier, Laurence Rohrbach, Simone Aubert, Michel Pennec, Jerome Keller, Yan Luong
http://www.tveyemagazine.com SunnO))) and Boris mixing collaboration album "Altar." Interviews with Greg Anderson, Stephen O'Mallley, Atsuo, Kim Thayil. From TV EYE DVD Magazine #4.
Mayhem / Sunn O))) vocalist Attila Csihar being interviewed to KaaosTV prior to Mayhem´s show at Nummirock festival in Nummijärvi, Finland on June 24th, 2016. For more interviews visit www.kaaoszine.fi.
Il y a presque 10 ans, Stephen OMalley et Greg Anderson fondaient SunnO))). La musique du duo, sans aucune demi mesure, aucun consensus, ne prends vraiment toute son ampleur qu'en concert. L'interview de Stephen O'Malley a été réalisé dans le cadre du LUFF 2009.
ROYAL BLOOD REVIEW: http://www.maker.tv/video/0AAVUyB3TwqV/channel/music/series/theneedledrop Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwSveFnWzhI While Sunn o))) and Scott Walker make the effort to accommodate one another on this new collaborative album, the chemistry isn't as explosive as I had hoped. More reviews: http://bit.ly/UNOXv1 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1pBqGCN Official site: http://theneedledrop.com TND Twitter: http://twitter.com/theneedledrop TND Facebook: http://facebook.com/theneedledrop Support TND: http://theneedledrop.com/support FAV TRACKS: FETISH, LULLABY LEAST FAV TRACK: HEROD 2014 SCOTT WALKER + SUNN O))) - SOUSED / 2014 / 4AD / DRONE METAL, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, DARK AMBIENT 6/10 Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? What did you think of this album? Lov...
Scabs of the past peeling slowly from a dark and distant memory,
emptiness, whispering menace glinting beneath the skin,
consumption in the vast eternal maw,
decaying teeth flickering over the tongue of the faceless,
debasement of eternal torment,
dark is the light.