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.
Monoliths & Dimensions
05/26/2009 | Southern Lord
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CD
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LP
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Monoliths & Dimensions Track Listing
Monoliths & Dimensions Notes
Credits of Monoliths & Dimensions
- Armin Steiner
- Engineer
- Hans Teuber
- Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto)
- Melissa Walsh
- Harp
- Eric Walton
- Piano
- Cuong Vu
- Trumpet
- Cathy Ward
- Illustrations
- Daniel Menche
- Choir, Chorus
- Keith Lowe
- Double Bass
- Mell Dettmer
- Producer, Mastering, Hydrophone, Engineer, Tubular Bells
- Floyd Reitsman
- Assistant Engineer
- Eyvind Kang
- Viola, Choir Arrangement, Arrangement Director, Ensemble Arranger, Brass Arrangement, String Arrangements
- Rex Ritter
- Moog Synthesizer, Korg Synthesizer
- Oren Ambarchi
- Bass (Electric), Performer, Oscillator, Guitar Effects, Guitar (Electric), Gong
- Jenna Anderson
- Portraits
- Randall Dunn
- Arranger, Engineer, Ensemble Arranger, Producer
- Timb Harris
- Violin
- Stephen O'Malley
- Arranger, Group Member, Guitar (Electric), Ensemble Arranger, Art Direction
- Brad Mowen
- Percussion, Drums (Bass), Choir, Chorus
- Attila Csihar
- Vocals, Performer
- Jessika Kenney
- Alto, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement, Choir Arrangement, Soprano
- Steve Moore
- Organ, Conch Shell, Roland Synthesizer, Dung Chen, Ensemble Arranger, Brass Arrangement, Trombone, Korg Synthesizer
- Joe Preston
- Choir, Chorus
- Dylan Carlson
- Bass (Electric), Choir Arrangement
- Stuart Dempster
- Trombone, Conch Shell, Dung Chen
- Julian Priester
- Trombone, Conch Shell
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