Sunn O))) - William and Nadine McGuire Theater, Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. May 25, 2006 (SBD)

Sunn O)))
William and Nadine McGuire Theater
Walker Arts Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
May 25, 2006
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: SBD > ? > CD-r > EAC > FLAC > Audacity (Joining Soundcheck From Other CD) > CDwav > FLAC

01 Soundcheck
02 Ritual//

Greg ANDERSON - Guitar
Stephen O'MALLEY - Guitar
Oren AMBARCHI - Guitar
Mark DEUTROM - Bass
Atsuo MIZUNO - Gong / Percussion
Rex Ritter - Moog

One of my favorite bands, really. Sunn O))) play a style of Heavy Metal called Drone Doom. Think a VERY Heavy Metal variation of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music or The Nels Cline Singers. I love to smoke some really good weed, put Sunn O))) on, turn on the sub woofer, set in the sweet spot between the speakers and just float. I feel as if I am floating along on this primal wave of sound. I have seen people at Sunn O)) concerts lie down on the floor to better feel the vibrations run through their body. Sunn O))) have collaborated with other Noise/Drone Music Artists like Boris and Merzbow as well as Black Metal Artists such as Xasther, Leviathan and Attila Csihar, vocalist for Mayhem & Tormentor. This is a great way to get a taste of what Sunn O))) are all about. PLAY VERY LOUD FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT!!

Flac

MP3

SunnO))) - Roadburn Festival ~ Tilburg, Netherlands 09-04-2005 (FM)

SunnO)))
Roadburn Festival
Tilburg, Netherlands
September 4, 2005
FM Broadcast
MP3 256kbps
No Cover Art

01 SunnO)))

total time: 43mn 17sc

Stephen O'Malley (Khanate,& Burning Witch) - guitars
Greg Anderson (Goatsnake, & Engine Kid) - guitars

Show is in one long file but the performance is one continuous piece of music.

SunnO))) play an extreme form or metal music labeled as Drone Doom. Formed in 1998 in Seattle Washington by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson partially in homage to the band earth. The band was also influenced by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music and other such Noise/Music projects. The band performs in dark monk robes drenched in fog and at extreme volumes. The band uses ultra low tunings such as drop A. Songs move along at a snails pace with very little percussion, vocals are delivered as moans, groans, throat chanting and other rhythmic forms of vocalization. The band builds it's sound pieces on the echo, drones, vibrations & feedback given off by their instruments and amplifiers. Sounds are manipulated, filtered and processed to create new sounds, all of which comes together in a type of primal anti-music. I have actually seen fans lying on the floor at concerts to get .."the full effect of the show". Live performances usually are one long musical piece improvised around the basic formats of released musical pieces. SunnO))) is an acquired taste but if you are into earth, Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, Swans, Boris or Merzbow you might want to check out SunnO))).

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