SUNN O - Life Metal - Vinyl (limited gatefold 2xLP with obi-strip)
$ 28.33
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. About Contact Visit our eBay store Contact us +44 (0)20 7424 1960 9am-6pm GMT, Mon-Sat SUNN O Life Metal Southern Lord US limited gatefold 2xLP with obi-strip Cat: SUNN 300B Rel: 29 Apr 19 Post Rock/Experimental Side 1. Between Sleipnir's Breaths Side 2. Troubled Air Side 3. Aurora Side 4. Novae Some four years have passed since Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley last donned the Sunn O))) alias. Given that the Seattle duo is also approaching 20 years as a working partnership, "Life Metal" - which also includes significant contributions from bassist Tim Midyett and Icelandic composer (and former Pan Sonic member) Hildur Gudnadottir - seems like a timely release. An epic track given to each side of vinyl, this album acts as a precursor to a sister album called Pyroclasts that will be released later in 2019. The ensemble cast brilliant layers up fuzzy, elongated guitar riffs, droning, effects-laden feedback, clandestine ambient textures, electric cello and occasional spoken word vocals. The album peaks via a 25-minute closing track of breathtaking intensity and mind-altering execution, but the journey to get there is equally as impressive. It's a wall of sound that only the safe ears of Steve Albini, produced entirely using analog tape, could deliver. An eighth studio album that's a beast of nebulous lustre.
