Ginnungagap - 1000% Downer

1. Reasonably Miserable (9:24)
2. Guifang (Casket Orbit mix)

G = Ginnungagap. Yet another in the never-ending plethora of Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O))), Aethenor, KTL, Burning Witch, etc.) side projects. This one in particular is an outlet for his improvised and collaborative works. 1000% Downer features the vocals of Dawn Smithson of Jessamine, along with the drones of Steve Pittis and Fritz Welch. Originally released in 2004 on 3" CD format, limited to 150 copies. Later reissued on blue 12" vinyl that same year. Collector scum gold uncovered!

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Earth - Legacy of Dissolution

1. Mogwai - Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine
2. Russell Haswell - Tibetan Quaaludes (Waveset Sloth Mix)
3. Jim O'Rourke - Thrones and Dominions
4. Autechre - Coda Maestoso In F(Flat) Minor
5. Justin Broadrick - Harvey
6. Sunn O))) - Rule the Divine (Mysteria Caelestis Mugivi)

E = Earth. Or an Earth tribute/remix record, anyway. Most of these tribute happenings happen to suck ass with a straw, but I've ended up liking this one quite a bit. The end result of a tribute record usually has quite a lot to do with a) the subject being given tribute and b) the talents giving tribute. Looking at this roster, there's no way they could fuck this one up. The Sunn track is interesting because it is a departure from the black metal-tinged dirges they've been divining from beyond as of late, but Justin Broadrick (Jesu, Godflesh) steals the show with what could be an unreleased track from the gorgeous Silver. This one's for you, Dylan.

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Sunn O))) - Live White - Northsix, Brooklyn, NY 07.28.2004

1. B-Alien Skeleton

2. Space Bacon Reactor

3. Intone

4. Hell-O)))-Ween

5. B-Witch

6. NN O)))

7. Death Becomes You

8. Caveman Salad

9. Grease Bacon Fire

10. Bathory - A Tribute to...

The almighty Sunn O))) drone machine in full effect. Released by ArchiveCD.com as an "official bootleg", a limited edition of 300 5" CDs (the contents of which are found above) together with the "Funeraldrone" 3" CD which I cannot find. Sold on the Australasian 2005 tour. Anderson and O'Malley begin with a lulling drone before bringing the glacial noise to smash eardrums and skulls.

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Sunn O))) - La Mort Noir dans Esch/Alzette

1. Orthodox Caveman
2. Hallow Cave
3. Reptile Lux
4. Candlegoat - Bathori

Super limited tour only discs sold on Sunn O)))'s last big jaunt. It's a pity these weren't made more widely available, because the material here is potent stuff. Lots of Sunn satellites appear, such as Dylan Carlson of Earth, Malefic of Xasthur provides mean vocals, and there's some fucked up trombone shit on "Hallow Cave" courtesy of Steve Moore who's playing trombone for the current incarnation of Earth. Apparently there was some doom drama concerning Malefic and Sunn, resulting in both parties publicly acknowledging they aren't going to be working together anytime soon. Hope this is droney enough for you.


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Sarin - Nihilist

1. tektoniks
2. 6:66
3. Red Army
4. War of the Worlds

According to what I've read, there were only 80 copies of this sole release by the band on cassette produced, taking the Way Back Machine once again to 1996. Fanns of Sunn O)))/Khanate/Burning Witch/Aethenor/Thorr's Hammer will be pleased to know that the two members of Sarin were drone demigod Stephen O'Malley and fellow Burning Witch member, Edgy 59. This shit is straight up electronic noise. Bits are interesting, but it's definitely not the best release by any party involved. Fans of harsh noise ala Merzbow/Prurient/Giffoni may dig this.

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