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  1. SUNN O)))’s Shoshin (初心) Duo Live at Pioneer Works (Full Set)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLZ1BXzABuc

    Characterized by slow tempos, heavy distortion, and environmental effects, the music and performances of SUNN O))) saturate their environments with monolithic soundscapes and immersive atmospheres. In December 2022, guitarists Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, who founded the experimental metal band in Seattle in 1998, returned to the live aspect in its core, original raw form. The two performed as Shoshin (初心) Duo, immersing the audience in profound valve amplification, spectral harmonics, distortion, and volume. Witness a live experience of physical sound, fog, and glacial maximalism like no other.

    #2022 #GregAnderson #Hören #Konzert #Live #MUSIK #Shoshin初心Duo #StephenOMalley #SunnO
  2. Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol. 2 (2009, Germany)

    Our next spotlight is on number 870 on The List, submitted by leonardo.

    This is the second in a five-album series from experimental electronic musician and visual artist Carsten Nicolai, aka Alva Noto, the first volume released in 2007 and the final just earlier this year (full series pictured and linked below, I recommend viewing on the blog in desktop mode to see all covers in a single horizontal line).[1] The sweet thing about the Xerrox series (and having it now complete) is that you can really drop in wherever you want without knowledge of any of the other volumes, and just because you aren’t keen on one volume doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t adore another volume. They all work from the same concept – essentially, making an auditory copy of a copy of a… – but have different starting material, a different approach, and ultimately a different feel. In the volume we look at here, Noto works his magic on samples from the likes of Michael Nyman, Stephen O’Malley, and frequent collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto. Have you hit the Copy button yet?!

    1. Note all covers IRL are stark black print on a white background, I fooled around with them to highlight the volume we’re spotlighting. The CD cases do look elongated like this though; I was actually introduced to Noto and this series because I saw Vol. 3 in my local record shop and though it looked so cool, I had to buy it to check it out. ↩︎

    #alvaNoto #ambient #carstenNicolai #electronic #electronicMusic #experimental #listenToThis #michaelNyman #music #musicDiscovery #ryuichiSakamoto #stephenOmalley