Black One

chronology
Black One
Studio album by Sunn O)))
Publication ; (s)	October 17, 2005
admission	May 2005
Label (s)	Southern Lord
Genre (s)	Drone Doom
running time	67:09
occupation	Malefic ( Xasthur ); Wrest ( Leviathan , Lurker of Chalice ); Oren Ambarchi; John Wiese (Bastard Noise, Sissy Spacek); Mathias Schneeberger; Greg Anderson (referred to as the Mystic Fogg Invokator); Stephen O'Malley (referred to as MK Ultra Blizzard, SOMA, Caveman Skillz, Taoiseach and Drone Slut);

Black One is the fifth studio album by the US drone band Sunn O))) .

Emergence

Various guest musicians can be heard on the album. To record the vocals for the song Báthory Erzsébet , which is a tribute to the Swedish band Bathory , the band locked the claustrophobic Malefic in a cage . He recorded other songs at home. According to the band, the ideas for style and concept were only developed during the recording in the studio.

Style and content

Sunn O))) wanted to integrate "the aesthetics, atmosphere and certain sounds of Black Metal " on the album . Cursed Realms (Of the Winterdemons) is a cover version of the song of the same name by Immortal . Screams that are unusual for the genre are used. Sound effects such as B. Wind noises in Cursed Realms (Of the Winter Demons) are used.

Reviewer Eddie Solis compares the sound with "black textures straight from hell" and finds Black One to be the "darkest" release of Sunn O))) s. stylusmagazine.com sees references to earlier releases by other metal bands throughout the album . popmatters.com recognizes structures in the album that are “as sluggish as they are desolate”.

Greg Anderson , looking back (in an interview with Monoliths & Dimensions ), thinks the album is very “dark, deep and intense”. Stephen O'Malley thinks it explores "the emotional qualities of Sunn O))) s".

reception

The reviewer Brandon Stosuy, who gave the album the rating “best new music” in the review, described the album as a “doom'n'gloom masterpiece”.

After Black One , Sunn O))) also received special attention from the Black Metal scene, some also assigned the band to the genre. The New York Times also mentioned the album as a "breakthrough" in a 2006 article.

Track list

CD 1 (Black One)

Sin Nanna - 2:19

Oren Ambarchi: vocals , china cymbals , tiles, drums , guitar , atmosphere

It Took the Night to Believe - 5:56

Mysticism Fogg Invocator: Ax, Subs
Taoiseach: lead guitar, subs
Wrest: Voices

Cursed Realms (Of the Winterdemons) ( Immortal Cover) - 10:10

Mysticism Fogg Invokator: icy reverse side winds on four string Zamboni
MK Ultra Blizzard: Grail, Darkness, Lead Guitar
M. Schneeberger: Glacier wind
John Wiese: White fadeout
Malefic: voice

Orthodox Caveman - 10:02

Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar, riffs
Caveman Skillz: guitar, bass , feedback
Oren Ambarchi: Caveman - Drums

CandleGoat - 8:04 am
- Mysticism Fogg Invokator: Guitar, Taurs
- MK Ultra Blizzard: decimator bass, grave calls
- John Wiese: coffin electronics
- Malefic: tundra guitar
Cry for the Weeper - 14:38
- Mystik Fogg Invokator: guitar, keyboard
- SOMA: guitar, virus
- Malefic: guitar, keyboard
- Oren Ambarchi: guitar, horn , wood
Báthory Erzsébet - 16:00
- Mysticism Fogg Invokator: Bass
- Drone Slut: Bass
- Count Von Schneeberger: Virus
- Malefic: Calls from the grave
- Oren Ambarchi: guitar, tubular bells , cymbals , gong

CD 2 (Solstitium Fulminate)

Wind & Fog - 21:29
Vlad Tepes - 16:43
- Guitar L: Greg Anderson
- Guitar R: Stephen O'Malley
- Singing: Attila Csihar
- Guitar / electronics: Oren Ambarchi
- Analog synthesizers : TOS Nieuwenhuizen

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Sunn O))) - Thrasher Magazine, Nov, 2005 by Eddie Solis (Retrieved June 14, 2010)
↑ metalunderground.com : Interview w / Greg Anderson from Sunn O))) (Retrieved July 18, 2010)
↑ ^a ^b Mark Hensch: Sunn-O))) - Interview (accessed on July 6, 2010)
↑ ^a ^b Adrien Begand: Sunn O))): Black One (Retrieved June 26, 2010)
↑ Todd DePalma: Sunn O))) - Black One (Retrieved July 7, 2010)
↑ sputnikmusic.com : Sunn O))) Black One (Retrieved July 7, 2010)
↑ stylusmagazine.com : Sunn O))) - Black One - Review (Retrieved July 4, 2010)
↑ Justin M. Norton: Interview with Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed July 6, 2010) @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b www.thewire.co.uk : Sunn O))) Exclusive Interview Transcripts: Stephen O'Malley (Retrieved July 6, 2010)

↑ Brandon Stosuy: Sunn O))): Black One (Retrieved June 26, 2010)

^ John Wray: Heady Metal , New York Times , May 28, 2006 (Retrieved July 18, 2010)

[findarticles-1] Sunn O))) - Thrasher Magazine, Nov, 2005 by Eddie Solis (Retrieved June 14, 2010)

[metalunderground-2] metalunderground.com : Interview w / Greg Anderson from Sunn O))) (Retrieved July 18, 2010)

[rocknworld-3] Mark Hensch: Sunn-O))) - Interview (accessed on July 6, 2010)

[popmatters-4] Adrien Begand: Sunn O))): Black One (Retrieved June 26, 2010)

[coc-5] Todd DePalma: Sunn O))) - Black One (Retrieved July 7, 2010)

[sputnikmusic-6] sputnikmusic.com : Sunn O))) Black One (Retrieved July 7, 2010)

[stylusmagazine-7] stylusmagazine.com : Sunn O))) - Black One - Review (Retrieved July 4, 2010)

[about-8] Justin M. Norton: Interview with Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed July 6, 2010) @1@ 2

[thewire-9] www.thewire.co.uk : Sunn O))) Exclusive Interview Transcripts: Stephen O'Malley (Retrieved July 6, 2010)

[pitchfork-10] Brandon Stosuy: Sunn O))): Black One (Retrieved June 26, 2010)

[nytimes-11] John Wray: Heady Metal , New York Times , May 28, 2006 (Retrieved July 18, 2010)