More Sunn O))) Vinyl News

A few years back 00 Void was re-issued as a 2xCD in Japan with the second CD being a complete re-imagining of that album by Nurse With Wound. Fast forward to now and the Ideologic Organ imprint of Editions Mego is releasing this beast on 2xLP.

This is going to be great.


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Another Big Repress...

... from Have A Nice Life this time. 500 copies that will sell out... A different cover also than the original press... Glorious... Get this or pose.

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Over 5 years in the making, "Deathconsciousness" is the debut double album by the band HAVE A NICE LIFE. Dense and impenetrable, it's unique mix of shoegaze, new wave, industrial and noise has drawn comparisons to the likes of JOY DIVISION, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and SUNN0)). It comes with a 75-page booklet, written by a Massachusetts history professor, examining the deep religious symbology the record is built upon, and presents, for the first time, an exploration of the dark and mysterious cult of the Antiocheans.

Here are some demos from that album to check out:

Two Vinyl Releases from the Archives Part I

Wow, Hydra Head is finally re-issuing two long out of print records (one more so than the other) that people have been clamoring over for a looooong time.

First up is We Are The Romans from Botch. This sucker goes for big bucks on ebay (well, it did), and now, people have a shot at getting this again without mortgaging their first born or selling a kidney.

Available on two colors of vinyl Orange & Blue and another crazy format( White/Orange/Blue + Black/Orange/Blue).

This from Hydra Head:

Unless you’ve been living under a rock that’s underneath another even bigger rock in a cave in the middle of nowhere, you probably already know what’s up with this milestone/motherfucker of an album. Initially released in the year two grand, Botch’s final full-length was/is the kind of devastating metallic hardcore explosion that the term “metallic hardcore” could/can only aspire to. In fact, these dudes nailed it so hard that the bands that came afterward had to start calling themselves “metalcore” out of respect. And today, it’s actually even worse: Ever since Botch went belly up back in 2002, there’s been a steady, obnoxious stream of MTV2-jocking carpetbaggers that have ripped off our Sea-Tac boys (currently and formerly members of esteemed rock outfits like Minus The Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Roy, Narrows and Russian Circles) riff for riff. We’d name names, but why mess around with pretenders to the throne when you’re already in bed with the kings? Its on 180g double vinyl for the first time since the album's initial release in y2k, and now also
includes the totally sweet double-compact disc edition from 2007 featuring the original recording remastered plus bonus live tracks and the entire album in its hi-fidelity demo version. We Are The Romans is bigger, better, and more Roman than ever.

- Presented here in its original 2xLP packaging and pressed from the original vinyl plates, this repressing includes the 2007 remastered deluxe edition 2xCD as an added bonus. CD 1 features the remastered original record, while CD 2 contains several live tracks and nearly every track from Romans in their never-before-heard live-in-the-studio demo-form. The point we are trying to make is this thing is freakin’ awesome...


2xLP Track Listing:

Side A:
To Our Friends In The Great White North (5:10)
Mondrian Was A Liar (2:41)
Transitions From Persona To Object (6:04)
Swimming The Channel Vs. Driving The Chunnel (4:31)
Side B:
C. Thomas Howell As The "Soul Man" (4:44)
Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (3:05)
Frequency Ass Bandit (4:27)
I Wanna Be A Sex Symbol On My Own Terms (3:35)
Side C:
Man The Ramparts (10:51)
Side D:
We Are The Romans (7:27)

Bonus Compact Disc Track Listing:
To Our Friends In The Great White North - Demo (5:17)
I Wanna Be A Sex Symbol On My Own Terms - Demo (3:41)
Transitions From Persona To Object - Demo (6:34)
Mondrian Was A Liar - Demo (3:02)
Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb - Demo (3:21)
C. Thomas Howell As The "Soul Man" - Demo (4:25)
Man The Ramparts - Demo (6:31)
Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb - Live (4:19)
Vietmam - Live (3:11)
Transitions From Persona To Object - Live (6:01)
Hutton's Great Heat Engine - Live (6:19)


That's an incredible deal for this classic record. Pre-Order here

Two Vinyl Releases from the Archives Part II

Next up is from Hydra Head is the unbelievably earth shattering Self Titled album from Jesu. For many this is the watershed from Broadrick's act and Hydra Head is finally doing a regular vinyl issue of this album (they did a picture disc a while back and Conspiracy records over in Europe handled the other vinyl press of this classic).

This is available on three colors: black, Clear (translucent) Gold, and Brown... no idea on pressing numbers.

Few albums represent an individual and genre defining milestone as does the self titled debut from Justin Broadrick's Jesu. Combining the considerable sonic weight of Godflesh with brittle melancholy melodies in hypnotic long-form structures, it provided ample evidence of Broadrick's myriad capabilities as a song writer and ceaselessly creative musical innovator. While the eight tracks that comprise the album truly sound like no one else, they also hinted at previously unexplored areas of tenderness and subtlety. Though Jesu went on to mine those more harmonious aspects of its sound on subsequent releases to great effect, none rivaled the debut in its perfectly crafted mixture of beauty, heaviness, hope and despair. Much has happened since the arrival of this album, both for Broadrick as well as the musical world(s) he inhabits, but nothing has diminished the gleaming radiance of this darkened gem.

Track Listing:
Your Path To Divinity (9:14)
Friends Are Evil (9:43)
Tired Of Me (9:31)
We All Faulter (6:56)
Walk On Water (11:23)
Sun Day (10:03)
Man / Woman (9:29)
Guardian Angel (8:06)

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New Locrian... The Clearing

Locrian now has a new LP, The Clearing, coming out November 1st. I was not expecting this, but am definitely psyched.

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This from the label:

Label: Fan Death Records
Artist: Locrian
Release number: FDR-028 -
Release: The Clearing LP w/ download
Street date: November 1, 2011

Label description:

Coming up from the basements of experimental black metal, Locrian quickly made a name for themselves, laying the cobblestones for their own unique world. Through three LPs and a small stash of other releases, the group have floated ever towards a mesmerizing sound that defies classification. Dark, brooding, complex, and lush, with each release Locrian have raised the bar for their own grey sky heightened standards.

This fall, Fan Death Records sees Locrian give birth to their magnum opus. The Clearing breaks free of the “must own” list for the group itself, and transcends into a “must own” list for general fans of everything from Loveless to Goo to Black One, Touched, Through Silver and Blood, and beyond. Not quite ambient, certainly not black metal, The Clearing takes a diversity of sounds, combined with a hushed aesthetic, and folds them into a mature record that demands attention from the first second to the last. This may be the closest the group will ever come to capturing the holy communion of their live performances.

The ominous sounds that escape cognitive identity clatter through the intro of “Chalk Point” before falling into the gulf of layers that comprise the majority of The Clearing. Pushing the organic and the electronic in and out, with Augury in an Evaporating Tower and Corpolite, Locrian adds a mastery of everything from hushed acoustic guitar to near power electronics to synths that break through from a world of giallo soundtracks, penning a near symphony while never faltering from a solid path. The beacon atop this secret pyramid is “The Clearing” itself. Here you find a staggering arc of sound that may be the group’s finest hour. At nearly 20 minutes, a slowly building rite pulls the listener into a place and time that they will compulsively visit over and over again to better understand. For every person any of the above strikes a chord with, Locrian is a must-know band, and The Clearing is a must-own album.

Recommended if you like:
Yes - Relayer LP, Throbbing Gristle, La Monte Young, Hive Mind, Burzum - Aske LP

Track Listing

Side A:
1. Chalk Point (8:14)
2. Augury in an Evaporating Tower (6:39)
3. Coprolite (6:39)

Side B:
1. The Clearing (17:26)

And a few notes from Land Of Decay:

• The follow-up to their critically acclaimed The Crystal World LP.
• The Clearing was recorded by Jeremy Lemos, who has worked with notables such as Stereolab, John Fahey, Jim O’Rourke, and Wilco, amongst others.

00 Void

Easily, this is still my favorite Sunn O))) release so far; so, this little tid bit is a great piece of news.

Closing out the 2011 release schedule, Southern Lord will proudly reissue SUNN 0)))’s long out-of-print sophomore album ØØ Void, finally finding its proper resting place. Following the duo’s Grimmrobe Demos debut, ØØ Void was initially released in 2000 via HydraHead in North America and Rise Above in Europe, with only a limited reissue via Daymare Records in Japan in 2008, making these hymns virtually out of print for some eight years. Not only featuring the core guitarists Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, ØØ Void features bass by Stuart Dahlquist (Burning Witch, Goatsnake), as well as guest contributions from Petra Haden (QOTSA, Foo Fighters, The Decemberists) on violins and vocals, as well as Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool, Goatsnake, QOTSA) contributing vocals, and was recorded on 2″ tape by Scott Reeder (The Obsessed, Kyuss, Goatsnake). This 2011 reissue features revamped artwork by Stephen Kasner and a layout by Stephen O’Malley. Now this highly sought-after catalog piece for worshippers of the pulverizing SUNN 0))) drone style will be available again via a proper Southern Lord reissue. The reissue of ØØ Void will hit North American streets on November 22nd via CD, with an LP pressing at a later date to be announced soon.

Thou's Summit...

...is getting re-released by the band themselves and are fixing some issues that they had with that pressing.

From Gilead:

Originally released on vinyl by Southern Lord, Summit is finally available again on vinyl, repressed by the band themselves. 180 gram clear w/white smoke vinyl with heavy-duty tip-on jacket, printed inner sleeve on thick 14pt stock (w/updated and corrected text), pressed from new plates w/matrix etchings, and no sticker on the jacket! Huzzah!

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