Everyone commenting saying he didn't know who Greg was before the interview: He was fucking leading the interview so that Stephen would explain to the audience, most of whom are not the kind of people who typically listen to Sunn, who Greg is and what his main musical project is. It's like yall have never been to a fucking seminar with a guest speaker before.
+Jacob Frisenda sorry but i do not see it the same way the interviewer seems to have done next to no research in the various musical projects of the person he is interviewing
+Jacob Frisenda NOPE. You know nothing about music criticism or even the basic idea of how an interview works. And with a very genre-spanning artist like this (Keiji Heino reference!) you MUST be able to have a knowledge of the artist, influences involved, and the ideas that they want to expound upon while they continue to create art in a variety of mediums. You are saying this: "Hey, um, so your name is Paul, right? You were in Wings? Cool! Man, I like your stuff. Do you play guitar, or more bass-like stuff? Those guys are like OLD! Have you heard of the Beatles? You should check them out!"
Actually, familiarizing your audience with your interviewee's work is pretty par for the course especially when the audience may not be familiar with the interviewee. This happens a lot at seminars.So, that Paul McCartney analogy is utter nonsense.
okay guy I like to think that such extreme musicians as Sunn O))) use music to express feelings which aren't necessarily moral or are maybe frowned upon. For example, pure anger. Because of civilisation, people became generally a lot more docile, so such a primal emotion like anger just has no place here, yet it has to be expressed.
It's because (in my opinion at least) extreme musicians have an inherent understanding that they're not some superstar and they probably never will be, they make art for art's sake and generally don't have a complex about it
TOPICS AND Music: 0:55 ÄÄNIPÄÄ (Band) 2:21 ÄÄNIPÄÄ Unreleased 4:47 Metal Fandom 15:00 Visual Design 19:43 Sunn O))) 34:03 Earth - Tethered To The Polestar 46:30 KTL (Band) 49:27 KTL - Paraug 57:15 This Is How You Will Disappear 1:08:19 Experimental Music 1:10:15 Sunn O))) - It Took All Night To Believe 1:19:57 Live Rig And Set Up 1:26:04 Excerpt From Fushitsusha Live 1:53:50 Phurpa - Unknown
I absolutely adore how down to earth Mr. O'Malley is. He doesn't seem to try to appeal to the intellectual elite, like most experimental musicians. Seems very genuine, I love listening to this interview.
This has got to be one of the best interviews I've seen of a musician/artist in general. Stephen O'Malley is such an intelligent man, and there's so many things I liked in the interview (especially the things he said) that I can't really specify all in one comment, but the audience astounded me the most though. So much diversity, the African-American guy was a really cool individual that you wouldn't expect to see at a Sunn O))) Lecture. I love Sunn O))), Stephen O'Malley and all his works, even his collaborations and it made me feel good to see the diversity as a half black person. I wish there were more people I could share my interest with. Though that one guy in the audience was kind of annoying, he wouldn't let Stephen finish a sentence, hardly. Great interview/lecture. Kind of ironic how lengthy it was but I still managed to finish it though. The music, however, is different for me than an interview though.
To everyone who thinks the interviewer is dumb for asking questions, that’s kind of his job. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that when he acts like he doesn’t know someone or something, he’s doing it for the audience with the expectation that they don’t know who or what they’re talking about. You can’t say Greg and expect all of the regular ass people in the audience to know who he was talking about. That’s what an interviewer does. Extracts information in a cohesive manner and delves deeper into the subjects. And I think you guys are giving him to much shit. He obviously knows a little about the subject or at least did research for the interview. He references multiple interviews. So I’d say you’re giving him the short end of the stick.
I feel like interviews flow much better when the interviewer actually knows and cares about the artists history, projects, bands, history, etc. Like, do a little research on your guest before inviting them on for 2 hours, maybe?
I still remember that back in the day I would suffer from sleep deprivation and listening to Sunn O))) or Xasthur and all those bands didn't help much. But I still save extreme respect for these people. Specially Stephen who has produced some of the most intriguing music I've ever listened to. They should collaborate with Ulver again. Terrestrials is a magnificent record.
Stephen O'Malley: long music is important, you need time to get into the intricacies and deep feel of a piece to really appreciate it. Red Bull: SWITCH TOPICS HERE
Even if they announced that it was some social experiment/prank/whatever, enough people already appreciate it as music that it wouldn't really matter. It would have become something more significant than they intended all on its own.
At first I thought it was weird that he seems so nervous but then I remembered he plays most shows in near darkness covered in fog and at deafening volume
@@sebastian7494 To be fair...it's kind of like a brain trick. Sometimes it just kind of slips out without thinking about it. I call them Sun and still Sunn O slips out, particularly if I see the name. It's like a stutter.
@Anthony Monaghan agreed- it has to be under .5% of words in which letters are not intentionally spoken, and many of us form an idea and habit of call it "Sun O" before finding out its just "Sunn"
There was a huge disconnect between Stephen and the audience. It would have been nice to have a room full of Sunn O))) fans there for some more interesting Q&A, but a cool interview nonetheless.
I think when normies hear alien music it brings some to it, while others find it too abstract and different to continue. I'm certain this was a great experience for these kids.
I'm not sure what you're asking. Yes, there are plenty of people who are into Swans that are familiar with Sunn and vice versa. And yes, I imagine a fair number of people do discover this stuff on /mu/, but not necessarily.
had this going on whil i was folding shirts. have to say... wen ur only hearing voices, u cant help but picture Nick Offerman in place of Stephen. especially wen he gives a little laugh haha
I feel like he is asking it for the people who don’t know about his band mate. Red bull isn’t an underground media outlet so I imagine some people who watch this have no idea about how you say the band name and who is in the band. If it was a more topical music journal I would expect more but not Red Bull.
Ah, that first song--I must listen to whatever that album is, it sounds more in line with stuff like White1 and White2, which I prefer over Sunn O)))'s newer stuff.
I am glad this is available. Love Sunn O))), and classical music is my favorite. The interviewer ruined the vibe. Made gestures when music would come on as if he'd rather be playing Pokémon. Tragic. He looked like he started enjoying himself with time.
Saw them for the second time about a month ago. Cthonic rite. What metal promises, SunnO)) delivers. True music of the underworld. I almost want to call it a form of "chamber music".
that opening track was the perfect stereotypical "noise" that'd be on some sitcom.the parents would be like "what is this noise my kids are listening too?!" it sounded like crap to me so i guess i'm not cool anymore.i'm a huge sunn 0))) fan,however.
Candle Light Does Things i thought this thread would go to shit but i realized what kind of people Sunn O))) fans are. which are generally cool people.
couldn't they get a guy that had a clue or two about Stephen and his music, history etc to lead this interview? It's painful to watch at times, thankfully Stephen is graceful enough to never go ... really?
Check out Jakob. New Zealand postrock/ambient group that has definite metal influences. The guitarist used to be a metal player. They have their own sound.
My main issues: Who the fuck drinks red bull and listens to Sunn O)))? The interviewer clearly has no interest, makes so many mistakes and has done minimal research.
I'm glad someone posed the question of the right-wing nationalist racism that permeates much of the black metal scene, including the stuff from Scandinavia that Stephen was very into during his days making his fanzine. That's always been a nagging concern of mine with him: what kind of worldview does this guy have if venerates people like Varg Vikernes? Good to know that he doesn't tolerate that outlook anymore.
Varg is actually very smart and articulate and very knowledgable about world politics. It's mostly just the cultural marxist agenda backed by billionaires that we're conditioned by that make us feel we have to "not tolerate" that "outlook" - i.e. logic, reason, national and individual sovereignty, and wanting to be left the fuck alone to keep ones own rights.
I always wondered why being nationalistic is so damn important to some people. We're currently destroying the planet we inhabit and people have nothing better to do than discussing where nations borders should end...
@@movimentodoscacos meh, the only way my comment could even remotely be taken to be incorrect would be in saying tribalism doesn't promote individual sovereignty, yet obviously he is living his life apart from society at large and clearly values his ability to have self determination. You couldn't even say his view is against national sovereignty since he is against NATO.
what is it about this band and genre that people like so much? ive listened to some sunn 0))) and i just cant get into it...its just the saaaaaaaaaaaaaaame thing over and over.... it seems to get alot of praise though. why do people like it so much?
Maximum Volume = Maximum Results. Also, there are detailed subtleties that add depth and volume to their entrancing sound. Try listening with either high-quality headphones (better) or with a large stereo with a sub (best) at high volume and just relax and let your mind wander and just give in to the sound, in a meditative way. It's dark, it's not light or happy, it's some of the heaviest music in the world. It's art in sound. Remember they play the same songs, so nothing is random or unplanned.
+djdaniels00 well i listen with Audio‑Technica ATH M50X headphones so there pretty good. . so far i don't really mind listening to it but i cant tell weather to classify it as strictly music or a mix of dark meditation with musical influences.... i just dont know what to think of it. is it intended to be listened to as music or meditation?
+liminalexpression I would expect the interpretation or classification of it being music, strictly meditative noise, or both is for the listener to decide. Sunn O))) has a pretty big range of sounds in their various albums/songs. If you want a good dark, powerful meditative track (in my opinion) listen to Agartha on Monoliths and Dimensions. Hunting and Gathering on that same album is more musical with a discernable rhythm. My Wall on White 1 is a dark poem being spoken over a dark ambient soundscape, and the words of the poem go along with the sounds in the background. On Sunn O)))'s website with southern lord you can stream all of their songs for free if you go to store, then digital, then click on an album to listen to. It's better than UA-cam for listening to any Sunn O))) track. Read the background of Domkirke then listen to the first track, it's crazy.
That's why he wears a tunic. Most shy people that perform to live audiences tend to be eccentric and pull off some gimmicks to cope with their shyness and social anxiety.
"...this person or that person.... or.. just broadrick" OH OKAY ARE WE JUST GONNA SWEEP THAT UNDER THE RUG AS IF YOU HADN'T JUST SAID *_JUSTIN FUCKING BROADRICK???_* C O O L
If you want to know more about the interview, then you're in luck...
► www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/stephen-o-malley
Pro trick : you can watch series on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.
Everyone commenting saying he didn't know who Greg was before the interview: He was fucking leading the interview so that Stephen would explain to the audience, most of whom are not the kind of people who typically listen to Sunn, who Greg is and what his main musical project is. It's like yall have never been to a fucking seminar with a guest speaker before.
+Jacob Frisenda Thank you for understanding this.
+Jacob Frisenda sorry but i do not see it the same way the interviewer seems to have done next to no research in the various musical projects of the person he is interviewing
+Jacob Frisenda NOPE. You know nothing about music criticism or even the basic idea of how an interview works. And with a very genre-spanning artist like this (Keiji Heino reference!) you MUST be able to have a knowledge of the artist, influences involved, and the ideas that they want to expound upon while they continue to create art in a variety of mediums. You are saying this: "Hey, um, so your name is Paul, right? You were in Wings? Cool! Man, I like your stuff. Do you play guitar, or more bass-like stuff? Those guys are like OLD! Have you heard of the Beatles? You should check them out!"
Actually, familiarizing your audience with your interviewee's work is pretty par for the course especially when the audience may not be familiar with the interviewee. This happens a lot at seminars.So, that Paul McCartney analogy is utter nonsense.
+Alexander Delarche what ? so many words, no meaning. come again
it's amazing how polite and amiable extreme musicians can be
okay guy I like to think that such extreme musicians as Sunn O))) use music to express feelings which aren't necessarily moral or are maybe frowned upon. For example, pure anger. Because of civilisation, people became generally a lot more docile, so such a primal emotion like anger just has no place here, yet it has to be expressed.
It's because (in my opinion at least) extreme musicians have an inherent understanding that they're not some superstar and they probably never will be, they make art for art's sake and generally don't have a complex about it
Monky exactly right, and the talentless popstars making the most generic and boring shit are also the most arrogant pricks
TOPICS AND Music:
0:55 ÄÄNIPÄÄ (Band)
2:21 ÄÄNIPÄÄ Unreleased
4:47 Metal Fandom
15:00 Visual Design
19:43 Sunn O)))
34:03 Earth - Tethered To The Polestar
46:30 KTL (Band)
49:27 KTL - Paraug
57:15 This Is How You Will Disappear
1:08:19 Experimental Music
1:10:15 Sunn O))) - It Took All Night To Believe
1:19:57 Live Rig And Set Up
1:26:04 Excerpt From Fushitsusha Live
1:53:50 Phurpa - Unknown
A longer track means more of a cinematic experience rather than a neatly packaged punchline fix.
He should change his name to
Stephen O))) Malley
To properly experience Sunn O))) you have to see them live.
Seeing them tonight.
chicago ?
+Jon Lundquist ayyyy
The Chicago show was insane! What did you guys think? I reviewed the show on my channel, feel free to check it out.
Ze'ev. haha what's good fam
I absolutely adore how down to earth Mr. O'Malley is. He doesn't seem to try to appeal to the intellectual elite, like most experimental musicians. Seems very genuine, I love listening to this interview.
Turns out this guy is like the pretentious asshole of pretentious asshole black metal elitists, disappointing
really? I thought the opposite, Greg I think is way more down to earth
so hilarious how he laugh "AH-AH!" and then turns serious in a second...
1:26:40 takes it off 1080p and puts it on 480p to make it sounds better
This has got to be one of the best interviews I've seen of a musician/artist in general. Stephen O'Malley is such an intelligent man, and there's so many things I liked in the interview (especially the things he said) that I can't really specify all in one comment, but the audience astounded me the most though. So much diversity, the African-American guy was a really cool individual that you wouldn't expect to see at a Sunn O))) Lecture. I love Sunn O))), Stephen O'Malley and all his works, even his collaborations and it made me feel good to see the diversity as a half black person. I wish there were more people I could share my interest with. Though that one guy in the audience was kind of annoying, he wouldn't let Stephen finish a sentence, hardly. Great interview/lecture. Kind of ironic how lengthy it was but I still managed to finish it though. The music, however, is different for me than an interview though.
+Monica M Just wanted to let you know that I love your comment.
Tom de kok Awe, thanks!
+Monica M damn straight, Sunn O))) rule.
ghazzter Agreed!
+Monica M Yeah that one guy in the audience with the world music question was really irritating ...
he changes expressions so fast
I can't unsee it now
He has to be fast in something...
Some of the people's faces just 2 minutes into the song, priceless
Right Stephen just looks over at there confused faces and smiles, kodak moments lol
To everyone who thinks the interviewer is dumb for asking questions, that’s kind of his job. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that when he acts like he doesn’t know someone or something, he’s doing it for the audience with the expectation that they don’t know who or what they’re talking about. You can’t say Greg and expect all of the regular ass people in the audience to know who he was talking about. That’s what an interviewer does. Extracts information in a cohesive manner and delves deeper into the subjects. And I think you guys are giving him to much shit. He obviously knows a little about the subject or at least did research for the interview. He references multiple interviews. So I’d say you’re giving him the short end of the stick.
it took the night to believe
The chick at 14:20 gets it. You can tell she's a Sunn O))) fan.
It took the night to believe is my favorite song of theirs. Vocals are out of this world.
Stephens little smile is beyond cute.
Natalie Wood nice to hear... this guy is practically my twin.. it's scary..
I feel like interviews flow much better when the interviewer actually knows and cares about the artists history, projects, bands, history, etc. Like, do a little research on your guest before inviting them on for 2 hours, maybe?
Amen
I still remember that back in the day I would suffer from sleep deprivation and listening to Sunn O))) or Xasthur and all those bands didn't help much. But I still save extreme respect for these people. Specially Stephen who has produced some of the most intriguing music I've ever listened to. They should collaborate with Ulver again. Terrestrials is a magnificent record.
Xasthur got me through the pandemic year of 2020 :)
Stephen O'Malley: long music is important, you need time to get into the intricacies and deep feel of a piece to really appreciate it.
Red Bull: SWITCH TOPICS HERE
what a nice smile stephen has
maybe it’s not nice at all
What if he said to everyone, " hahah fooled ya! This ain't fucking music. I just ply random notes. I don't even play the guitar."
+me25422 I do believe he plays in goatsnake so ya he does
hahah I can see it
+Bolurck Anderdon is in Goatsnake, not SOMA.
Even if they announced that it was some social experiment/prank/whatever, enough people already appreciate it as music that it wouldn't really matter. It would have become something more significant than they intended all on its own.
The smile on his face when he’s showing the audience Fushitsusha is priceless
At first I thought it was weird that he seems so nervous but then I remembered he plays most shows in near darkness covered in fog and at deafening volume
Uggghhhhhh the interviewer called the band "Sunn-O", Steven only referred to it as "Sunn" at least three times.
patrick Dunn O)))
Stephen
I'm a hardcore Sunn 0))) fan, and I also like calling them "Sunn O" 🤟🏽
@@sebastian7494 To be fair...it's kind of like a brain trick. Sometimes it just kind of slips out without thinking about it. I call them Sun and still Sunn O slips out, particularly if I see the name. It's like a stutter.
@Anthony Monaghan agreed- it has to be under .5% of words in which letters are not intentionally spoken, and many of us form an idea and habit of call it "Sun O" before finding out its just "Sunn"
it's insane how many albums Sunn 0))) only puts out and then also being in other projects!
Well, Sunn albums aren't exactly difficult to make. What's actually insane is that people pretend to enjoy Sunn 😂
Burning Witch.....heaviest band to ever grace this planet.
I've watched this several times and appreciate all the work that #SOMA has done. Thanks for the lecture.
SOMA has always seemed like a super cool guy to hang out with in a space with a cool vibe and a lot of records and just talk albums and making music.
Burning Witch is still the best
Thorr's Hammer, haha
O))) Malley in the valley
There was a huge disconnect between Stephen and the audience. It would have been nice to have a room full of Sunn O))) fans there for some more interesting Q&A, but a cool interview nonetheless.
yeah,i agree,that´s sad
I think when normies hear alien music it brings some to it, while others find it too abstract and different to continue. I'm certain this was a great experience for these kids.
'entertainment'
"Uhhhhh mr stephen should i out my patch on the left or right of my jean vest uhhhj"
Nobody likes Sunn. You don't like Sunn. You pretend to like Sunn...for some reason.
Thanks to SOMA for showing my Fushitsusha footage at 1:26:00
So are many Swans listeners in on Sunn or is it just /mu/ acting as the axis of introduction?
I'm not sure what you're asking. Yes, there are plenty of people who are into Swans that are familiar with Sunn and vice versa. And yes, I imagine a fair number of people do discover this stuff on /mu/, but not necessarily.
Man i love this guy
had this going on whil i was folding shirts. have to say... wen ur only hearing voices, u cant help but picture Nick Offerman in place of Stephen. especially wen he gives a little laugh haha
1:33:24 that's so great
1:34:09 - I thought dude was going to literally eat that microphone
"We started this record in, uh two years ago and that's 17,520 hours of playing one chord. Yep. Lots of distortion and uh, years of sustain"
I can't imagine dosing and listening to Sunn. That would be too much.
they need 2 do an rbma lecture with michael gira so bad
Sunn O))) really needs to make an album of nothing but the Brown Note.
+bovine from space BassAliens?
Titus S. need to have other notes to get brownie
"and who is that greg anderson guy you were talking about?"
+Casey Klep so simon who is this garfunkel guy you were talking about
I feel like he is asking it for the people who don’t know about his band mate. Red bull isn’t an underground media outlet so I imagine some people who watch this have no idea about how you say the band name and who is in the band. If it was a more topical music journal I would expect more but not Red Bull.
hes got a much nicer personality then i expected.
lmao that black dude starts groovin hard when wrest comes on when he played it took the night to believe
2:44 Interviewer look at Stephen like "wtf is this shit" :D
Q: Why are your songs so long? 4:42
A: 5:01
1:27:00 when you get your first guitar
play your gloom axe steven o'malley!!!
Is there a link to the track in full???
1:30:19 best question.
Nice!
how do you spell the name of guy mention @1:18:20 ? sounds like ray berg, but cant seem to find anything with that spelling.
Peter Rehberg, in case you're still wondering.
the people in the audience look like the crowd that listen to Rihanna hahah
The interviewer reminds me of the type of guy to steal your wallet and then help you look for it.
Ah, that first song--I must listen to whatever that album is, it sounds more in line with stuff like White1 and White2, which I prefer over Sunn O)))'s newer stuff.
1:41:56 Mr Objekt
he was really stressed during the interview, yet what he said about the length of music and focus I think is interesting.
And now...i'm listening to Sunn.
What Earth song do they play around the 35min mark?
+Paris Raine Earth 2 is definitely their landmark
That was amazing!
I am glad this is available. Love Sunn O))), and classical music is my favorite. The interviewer ruined the vibe. Made gestures when music would come on as if he'd rather be playing Pokémon. Tragic.
He looked like he started enjoying himself with time.
Saw them for the second time about a month ago. Cthonic rite. What metal promises, SunnO)) delivers. True music of the underworld.
I almost want to call it a form of "chamber music".
Chamber music. Exactly. Spot on, man.
I mean, Agharta is definitely a chamber piece.
Such an interesting guy.
i think i saw bruno miguel pinto from :papercutz, band that i was session musician for 6 months, in the audience :D
that opening track was the perfect stereotypical "noise" that'd be on some sitcom.the parents would be like "what is this noise my kids are listening too?!" it sounded like crap to me so i guess i'm not cool anymore.i'm a huge sunn 0))) fan,however.
People, I am going to see Sun O))) finally and I am a bit apprehensive, any tips?
Prepare yourself
!!!!!!!
*****
that is a given... can the frequency damage the ears even with ear plugs?
+Ligeia Noire I'm far from an expert, but if it's high, piercing frequencies you're worried about, there isn't much of that in Sunn's music.
davethehostage
I know about that I am more worried about dizziness and vibrations, I have a weak heart.
God that audience...
Candle Light Games What about them?
***** this is not brainless trash metal.
Have you heard Dark Buddha Rising? They are nice.
Enneathan Camus Thank you man. This asks for fruther research
Candle Light Does Things i thought this thread would go to shit but i realized what kind of people Sunn O))) fans are. which are generally cool people.
52:44 "is this going okay?"
I own a Les Paul Standard ( 1998 ). How can I intonate it for a drop A# tuning? Anybody know? Please help.
AdrianVino get a heavier string gauge. I used .12s for C and D standard. A# would prob need .13s or so
What song was played at the beginning?
1:09:46 it took all night to believe )))
couldn't they get a guy that had a clue or two about Stephen and his music, history etc to lead this interview? It's painful to watch at times, thankfully Stephen is graceful enough to never go ... really?
nice to hear him pay tribute to entombed
I feel that bit at 1:02:30 is a dig at the interviewer for his earlier "...if you understand that type of music" comment.
He looks like David Cross with long hair
hahahah spot on, i was trying to figure out who he looked like
Tobias O'Malley.
I was getting Jack White
"sun-oh" -.- .....
I did not like the interviewer at all, he made so many mistakes.
i just wish he'd twirl the ends of his mustache a little more
Ambient music made by metalrockers ! nice !
Check out Jakob. New Zealand postrock/ambient group that has definite metal influences. The guitarist used to be a metal player. They have their own sound.
My main issues:
Who the fuck drinks red bull and listens to Sunn O)))?
The interviewer clearly has no interest, makes so many mistakes and has done minimal research.
I kinda do.
No mention of Khanate?
sidefish I heard him speak of Khanate-not even half way thru...
stan card Ok, great. I obviously missed it skimming through.
+sidefish 44.mins10.secs.
whats the song at the begining? ''the group is called *enipa*'' ????
phil d AANIPAA :)
Robert Mirolo
thank you!!!
phil d Äänipää
3:58 so intense
He and John Malkovich have similar facial expressions
That is oddly very accident. I think John Malkovich is controlling his body and utilising the facial muscles that he is used to using in his own body.
2:25 McLovin is that you?
Do they just make noise?
Keiji Haino - Fushitsusha , you're welcome.
respect
I'm glad someone posed the question of the right-wing nationalist racism that permeates much of the black metal scene, including the stuff from Scandinavia that Stephen was very into during his days making his fanzine. That's always been a nagging concern of mine with him: what kind of worldview does this guy have if venerates people like Varg Vikernes? Good to know that he doesn't tolerate that outlook anymore.
Varg is actually very smart and articulate and very knowledgable about world politics. It's mostly just the cultural marxist agenda backed by billionaires that we're conditioned by that make us feel we have to "not tolerate" that "outlook" - i.e. logic, reason, national and individual sovereignty, and wanting to be left the fuck alone to keep ones own rights.
I always wondered why being nationalistic is so damn important to some people. We're currently destroying the planet we inhabit and people have nothing better to do than discussing where nations borders should end...
@@FraterOculus Only someone who’s in direct opposition to the things you describe Varg as would think he is any of those things lmao
@@movimentodoscacos meh, the only way my comment could even remotely be taken to be incorrect would be in saying tribalism doesn't promote individual sovereignty, yet obviously he is living his life apart from society at large and clearly values his ability to have self determination. You couldn't even say his view is against national sovereignty since he is against NATO.
what is it about this band and genre that people like so much? ive listened to some sunn 0))) and i just cant get into it...its just the saaaaaaaaaaaaaaame thing over and over.... it seems to get alot of praise though. why do people like it so much?
Because it sounds good!
+AlabasterSmudge dont you get bored of the same sound?
Maximum Volume = Maximum Results. Also, there are detailed subtleties that add depth and volume to their entrancing sound. Try listening with either high-quality headphones (better) or with a large stereo with a sub (best) at high volume and just relax and let your mind wander and just give in to the sound, in a meditative way. It's dark, it's not light or happy, it's some of the heaviest music in the world. It's art in sound. Remember they play the same songs, so nothing is random or unplanned.
+djdaniels00 well i listen with Audio‑Technica ATH M50X headphones so there pretty good. . so far i don't really mind listening to it but i cant tell weather to classify it as strictly music or a mix of dark meditation with musical influences.... i just dont know what to think of it. is it intended to be listened to as music or meditation?
+liminalexpression I would expect the interpretation or classification of it being music, strictly meditative noise, or both is for the listener to decide. Sunn O))) has a pretty big range of sounds in their various albums/songs. If you want a good dark, powerful meditative track (in my opinion) listen to Agartha on Monoliths and Dimensions. Hunting and Gathering on that same album is more musical with a discernable rhythm. My Wall on White 1 is a dark poem being spoken over a dark ambient soundscape, and the words of the poem go along with the sounds in the background. On Sunn O)))'s website with southern lord you can stream all of their songs for free if you go to store, then digital, then click on an album to listen to. It's better than UA-cam for listening to any Sunn O))) track. Read the background of Domkirke then listen to the first track, it's crazy.
no lie, i thought it was bill hader in the thumbnail.
wait did they just mutually agree that seattle didnt have a metal scene and that he started one? Is this true? Just kinda surprised me.
He's surprisingly shy for someone who does live performances
That's why he wears a tunic. Most shy people that perform to live audiences tend to be eccentric and pull off some gimmicks to cope with their shyness and social anxiety.
Most creatives are introverts. Which does not equal shyness.
"...this person or that person.... or.. just broadrick"
OH OKAY ARE WE JUST GONNA SWEEP THAT UNDER THE RUG AS IF YOU HADN'T JUST SAID *_JUSTIN FUCKING BROADRICK???_*
C O O L
praise soma
He is Stephen O'Mayer...John's brother!!!
Gosh the song was AMAZING it was like a glorified sound check!
I heard more notes in the applause.
Someone needs to explain that “This is how you will disappear” video to me. Wtf.
it's Stephen , not Steven