When Sunn O))) first approached Scott Walker about appearing on their 2009 album Monoliths & Dimensions, little did they know what it would actually lead to. Four years on, Scott was back with something even more enticing, collaborating on Soused, a body of work he was writing with them in mind.With a career spanning more than five decades, Scott Walker’s cult status remains as significant as ever before. Experiencing mega-stardom as part of The Walker Brothers before carving out a career as a solo crooner who released a quartet of peerless self-titled LPs that painted rich vignettes of life in the late 60s, Scott went through what felt like a massive U-turn by recording a collection of masterfully challenging albums: Climate Of Hunter (1984), Tilt (1996), The Drift (2006) and Bish Bosch (2013). While there’s some truth to this artistic arc, the actual picture is a lot more complex, with his knack for introducing the disturbingly counter-intuitive and the uncanny into his songwriting dating back to the likes of ‘The Plague’ (1967) and ‘It’s Raining Today’ (1969).Centred around the core duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, Sunn O))) have been at the heart of underground and experimental metal since they began in Los Angeles back in 1998, broadening in range to increasingly encompass avant-garde and jazz dynamics to their dark music. Anderson runs Southern Lord (Sunn O)))’s usual label home), whilst O’Malley is involved in a remarkable web of projects as a musician, designer, and label head of Ideologic Organ. They appear alongside extended Sunn O))) member Tos Nieuwenhuizen on this recording.
Tracklist
| A1. Brando (Dwellers On The Bluff) Drum Programming, Effects [Keyboards Fx] – Peter Walsh Drums – Ian Thomas Guitar [Guitars] – Greg Anderson Guitar [Guitars], Bass Guitar – Stephen O’Malley Keyboards, Drum Programming – Mark Warman Performer [Bull Whips] – Peter Gamble (3) Synthesizer [Moog], Lead Guitar – Tos Nieuwenhuizen Trumpet – Guy Barker |
8:43 | |
| A2.Bull Drums – Ian Thomas Effects [Keyboards Fx] – Peter Walsh Guitar [Guitars], Guitar [Feedback Guitar], Lead Guitar, Guitar [Percussion Guitar] – Stephen O’Malley Guitar [Guitars], Guitar [Percussion Guitar] – Greg Anderson Keyboards – Mark Warman Synthesizer [Moog] –Tos Nieuwenhuizen Trumpet – Guy Barker Vocals [Boy Vocal] – Sam Walsh (2) Vocals [Girl Vocal] – Dot Alison* |
9:20 | |
| B. Herod 2014 Drum Programming, Effects [Keyboards Fx] – Peter Walsh Guitar [Guitars] – Greg Anderson, Stephen O’Malley Keyboards, Drum Programming – Mark Warman Lead Guitar – Tos Nieuwenhuizen Saxophone – Andy Findon* |
11:59 | |
| C1. Fetish (Flip’N’Zip) Drums – Ian Thomas Effects [Keyboards Fx] – Peter Walsh Guitar [Guitars] – Greg Anderson Guitar [Guitars], Bass Guitar, Guitar [Feedback Guitar] – Stephen O’Malley Keyboards, Shaker – Mark Warman Lead Guitar, Guitar [Riff Guitars] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen Trumpet – Guy Barker |
9:09 | |
| C2. Lullaby Drum Programming – Peter Walsh , Scott Walker Guitar [Guitars], Lead Guitar [‘Chorus’] – Greg Anderson Guitar [Guitars], Lead Guitar [‘Chorus’], Synth [Re-amped Hi Synth] – Stephen O’Malley Keyboards – Mark Warman Synthesizer [Moog], Lead Guitar [Intro And Verse] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen, Trumpet – Guy Barker |
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