Children of the Black Sun

by NON

Children of the Black Sun cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 August 2002
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:03
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Industrial pioneer Boyd Rice abandoned the controversial, heavily sample-based provocations of his past for a deeply austere, instrumental noise record. The minimalist compositions rely almost entirely on low-frequency analog drones and oppressive, suffocating bass pressure.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, industrial, distorted, abrasive, relentless, droning, ritualistic, occult, ambient, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Arka (4:38)
  2. Black Sun (4:24)
  3. Serpent of the Heavens (5:19)
  4. Serpent of the Abyss (6:10)
  5. The Underground Stream (3:42)
  6. The Fountain of Fortune (5:55)
  7. Son of the Sun (0:54)

Credits

  • NON - primary artist
  • Joel Haertling - french horn, horn [pocket hunting horn], horn [stadium horn]
  • Albin Julius - violin

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