Monoliths & Dimensions
by Sunn O)))
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 May 2009
- Label: Southern Lord
- Country: United States
- Length: 53:38
- Community rating: 4.07/5 from 13 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Sunn O))) pushes drone metal into the realm of modern classical composition on this ambitious album. 'Monoliths & Dimensions' integrates brass, woodwinds, and choirs into their massive guitar feedback. It is a challenging but transcendent listening experience.
Genres
Descriptors: occult, atmospheric, droning, monolithic, funereal, long-form, experimental, orchestral, choral, minimal
Tracklist
- Aghartha (17:34)
- Big Church [megszents茅gtelen铆thetetlens茅gesked茅seitek茅rt] (09:42)
- Hunting & Gathering (Cydonia) (10:02)
- Alice (16:20)
Credits
- Sunn O))) - primary artist, producer, written-by
- Randall Dunn - arranged by [additional ensemble arrangements], producer, arranged by [acoustic], engineer
- Stephen O'Malley - arranged by [additional ensemble arrangements], art direction, arranged by [acoustic], electric guitar, written-by
- Steve Moore - arranged by [additional ensemble arrangements], conch [dung chen, conch shell], trombone, organ, arranged by [brass], trombone, synthesizer [korg ms20, roland juno]
- Eyvind Kang - arranged by [ensemble arrangements directed by], viola, arranged by [choir, brass & string], arranged by [ensemble]
- Timo Ketola - artwork [aziluth/asiyyah drawing]
- Mathilde Darel - artwork [cyanotypes], photography by [portraits]
- Richard Serra - cover
- Cathy Ward - illustration [triptych illustration]
- Mell Dettmer - mastered by, producer, engineer, performer [hydrophone], tubular bells
- Rob McKeever - photography by [cover]
- Jenn Anderson - photography by [portraits]
- Kerry O'Sullivan - photography by [portraits]
- Marco Fusinato - photography by [portraits]
- Gis猫le Vienne - photography by [teotihuac谩n photo]
- Greg Anderson - bass guitar, written-by, electric guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar
- Hans Teuber - clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute [alto]
- Stuart Dempster - conch [dung chen, conch shell], trombone
- Julian Priester - conch [shell], trombone
- Keith Lowe - double bass
- Tim Smolens - double bass
- Oren Ambarchi - electronics [electric guitar effects & oscillator], gong, performer [wolf log], electric guitar, cymbal [motorized], electronics [oscillator]
- Floyd Reitsma - engineer [assistant]
- Taina Karr - english horn, oboe, english horn
- Josiah Boothby - french horn
- Eric Walton - piano
- Timb Harris - violin
- Attila Csihar - voice, written-by
- O'Malley/Anderson/Csihar - written by
- Jessika Kenney - arranged by [choir, brass & string], soprano vocals [lead], alto vocals [lead]
- Angela Kiemayer - choir [alto]
- Jutta Sierlinger - choir [alto]
- Verena Bodem - choir [alto]
- Katharina Einsiedl - choir [soprano/alto]
- Loma D枚ring - choir [soprano/alto]
- Stephanie Pfeffer - choir [soprano/alto]
- Dylan Carlson - electric guitar
- Armin Steiner - engineer
- Dominick Hummer - engineer
- Mark Clem - engineer [assistant]
- Rex Ritter - synthesizer [korg ms20], synthesizer [moog voyager]
- Cuong Vu - trumpet
- Brad Mowen - bass drum [concert], percussion, choir [man]
- Bill Herzog - choir [man], tambura [electric tamboura]
- Daniel Menche - choir [man]
- Joe Preston - choir [man]
- Tony Moore - trumpet
- Anderson/O'Malley/Csihar - written by
- Moriah Neils - double bass
- Melissa Walsh - harp
- Anderson/O'Malley - written by