Relentless

Avant-garde drone titans Sunn O))) are back and it’s not a pretty picture.

They have no rhythm, they have no soul. Sunn O)))’s guttural, primitive sound can be so unrelentingly monolithic, that most listenining experiences are a pure test of human will.

How much longer can this torturous chord last? What will the next one sound like? Seattle’s dark ambient mavericks are not particularly keen on providing answers.

There is nothing conclusive or cathartic about their sound. They will delay, distort and deny the listener a melody, and that is simply how it is.

As we mentioned in an earlier post, Sunn O))) are not just any rock band – their work may be loud and abrasive, but it is also extremely well considered and crafted. All It really takes for an uninitiated listener is a moment of distraction to really appreciate the dynamics of their composition.

An experience similar to squinting your eyes in order to grasp the scale and purpose of detail in a painting -  once you are no longer fixating on the vast choral plateaus of their sound, the melodies become much better defined, and all of a sudden you are struck by the large picture and the realization that this is a band that is a good step above the rest.

Sunn O)))’s most recent outing Monoliths and Dimensions came out very recently and is out now on Southern Lord.