A Record Store Day 2023 release I picked up from Recycled Records1. I figured I needed to add to my “Records My Daughter Will Find And Wonder: ‘Why?’” collection.
Can’t say I’ve ever listened to sunn O))) before, but I listened to the 3 albums Boris released in 2011 (so that means, I’ve only got 20-ish albums of theirs to listen to if I want to check them all off my list). Drone, ambient, metal-ish. I guess. I would say that this is sort of like the Sonic Youth SYR Musical Perspectives EPs. Our future version of the music dweebs listening to experimental jazz in the 60s/70s, or avant garde modern composers, but with guitars and shit instead of orchestras.
I didn’t think anything would show up in my picture, because the album cover is very dark and almost has a foil look to it like those 90s comicbook covers.
I’m kind of disappointed that this isn’t the full album with the 28 minute bonus track that was on the original 3LP version, but that would have probably added an additional $20 to the price, and I’m not sure how many times I’m going to put this on to just vibe to it. I don’t know how much everyone else in my house would appreciate stuff shaking off the walls, and car alarms going off on our street.
I can get the extra track by itself on Bandcamp for $5, so I’ll ponder that for the next couple months until the next Bandcamp Friday in August.
-bcp
sunn O))) & Boris - Altar (Apple Music)
I’m actually in one of the pictures toward the bottom of their site! Ha ha! Check out some of their commercials, too.