Sunn O))) have signed to Sub Pop and released a new maxi-single via the label.
The three-track Eternity’s Pillars b/w Raise The Chalice & Reverential takes in almost 30 minutes of low-end drone from the duo, and is available both digitally and on 12-inch vinyl. New limited edition merchandise has also gone up for sale via Sunn O)))’s online store.
The duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson co-produced the record with Los Angeles-based sound engineer Brad Wood, and the material was recorded in Woodinville and Los Angeles. The tracks featured “are the first official Sunn O))) studio recordings to feature only the original core duo on heavily saturated electric guitars and synthesis”, according to a statement shared by the duo.
They added: “Sunn O))) gave extreme focus and care to each step and aspect of the recording, each tone and level of saturation, each gain stage and speaker, each arrangement and harmonic. The Pacific Northwest forest is our guide.
“‘Eternity’s Pillars’ is named for the mid-1980s television program created and hosted by jazz visionary and spiritual guru Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, focusing on her incessant belief in music’s capacity to attain spiritual transcendence. ‘Raise The Chalice’ is named for a rallying cry often uttered by Northwest legend Ron Guardipee throughout the mid-1990s. ‘Reverential’ equally pays respect and sends loud praise to those who came before us with the heaviest burdens, expressions with music and art being the materials of an antiphon.”
Listen to the full maxi-single below.
Eternity’s Pillars b/w Raise The Chalice & Reverential is out now on Sub Pop.
