Sunn O))) & Boris (3) - Altar


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Label: Inoxia Records, Inoxia Records
Catalog#: IXCD-0006S, IXCD-0006
Format: 2 x CD, Limited Edition
Country:Japan
Released:2006
Genre: Rock
Style: Post Rock, Doom Metal, Experimental
Credits: Artwork By - Aaron Horkey , Fangsanalsatan
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Fangsanalsatan , SOMA
Bass - Greg Anderson (tracks: 1-3, 1-5) , Takeshi (tracks: 1-1, 1-7)
Engineer [Assistant] - Floyd Reitzmah
Gong - Atsuo (tracks: 1-2, 1-7)
Guitar - Greg Anderson (tracks: 1-1, 1-7) , Stephen O'Malley (tracks: 1-1, 1-7) , Takeshi (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-7) , Wata (tracks: 1-3, 1-7)
Photography [Portraits] - W.T. Nelson
Producer - Boris (3) , Sunn O)))
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By - Mell Dettmer
Recorded By, Recorded By [Additional], Mixed By - Randall Dunn
Synthesizer [Kork Ms20] - Randall Dunn (tracks: 1-4, 1-5, 1-6)
Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen (tracks: 1-5, 1-6)
Notes:This 2CD japanese edition is limited to 1000 copies.
Recorded at Litho, October 2005
Additional Recording at Aleph, December 2005
Mixed at Avast, June 2006
Mastered at Sinister Kitchen, July 2006
Rating: 4.56/5 (9 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

 Altar (58:48)
1-1   Etna (9:50)
    Drums - Atsuo
  Guitar [Lead] - Wata
1-2   N.L.T. (3:49)
    Bass [Upright] - Bill Herzog
  Cymbal [Bowed] - Atsuo
1-3   The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) (7:37)
    Drums [Traps] - Atsuo
  Effects [Space Echo] - Wata
  Percussion - Adrienne Davies
  Piano - Stephen O'Malley
  Vocals - Bill Herzog , Jesse Sykes , Phil Wandscher
1-4   Akuma No Kuma (7:52)
    Drums [Lead] - Atsuo
  Drums [Snare] - Bill Herzog
  Effects [Sherman Filter Bank, Echoplex] - Randall Dunn
  Synthesizer [Korg Ms20] - Stephen O'Malley
  Synthesizer [Moog Rogue] - Greg Anderson
  Synthesizer [Oberheim] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen , Troy Swanson
  Synthesizer [Roland Sh101] - Mell Dettmer
  Synthesizer [Vocoder] - Joe Preston
  Trombone - Steve Moore (5)
1-5   Fried Eagle Mind (9:46)
    Guitar [Bottle Lead] - Takeshi
  Guitar [Clandestine], Performer [Califone] - Stephen O'Malley
  Performer [Natural Trouble] - Randall Dunn
  Synthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] - Troy Swanson
  Vocals, Guitar [Space] - Wata
1-6   The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep) (5:05)
    Guitar [Space Echo] - Wata
  Viola, Violin - Eyvind Kang
1-7   Blood Swamp (14:45)
    Guitar - Kim Thayil
  Synthesizer [Moog Rogue] - Tos Nieuwenhuizen
  Synthesizer [Moog Taurus] - Rex Ritter
 Altar Prelude (28:14)
2-1   HerLipsWereWetWithVenom satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (28:14)
User Reviews:
FLuViRuS, Jan 27, 2007

The album Altar has been released in various formats, but this Japanese release is the most complete and sought after. There are only 1000 copies, all sold out! Featured are great extra tracks: (i) "The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep)", a meltingly beautiful instrumental of her sister "The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)", and (ii) "HerLipsWereWetWithVenom", a drone epic featuring Dylan Carlson (of Earth). Here, the intention of a long and painful kiss of death is clear: the boys mount a metallic wall of grinding guitars that is searingly hot, diabolic, and relentless. Blessed with the rest of the superb tracks on the original Altar (reviewed elsewhere), this release is a perfect 10 out of 10.

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