Sunn O))) - My Wall

[@WaltzingOwl]

Julian Cope sounds like the weirdest Dungeons & Dragons DM

[@noisenik]

err, 'coz he is?! ;)

[@lazerduckzilla]

*most normal lol

[@lukereilly9844]

"A witch has used the Heavy Metal of the bells of the church to ring for her god which is not the Christian god" The poem was just getting good!

[@tehtourist]

"Play your gloom axe Stephen O'Malley Sub bass clinging to the sides of the valley Sub bass ringing in each last ditch and combe Greg Anderson purvey a sonic doom."

[@scottjampa6374]

I don't feel comfortable using the word cwm in a sentence, it's just more Welsh than English... Fill it with water (and sub-bass) and call it a tarn. [edit... aha, Julian Cope was born in Wales]

[@sexualsalt6016]

I love that Julian Cope uses “gloom-axe” as a kenning for “guitar”. Brilliant.

[@NothingMatterz]

Really late at night/early in the morning, and zoned in on this. No drugs or anything just serenity...

[@matthewgalenski7228]

as a kid i did that with 5f_55

[@ShogunOrta]

I swear this has to be the most hardcore Metal song ever!

[@blanknik]

Been listening to this on my way to work watching the sunrise the past few mornings...damn.

[@reallyfastsloth3941]

Listened to it so many times i know the lyrics, powerful piece

[@schreineinAV]

This never gets old..... I remember being totally immersed in all things COIL during the time of it's release (2003).... this definitely owes a lot to 'COIL presents TIME MACHINES', 'constant shallowness leads to evil'.....

[@TravCloud]

I put this to the max through my Orange AMP through a aux jack. I sit my head against the amp and meditate. Frequencies of power.

[@xymoriintus]

"And I Did become the reaper with my own bare hands"

[@JackoBanon1]

For I am Wodan, Though, some call me Hermes, Some call me Roman Mercury

[@moe8885]

@dreil55 Hanging God Of Boundaries

[@scottjampa8308]

Killing god of hidden doorways

[@lovewalruss]

I'd forgotten now magnificent this is. Stunning!

[@arcforceworld]

I'm listening to this through some Sony xb950ap's. My head feels like I'm getting a full skull massage. :-)

[@scottjampa6374]

yeah just good earbuds will jiggle your head a bit

[@scottjampa8308]

i was using the oem akg earbuds from the galaxy s8

[@arnoth440]

O))) my lord

[@ardathbey9205]

This album needs a vinyl reissue.

[@enzogalli5506]

Amazing....enormous powerful piece!!!

[@thomasjakelich2500]

This and Pet Sounds. Perfect.

[@thomasjakelich2500]

What effects pedals are they using?

[@alexandermathar7780]

Das kann genauso auf dem Festival für neue Musik in Donaueschingen aufgeführt werden.

[@ShogunOrta]

I mean just damn! Somebody get this buy a beer!!

[@ignishun]

Running my LCD-2c's through a Schiit Vali 2 (Genalex E88CC tube) headphone amp, and a Modi Multibit DAC. I can safely say at this point, I can now fully appreciate White 1 as a body of work in a way I never experienced before. Amazing and consistent work.

[@johnlynchjnr]

I got the silver double LP reissue. It is nice

[@jack2152]

Me too it looks beautiful but it's a little loud compared to my other colored records

[@hovant6666]

This version, where he clips the mic at 3:16 while saying "Death", is still far better than the 'fixed' version where they cut the volume

[@jn.540]

Best song to do homework/paint/disassociate to, the choices are endless.

[@BigGayIncorporated]

The amount of times I've gone to sleep listening to this album can testify to that. lol

[@MrMoon1ight_]

Same, but I've had uneasy dreams melding with A Shaving of the Horn that Speared You a few times.

[@tomdissonance]

hanging god of boundaries

[@phlubblebubble]

killing god of hidden doorways. i have no idea what it means but it sounds awesome.

[@aSandwich.13]

They're kennings (poetic nicknames) for Odin.

[@Hugh_G_Rekshun69]

These lyrics fascinate me. However, are they about something specific? Or is it intentionally suppose to sound like the delirious ramblings of a madman?

[@tite93]

I'm leaning towards the delirious madman explanation, though there are references to real world events and concepts

[@ElfRightsActivist]

It's a rough, rambling retelling of the religious and spiritual history of England.

[@ercanyuksel5624]

a very intellectual madman

[@scottjampa8308]

from wodnsdike to silbury ragnarök with me

[@lukereilly9844]

@@scottjampa8308 In context its definitely spelled "Ragnarock", its a pun.

[@r.e.9310]

I really enjoy that there are lyrics to this one. I'm fairly new to his work. Does he have others that are spoken as well or does anyone know of something similar?

[@Ratnoseterry]

This is pretty much it, though the fellow reciting it has his own music. You'll find nothing quite like this between either band

[@MortonGoldthwait]

This is my anthem when I play Arcades in Commander.

[@stevemonkey6666]

The best use of the word Ragnarok in modern music 👍

[@ZdrowieIezpieczenstwo]

slam&drone=sunn o))))

[@waynetowers5046]

I can't help but think, imagine Edward Fox speaking this. Amazing. This is magnificent, nevertheless.

[@Aeifur]

Those meddlesome bells tho...

[@TheAphexTim]

I would've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddlesome bells

[@MCVessels]

...and that Doggen!

[@Hastur876]

I thought Julian Cope was dead? I thought Bill Drummond shot him in the head? (inside joke that 3 people will get)

[@_S._S._]

didn't get it. I still like it

[@burtkiernan5588]

Awesome

[@ccmetalhead]

I have known about these guys but they've never been my thing. My best guess is that this is useful for zoning out but I wanted to hear from those who enioy this music and ask why you specifically enjoy this music? I know that it has a fairly large following so there must be something to it

[@BluuurghAg9]

It's all personal opinion of course. But for me, I just love an intense atmosphere. I like grindcore and death metal as well, but for me this is more intense. I guess it just resonates more with me. I remember being depressed and another Sunn O))) song (Belulrol Pusztit) was like the perfect soundtrack to that period in my life. If I would need to explain my depression, I hink that song would have explained it best (soundwise, the lyrics are Hungarian and I don't speak that language. Another example, different genre, same kind of feel (to me at least) Brighter Death Now, with the song Fourteen. It's like something is boiling, waiting to explode, yet the explosion never really comes in the 21 minutes so there is a certain frustration , yet it feels great because it's an emotion I can relate to. (by the way, I am not all dark, intense and depressed, Jaga Jazzist is one of my favourite bands as well)

[@kevinnolan4965]

It’s all about the atmosphere....I have played Sunn so many times to random people over the years and they always leave feeling a little uneasy, sometimes even slightly disturbed. The fact that Sunn can accomplish this solely with instrumentation (they do occasionally have lyrics but they more so compliment the instrumentation), is quite amazing in my opinion. Add this to the fact that Sunn is some of the most amazing live performers I have ever seen in my life. By the way, I have heard a ton of Sunn rip-offs and they don’t even come close to bringing to the table what Sunn does with their music. I’m not really a big fan of drone metal, but I am a HUGE fan of Sunn

[@lovewalruss]

ccmetalhead Alice is magnificent

[@TheMruberman]

Edgar Allan Poe speaking the poems? :D This is awesome!

[@TheMruberman]

Really? Last time I checked EAP was alive and well, over 150 year ago :D

[@sinandchips]

@theh1n1shot Did he really just fake r/woooosh? This is worth of an r/quityourbullshit!

[@dreihaddar]

Putting an adbreak in this defeats the whole point of this meditation in sound. I was settling in then suddenly I got blasted with a banjo chiptune accompaniment proclaiming offers for insurance. Just don't.

[@cross3015]

what BPM is this

[@pmsn3674]

about 0.3

[@zynosgd9982]

-4

[@pap00s]

yes

[@intuitiveape3861]

Ahahaha

[@tite93]

No

[@thomasjakelich2500]

How are they getting that guitar distortion?

[@projectno5]

sunn model t's and proco rats mostly.

[@hellinterface6721]

A shitload of incense and dry ice

[@win_f73]

cool story bro 😎

[@thomasjakelich2500]

Incredible guitar distortion. How are they getting that sound?

[@dmitrygarichev9157]

THEY USE REAL HUGE AMPS PARTIALLY HIDDEN IN THE UNDERWORLD

[@blitzkrieg6963]

They have a flanger pedal on it as well

[@000MidnightSun]

You can find their gear online. They use several Ratts and Big Muffs... other weird stuff as well.

[@MegaThemonk]

Greg Anderson also experimented with bass strings on his guitar.

[@UnleashTheBlob]

Half a dozen Sunn Model T's all cranked

[@moe8885]

I wish this song was played Live

[@zvwc]

for i am death, so ragnarok with me

[@mekkain1883]

I came here after The Devil's Candy

[@edwardnorman9714]

That fucking mid-song ad..... shame

[@bradmaxwell7354]

when do they stop tuning their instruments

[@TravCloud]

Never. Always lower. Lower. Lower.

[@TravCloud]

Lo)))wer

[@TehSkullKrusher]

Anyone got anything lyrically similar to this?

[@couchslouch13]

check out Julian Copes 'Discover Odin' and the road to Yggdrasilbury!

[@oclictis1]

"I have a special plan for this world" by Current 93

[@josephstrausman4941]

Beowulf?

[@Hugh_G_Rekshun69]

Oziel Esparza Woah, nice...

[@PedroMouraLerBD]

Taylor Swift. Backwards.

[@roxanedesogdiane8445]

terriffiant

[@ANTon1nARTaud]

As if Austin Osman Spare is reciting a chaos magick ritual in his bedroom. So powerful of words, so empty of meaning.

[@denisborzov6388]

[@Vadyastych]

covfefe

[@djordjeblaga7815]

China!

[@MCVessels]

@@Vadyastych Covfefe, Mesopotamian god of unclean passages, known to the Greek mystery cults as an aspect of Orpheus?

[@vandalking8341]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@beandipcartography]

Copey !!!

[@MultiDoctorgonzo]

I used to entertain myself while I was in jail by reciting this shit

[@chemicalBR0]

SMH

[@ab4845]

Sunn 0))) is much, much more interesting as a concept and as an idea than as an actual band making music. Just to put an example the Melvins' 'Joe Preston' and 'Melvins' albums and especially the Magnificent 'Mirror Reaper' by Bell Witch make everything (or almost everything) Sunn0)))'s ever done seem just boring and unoriginal and pedestrian and silly and a chore to listen to. Just **my very personal opinion** .

[@zynosgd9982]

I do enjoy Sunn 0)))'s stuff though. Great for studying music, weirdly...

[@hellinterface6721]

yet you're here.

[@TooDarkFart]

@@hellinterface6721 They just enjoy gagging on dick until they see stars

[@we3bus]

The pretension to music ratio is WAY off. Noise? Yes. Soundscape? Maybe. Music? Barely.

[@stanislaww.piesio9879]

The pretension to criticism ratio is WAY off. Snobbism? Yes. Virtue signaling? Maybe. Criticism? Barely.

[@stuartchapman5171]

What's music got to do with it. We can look at a landscape and appreciate it. We can also look at an abstract work and see the aesthetic value. Sonic art can have value without being music. Agreed there is a lot of tosh in the noise scene, but I think most people would concur, this transcends that. Whilst this all may be true don't feel you have to get it, or like it, as with any other art work. You'll then find it doesn't offend you and you can simply move on.