Altar (album)
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| Studio album by Sunn O))) & Boris | ||
| Released | October 31, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Drone doom | |
| Length | 53:42 | |
| Label | Southern Lord Records | |
| Sunn O))) chronology | ||
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| Black One (2005) |
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| Boris chronology | ||
| Vein (2006) |
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Altar is a collaboration album between Japanese sludge/doom band Boris and American drone doom duo Sunn O))), released on October 31, 2006 through Southern Lord Records. A limited two CD edition was released on October 23rd via Southern Lord with a 28 minute bonus track with Sunn O))), Boris, and Dylan Carlson, titled "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom". Inoxia Records plans to release their own 2CD version in 2006 with different mixes and a different bonus track.
In addition to major players Sunn O))) and Boris, Altar also boasts an extensive roster of guest musicians/collaborators such as Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Joe Preston (Earth, Thrones, Melvins, High On Fire) and Jesse Sykes (Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter) as well as long time Sunn O))) collaborators TOS Niewenhuizen and Rex Ritter.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one: Altar
- "Etna" – 9:51
- Greg Anderson: guitar
- Atsuo: drums
- Stephen O'Malley: guitar
- Takeshi: guitar & bass
- Wata: lead guitar
- "N.L.T." – 3:49
- Atsuo: bowed cymbal & gong
- Bill Herzog: upright bass
- "The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" – 7:37
- Jesse Sykes: vocals
- Takeshi: guitar
- Wata: guitar, space echo
- Stephen O'Malley: piano
- Greg Anderson: bass guitar
- Atsuo: traps
- Bill Herzong & Phil Wandscher: vocals
- Adrienne Davies: percussion
- "Akuma no Kuma" – 7:52
- Atsuo: lead drums
- Joe Preston: vocoder
- Greg Anderson: Moog Rogue
- Stephen O'Malley: Korg MS20
- Bill Herzog: snare
- Steve Moore: trombone
- TOS Nieuwenhuizen: oberheim
- Troy Swanson: oberheim
- Randall Dunn: Korg MS20, sherman filter bank, echoplex
- Mell Dettmer: Roland SH101
- "Fried Eagle Mind" – 9:47
- Wata: vocals & space guitar
- Stephen O'Malley: clandestine guitar, califone
- Takeshi: bottle lead guitar
- Greg Anderson: bass guitar
- TOS Nieuwenhuizen: Moog Taurus
- Troy Swanson: oberheim 4 voice
- Randall Dunn: Korg MS20 & natural trouble
- "Blood Swamp" – 14:46
- Atsuo: gong
- Greg Anderson: guitar
- Stephen O'Malley: guitar
- Wata: guitar
- Takeshi: guitar & bass
- Kim Thayil: guitar
- Rex Ritter: Moog Taurus
- TOS Nieuwenhuizen: Moog Rogue
[edit] Disc two: Altar: prelude (SatanOscillateMyMetallicSonatas)
- "Her Lips Were Wet With Venom" – 28:14
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