They kind of are geniuses, maybe not in the sense of music theory, but not many bands can give you such a feeling. They practically can control how you feel with their guitars.
It's kind of hilarious to see people say that this isn't music. The idea of drone doom, and Sunn O))) especially, is to experience the music meditatively and to bring the sonic experience to the absolute extremes. The sheer volume of the act leaves you numb, and sleepy to a sense. You come to a Sunn O))) show or album expecting a standard 4/4 beat with some major scale chord progression and you will be greatly disappointed. If you can't be subjective to different forms of art then you shouldn't really say anything about it really. Being a huge fan of experimental music and Sunn O))) particularly influences me as an artist, but so do the Rolling Stones, Drake, Slayer, Aphex Twin, and basically any other artist that I've listened to. You wouldn't go to an art gallery and say "oh the acting in this is shit." Because the obvious point of the art gallery is to admire paintings, sculptures, ETC, not to provide a viewing experience based on a story or characters. If you came to a Sunn O))) video expecting a sound like Sleep or other artists with the heavy slow riff based work and we're disappointed, thats understandable. But don't undermine the work of an artist because it's not what you wanted. Learn to appreciate other forms of art and you will see the world in a whole new light I can promise you that. It makes you less bitter.
"You come to a Sunn O))) show or album expecting a standard 4/4 beat with some major scale chord progression and you will be greatly disappointed." That's not really the issue. Most people (especialy metalheads and rock fans) would be fine with something in some crazy beat and using bunch of weird scales. A lot of notes and weird rhythms are technical - technical is good because you can "measure" the skills. But even for these people it's hard to stomach something this minimalistic because you can't say "this is art because a lot of notes".
Luke Blue tbh, i wouldmt really call this art. Art is more like a talent and this isnt necessarily talent. It s just one note. If they atleast did 2 chords then its debatable, but holding a string isnt art. In that case scribbling on paper is a form of art. If you do believe this is art though, then you must believe there is good art and shitty art aka arts & crafts. This is arts and crafts man.
I still remember the day they did. I was there. It was great. I'd love to experience something like that again, but it's pretty much a "once in a lifetime thing", I guess. (Don't get me wrong, I'm *perfectly happy* with the note they're playing right now. It's got *several* good years left in it still. I'm not even sure we've heard its *true peak* yet...)
chstacy33 Yes but Sunn's are actually turned on, when bands have walls of amps on big stages its often for appearance with them not actually turned on as the actual amp they are playing through is behind the stage mic'd up to the pa system..
One of my favorite videos in general. I love the intro of the camera operator walking through the speachless crowd. It seems like everyone there is being hypnotized by the sound coming from deep wtihin the fog. It's staight out of a Lovecraft story.
I saw these guys at a like 100 person venue in Cleveland called Grog Shop, was like a 16 hour round trip, and I had a new job to start the following day. Absolutely insane, totally worth it. To try to explain how it feels would be a total waste of time. You have to experience it for yourself
Saw them for the second time yesterday. Wish I had been barefoot for the set, frequencies so insane that I had the sense that I could probably hear it through the floor with my feet if I was barefoot. I know that sounds stupid, but if you've experienced these guys live it won't sound so crazy. Totally meditative trip. Will always watch them if they're playing anywhere near me.
BWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo BWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo That's what our ancestors imagined when they first started to create music.
Mate a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier right over my head was QUIETER than this fxxking band live! When I saw them no joke - Loudest band on the planet. Period.
its the circuits in the pedals doing all the work i could play diminished chords with loads of fuzz when i was 13 dude this aint impressive i like loads of doom/stoner stuff but there has got to be some level of songwriting ability otherwise its just playing chords with lots of distortion FACT
Yeah mate and if someone smells the weed you just say that it's incense. Was once at a black metal concert where they used incense and my friend thought someone actually smoked weed
This band is about experience. When you people argue that this isn't music, us fans aren't necessarily disagreeing... The point of this (based on my opinion and Sunn O)))'s explanations) is not to make catchy memorable tunes, but to set an atmosphere which puts you in a simpler-minded state that calms you down or messes with your head and manipulates your ability to keep track of time. But of course everyone has their own view of it.
this is the best live video from Sunn O))).I used it to make people experience the sensation I had when I first saw them performing.It brings me back the chills...how powerful,how carismatic,how innovative. Thanks for uploading such a piece of art.
i think what some people are misunderstanding is that sunn O))) is not about how it sounds. it's about how it makes you feel, through the use of high sound levels that vibrate your entire body. i didn't like sunn O))) until I saw them live. now its just reliving the memory when I listen to the albums.
These guys have to be the ultimate in Gothic Drone rock. They are either completely insane or genius - I happen to believe the latter. I have all their recordings and so I can say they know what they are about and they are the best at this. If you do not like the sound - tough shit. Written with the full approval of the Correctional Mental Facility I am currently residing in.
this is completely amazing. a total meditative experience with sound.. and the concept, the live performance, the church...it all fits perfectly with the music... because this IS music.. at its pure state and form
Saw them last week. Best concert of the year for me so far. People who criticize don't get that is not a concert made of songs but moments. Also is not just about the music but the whole experience. The fog, the lights, the pressure of the sound waves that makes your organs vibrate... It's about the whole package.
I know this video was brought to me by a dude with his camera out, but I kind of find it ridiculous how many people have their cameras / phones out trying to record the band rather than just experience them.
Well put, I've given these dudes quite a few listens. It's not for everybody, good for blazing and staring at the wall for a few hours to clear your mind...
Awesome eerie, sinister minimalist Drop D drone, slow moving, like shadowy ship crawling in the river towards the blast furnaces and slag heaps in the 3 am darkness.
Guys, can we all take a moment to appreciate how, at 0:51, the camera clearly catches a dude doing a key bump of coke. That is hilarious to me. And yes. Sun 0))))). YES.
If this video was filmed (it is 2021 now, as I leave this comment) ten years ago, that was definitely me in that shot. Didn't know I was caught on tape!!!
couldn't have said it better , I love this soundscape, see all, my playlists, most are sunn-0 but I like valefor , stalaggh, gulaggh, this is the ultimate in sound , there isn't nothing better than these guys , Ive heard this sound in my head , since 1970 when I grabbed my first sg and fed it thru a roland 1, 200 watt stack ,
am i missing something about people trying to make "memes" about sunn's music in every comment section of any sunn video? i honestly dont get it. its like going to iron maiden's videos and try to be funny cause they play solos or cause they have 3 guitarists, or going to rap videos and make fun cause they sing/rap fast. i honestly dont get the point. drone is form of art and music dating a long time before sunn or metal as a genre. if someone dont like/get it, whats with trying to be funny about it?
its sometimes funnt with the joke that they "play a note every 2 hours" and i gotta be honest, i myself cracked a stupid joke in front of my dad and said "look dad, i will do a drum cover of sunn o))) now" (does nothing because sunn doesnt have drums). but aside from the jokes i think this sunn o))) is a masterpiece of a band. i was always into atmospheric ambient drone stuff and i just fell in love with drone doom as soon as i found sunn o))) (and later on boris, sll their songs are crazy good). i dont get how people say this is no music, and a lot do. theyre just close minded about the genres they like and dont even want to research about other genres. drone is overall kind of underrated anyway
sunn O))): Atmosphere cranked to 11. Sonic manipulation at the cellular level. Dissonance, harmonics, feedback, noise. The living essence of pure sound. Love it! ^^
Wauw, roept toch wel een zeer aparte sfeer uit ... Zo'n concert in deze setting zou niet misstaan tijdens een donkere Oktoberdag. Heel mooie video-opname!
If you guys want to know how Sunno sounds at home. Get a turn-table and buy the 2xLP «Domkirke» recorded live in the church of Bergen...it's the most epic album of Sunno in my opinion...and I have all their album LP and CD... And yeah, listen to it loud, in total dark and get high...amazing. thanks for posting!
While I couldn't ever imagine buying a Sunn CD and actually listening to it, I'd love to see them live. Fair enough, it's not music necessarily, at least not by modern standards, but the theatre, atmosphere and pure boneshaking bass loudness has them in my top ten bands to see live before I die (or they split up).
There are many people in this video that look like they live in town and attend this church regularly and just happened to go there when Sunn 0))) was performing lol
The sheer pressure of the sound (they have towers of amps, but they do use all of them). It's not unusual for people in their shows to need earplugs, experience dizziness, nausea, and it's normal for people to fall on their ass when they stop playing because of the loudness creating a sonic wall. Try to mosh when you have this slow and *LOUD* ass wall of sound.
