Kannon (album)
| Kannon | ||||
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| Studio album by Sunn O))) | ||||
| Released | December 4, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, drone metal, drone, noise | |||
| Length | 33:26 | |||
| Label |
Southern Lord SUNN250 | |||
| Producer | Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson, Randall Dunn | |||
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Kannon is the seventh full-length studio album by drone metal band Sunn O))).
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[3] |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[5] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, lyrics by Attila Csihar[6].
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kannon 1" | 12:50 |
| 2. | "Kannon 2" | 9:10 |
| 3. | "Kannon 3" | 11:26 |
Production
- Produced by Sunn O))) (Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson) with Randall Dunn
- Engineers: Randall Dunn, Jason Ward
- Assistant Engineer: Mell Dettmer
- Art direction: Stephen O'Malley
- Cover art: Angela Bolliger, photographed by Robyn Vickers, text by Aliza Shvarts
- Band portraits: Estelle Hanania
Personnel
- Stephen O'Malley – guitars
- Greg Anderson – bass Guitar, additional guitars on tracks 2 and 3
- Attila Csihar – voice
- Oren Ambarchi – additional guitars and oscillator on tracks 1 and 2
- Randall Dunn – Korg MS 20 on tracks 1 and 2
- Steve Moore – Juno 106 on track 2
- Brad Mowen – concert bass drum on track 2
- Rex Ritter – Moog on track 2
- Dempster, Priester, and Moore – conch trio
Credits adapted from official marketing text.[7]
References
- ↑ "Kannon by Sunn O)))". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ Bakare, Lanre. "Sunn O))): Kannon review - daunting but oddly relaxing drone metal". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ Currin, Grayson. "Sunn O))): Kannon". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Kannon - Sunn O)))". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ Hadusek, Jon. "Sunn O))) - Kannon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon
- ↑ https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon
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