Oracle (Sunn O))) album)
Encyclopedia
Oracle is an EP
by Sunn O)))
containing material written for a collaboration with the American sculptor Banks Violette
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The jackhammer
in "Belülről Pusztít" was provided by Joe Preston
. Belülről Pusztít is a Hungarian
phrase meaning "destroys from the inside". "Helio)))sophist" was recorded during July 2005 in Europe.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Sunn O)))
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...
containing material written for a collaboration with the American sculptor Banks Violette
Banks Violette
-Biography:Violette was born in Ithaca, New York and studied at the School of the Visual Arts in New York earning at BFA in 1998, and graduated with an MFA from Columbia University in 2000.-Work:...
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The jackhammer
Jackhammer
A jackhammer is a pneumatic tool that combines a hammer directly with a chisel that was invented by Charles Brady King. Hand-held jackhammers are typically powered by compressed air, but some use electric motors. Larger jackhammers, such as rig mounted hammers used on construction machinery, are...
in "Belülről Pusztít" was provided by Joe Preston
Joe Preston (bassist)
Joe Preston is a rock bass guitarist and a former band member of Earth, The Melvins, Men's Recovery Project, The Need and High on Fire. Preston has also played with Sunn O))), and has a solo project called Thrones. Joe Preston learned bass from Alexander Giles. In 2007, he joined Harvey Milk in...
. Belülről Pusztít is a Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
phrase meaning "destroys from the inside". "Helio)))sophist" was recorded during July 2005 in Europe.
Track listing
Personnel
- Greg Anderson - guitar
- Stephen O'Malley - guitar
- Oren Ambarchi - guitar, effects
- Attila CsiharAttila CsiharAttila Csihar , also sometimes known as Void, is a Hungarian black metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work on the album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem. Author Ian Christe describes his vocals as "operatic."-Biography:...
- vocals - Joe Preston - jackhammer
- Atsuo - percussion
- TOS Nieuwen - synth
- Schnoob - recording, mixing
- Casa Csihar - additional recordings
- Mell Detmer - mastering
- Banks Violette - album art
- Pieter Kloos - live recording (Helio)))sophist)
- Oren Ambarchi - mixing (Helio)))sophist)
- Casey Rice - mastering (Helio)))sophist)