Doom And Sludge
* Sunn 0))) & Boris: Etna (13.0 mb) | The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) (9.0 mb)
From Altar : Southern Lord : SUNN62CD
When I first heard that doom metal masters, Sunn 0))) (look here) and psych/sludge rockers, Boris (look here), were joining forces and recording music, I just about messed my pants. Even though I thought I knew exactly what it would sound like, I was still as excited as a little boy on Christmas day. I mean c’mon, who better to make some heavy duty drones than these two bands. And, to a certain extent, I was right on the money about how they would sound. This collaborative album is a total, low-sonics sludge ride from beginning to end. From the start, they bring in the doom drones and don’t let up.
The first song, Etna is very typical of what I thought this album would sound like. But then you get to the third song, The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep), and these totally beautiful, delicate sounds start ringing. Really, for me this is the standout song of the album. It seems totally out of character for both of the bands and yet they somehow pull it off.
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