Kannon (album)

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Kannon
Sunn O))) - Kannon.jpg
Studio album by
Sunn O)))
ReleasedDecember 4, 2015
Recorded2015
GenreDrone metal, drone, noise
Length33:26
LabelSouthern Lord
SUNN250
ProducerStephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson, Randall Dunn
Sunn O))) chronology
Soused
(2014) 		Kannon
(2015) 		Life Metal
(2019)

Kannon is the seventh full-length studio album by drone metal band Sunn O))).

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian4/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork6.5/10[2]
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, lyrics by Attila Csihar[6].

No.TitleLength
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.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Bakare, Lanre. "Sunn O))): Kannon review - daunting but oddly relaxing drone metal". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Currin, Grayson. "Sunn O))): Kannon". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Kannon - Sunn O)))". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Hadusek, Jon. "Sunn O))) - Kannon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Kannon by Sunn O)))". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kannon by Sunn O)))". sunn.bandcamp.com. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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