Английская Википедия:Altar (album)
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Altar is a collaborative album by Japanese experimental music group Boris and American drone metal band Sunn O))), released on October 31, 2006 through Southern Lord Records (SUNN62). A limited two-CD edition was released on October 23 via Southern Lord with a 28-minute bonus track with Sunn O))), Boris, and Dylan Carlson, titled "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom". Inoxia Records released their own two-CD version in 2006 which features a bonus track on the first disc, "The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep)", and also features "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom" on disc 2. The triple-vinyl edition by Southern Lord contains all of the songs from their two-CD edition, additional pictures, and liner notes by Kim Thayil. The Daymare 3LP version was released March 23, 2007 and features a bonus track not found on any other version of this release: "The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)".
In addition to major players Sunn O))) and Boris, Altar also boasts an extensive roster of guest musicians/collaborators such as Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Joe Preston (Earth, Thrones, Melvins, High on Fire), Phil Wandscher, Jesse Sykes, and Bill Herzog (of Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter) as well as long time Sunn O))) collaborators TOS Niewenhuizen and Rex Ritter.
On December 10, 2007, the bands collaborated at the Forum in London along with a number of the guests featured on Altar for a live performance.[1] A 3LP picture disc version of the album, limited to 500 copies, was sold exclusively at this London show.[2]
Track listing
Disc One
- "Etna" – 9:51
- "N.L.T." – 3:49
- "The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" – 7:37
- "Akuma no Kuma" – 7:52
- "Fried Eagle Mind" – 9:47
- "The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep)" - 5:05 (Japanese CD bonus track)
- "The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)" - 4:36 (Japanese 3LP bonus track)
- "Blood Swamp" – 14:46
Disc Two
- "Her Lips Were Wet With Venom" – 28:14
Personnel
Sunn O))) & Boris
- Greg Anderson - guitar Шаблон:Small, bass guitar Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small, Moog Rogue Шаблон:Small
- Stephen O'Malley - guitar Шаблон:Small, piano Шаблон:Small, Korg MS-20 Шаблон:Small, clandestine guitar Шаблон:Small, califone Шаблон:Small
- Wata - lead guitar Шаблон:Small, guitar Шаблон:Small, space echo Шаблон:Small, vocals & space guitar Шаблон:Small, space echo guitar Шаблон:Small
- Takeshi - guitar Шаблон:Small, bass Шаблон:Small, bottle lead guitar Шаблон:Small
- Atsuo - drums Шаблон:Small, bowed cymbal Шаблон:Small, gong Шаблон:Small, traps Шаблон:Small, lead drums Шаблон:Small
Additional musicians
- Bill Herzog - upright bass Шаблон:Small, vocals Шаблон:Small, snare Шаблон:Small
- Jesse Sykes - vocals Шаблон:Small
- Phil Wandscher - vocals Шаблон:Small
- Adrienne Davies - percussion Шаблон:Small
- Joe Preston - vocoder Шаблон:Small
- Steve Moore - trombone Шаблон:Small
- TOS Nieuwenhuizen - oberheim Шаблон:Small, Moog Taurus Шаблон:Small, Moog Rogue Шаблон:Small, Korg MS-20 Шаблон:Small
- Troy Swanson - oberheim Шаблон:Small, oberheim 4 voice Шаблон:Small
- Randall Dunn - Korg MS-20 Шаблон:Small, sherman filter bank Шаблон:Small, echoplex Шаблон:Small, natural trouble Шаблон:Small
- Mell Dettmer - Roland SH-101 Шаблон:Small
- Eyvind Kang - viola, violin Шаблон:Small
- Kim Thayil - guitar Шаблон:Small
- Rex Ritter - Moog Taurus Шаблон:Small
- Dylan Carlson - guitar Шаблон:Small
Technical
- Produced By Sunn O)))
- Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Randall Dunn
- Mastered By Mell Dettmer
Pressing history
Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
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2006 | Southern Lord | CD | U.S. | No | |
2006 | Southern Lord | 2CD | U.S. | Yes | Ltd. 5000. Includes bonus track "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom" |
2006 | Inoxia Records | 2CD | Japan | Yes | Ltd. 1000. Includes bonus tracks "The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep)" and "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom" |
2006 | Southern Lord | 3LP | U.S. | Yes | Ltd. 10,600. Includes bonus track, "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom" |
2007 | Inoxia Records | 3LP | Japan | Yes | Ltd. 1000. Includes bonus tracks "The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)" and "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom" |
2007 | Southern Lord | 3LP Pic Disc | U.S. | Yes | Ltd 500. Originally sold at London performance on December 10, 2007 |
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