Following-up Life Metal, an LP recorded by Steve Albini and released earlier this year, Sunn O))) have announced a second Albini-recorded album called Pyroclasts, due out October 25 via Southern Lord. Pyroclasts will feature four long pieces, with a lineup listing Stephen O’Malley, Greg Anderson, Tim Midyett, T.O.S., and Hildur Guðnadóttir. The word “pyroclast” is defined as a volcanic fragment hurled through the air by volcanic activity.
According to the record label, “The Pyroclasts album is the result of a daily practice which was regularly performed each morning, or evening during the two week Life Metal sessions at Electrical Audio during July 2018, when all of the days musical participants would gather and work through a twelve-minute improvised modal drone at the start and or end of the day’s work. The piece performed was timed with a stopwatch and tracked to two inch tape, it was an exercise and a chance to dig into a deep opening or closing of the days session in a deep musical way with all of the participants. To connect/reconnect, liberate the creative mind a bit and greet each other and the space through the practice of sound immersion.”
Watch the Pyroclasts trailer below. The album is dedicated to the memories of Ron Guardipee, Kerstin Daley, and Scott Walker.
