Kannon (album)

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]
Pitchfork6.5/10[3]
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundB+[5]
Kannon
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)

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.[7]

References
  1. "Kannon by Sunn O)))". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. Bakare, Lanre. "Sunn O))): Kannon review - daunting but oddly relaxing drone metal". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. Currin, Grayson. "Sunn O))): Kannon". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. Jurek, Thom. "Kannon - Sunn O)))". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. Hadusek, Jon. "Sunn O))) - Kannon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon
  7. https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/kannon
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