''ØØ Void'' (pronounced in interviews as "double-O void") is the first studio album by
Sunn O)))
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. The album was recorded on 24 track 2" tape at Grandmaster Studios in Hollywood,
a large step forward in production values from the band's demo recording ''
The Grimmrobe Demos
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''.
The third track, "Rabbits' Revenge", is an interpretation of an obscure
Melvins
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' song that was only played live during their early years. A sample of a live performance of the original song can be heard past the five minute mark.
The album was originally released in 2000, by Hydra Head in the USA, and by Rise Above in Europe and the United Kingdom. In 2008, ''ØØ Void'' was reissued and released in Japan only, through the Japanese record label Daymare Recordings. The reissue was a two-disc set, with the first disc containing all of the original tracks from ''ØØ Void'' and the second disc containing a collaboration between Sunn O))) and the experimental/industrial group
Nurse with Wound. The album was re-released in the original single-disc format in 2011 by Southern Lord Recordings,
[ with new album artwork by Stephen Kasner.]
Track listing
Bonus disc
Guest musicians
* Petra Haden
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She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden, and is the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in That Dog) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to ...
– violin
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, vocals
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* Scott Reeder – bass guitar
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* Pete Stahl
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– vocals
References
External links
* Review by Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16130-void-the-iron-soul-of-nothing/
* Review by AMG: http://www.allmusic.com/album/%C3%C3-void-mw0000463967
* RateYourMusic page: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sunn_o___/oo_void/
* Press release by Southern Lord Recordings: http://www.southernlord.com/press/sunn00void/
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2000 debut albums
Sunn O))) albums
Rise Above Records albums
Hydra Head Records albums
Southern Lord Records albums