Well, yes, to me, music is much more an expression of emotion than a system of melody, harmony, and rhythm, and what I believe Sunn O))) are exceedingly good at (in their later work, at least. I haven't listened to much of their earlier stuff) is creating an emotional sonic atmosphere. They are masters of tension and release. If I want catchy music, I can hear that anywhere. Hell, they can program computers to do that.Renegade_Turner wrote:I hate Sunn O))). Noise metal mediocrity. While recording vocals from the inside of a casket may sound like a nice gimmick, it doesn't do anything to mask the fact that they have a terrible sound. I'm all for being different, but honestly? How do you pick a melody or any sense of catchy sounds out of that? If you're going to say music isn't about melody or catchiness, I'm confused.
And as far as the casket vocals, it should be noted that Malefic was claustrophobic, and they knew it. The "terrible sound" was exactly what they wanted, and exactly what I want to hear from this kind of music. This is not some guy sitting in a studio, singing about whatever, this is a man who is directly reacting to one of his greatest fears.
On a completely separate note, Trap Them:
http://www.last.fm/music/Trap+Them/_/Mi ... ?autostart
