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ØØ Void

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I can only guess that's what my neighbors say. Hell, that's what I said the first time I heard "Ra at Dusk". That opening salvo will either kill you or make you stronger.

The biggest problem I have with this genre of music, is even if you DO have a stereo that can comply with the "Maximum Volume Yields Maximum Results" slogan, there is simply no way the neighborhood would stand for it.

My Adcom stereo and M&K subwoofer provide enough racket that pictures fall from the wall and knick-knacks drop to their death. In a perfect world, I would spend less money on my '72 Plymouth Valiant Scamp and buy a Sunfire subwoofer that could really do Earth and Sunn O))) justice. Of course I would also have to move to the country.

When I was a young fella struggling with the amazing wonders of modern Compact Disc technology, I once recorded an entire Iron Maiden album at half speed. While I was puzzled as to why a 40-minute album wouldn't fit onto one side of a 90-minute tape, I was highly impressed with the result. This release is more like the result of the same technological mishap, but recorded at quarter speed.

Mere adjectives are not enough to describe the power and magnificence contained within a mere five inches of plastic. Words like "glacial", "monolithic", "monumental", "primal" and "prehistoric" come to mind, but they are inadequate to describe the depth of feeling and emotion generated by the droning, throbbing tones contained within. And powerful it is. Slab after massive slab emanates from the speakers, building a metallic tower of Babel that crashes down over the listener in enormous chunks. The feeling generated must be similar to that of the medieval torture method called pressing - more and more weight stacked on the chest of a helpless heretic until either a confession is forthcoming or the collapse of both skeleton and internal organs under the increasing pressure brings sweet deathly relief.

There is simply no room in the sonic spectrum here for vocals, percussion, or anything but the simplest riffs. Occasionally, the guitars back off a sliver, and allow sparse use of samples, as in the track "Rabbit's Revenge", but otherwise, it's amplified oppression of the purest order. Extreme electronic music may have artists like Scorn and Lull who play slowly, and metal has had the likes of My Dying Bride and Winter, but this makes Winter's legendary "Into Darkness" seem like a high speed blast beat thrash fest.

This is the sound of tectonic plates grating each other as the continents inexorably shift in a timeless geological ballet as forces older than life inevitably grind to an apocalyptic conclusion. Listen to the volcanic rumblings within and lose yourself in the vast wastes of the universe.

Technical chops are a moot point when you're trying to test your speakers and massage your intestines at once.

My housemate heard this playing one day and unceremoniously slammed the volume down mid-riff and telegraphed total disapproval without a word. A must have.

Alone and in the midst of utter darkness, a warm breeze begins to blow; my body's state of frightened alertness soothed by the soft gusts of air. "Perhaps an exit to this prison is near." Though I can see nothing, I follow the blowing wind, hoping to escape. With each step the warmth that was once so prevalent fades until I am nearly overtaken by each chilling blast. My body, on the verge of collapse, my mind, no better, but I must find my way out of these pitch black caverns, for no one if but myself. In the distance, I notice a light. It does not strobe nor flicker, blink nor fade, this is the closest I have come to seeing my salvation. My exhausted form trudges along against the freezing bursts of air, unsure of what lies on the other side. It feels as though I've been walking for days, the light has not grown, I know not if I am any closer to freedom than I was in the darkness; positive of only one thing, I must keep moving...

sunn0)))'s '00Void' is kind of like that.

The songs are simple long lowly sustained notes. Very little happens, many will not appreciate this album. The songs are great if you have a strong sub woofer.

Feels like doom metal without the vocals to back it up. Overall not a bad album, highly encourage buyers to listen to some of their material first before purchasing.