{"id":1688845,"date":"2026-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1688845"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:00:00","slug":"sunn-os-stephen-o-malley-recruits-kali-malone-frederikke-hoffmeier-for-new-solo-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1688845","title":{"rendered":"SUNN O)))’s STEPHEN O’ MALLEY Recruits KALI MALONE & FREDERIKKE HOFFMEIER For New Solo Album"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stephen O’Malley<\/strong>, co-founder of Sunn O)))<\/strong>, has announced a new solo album in collaboration with XKatedral and La Becque Editions, set for release on February 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

The forthcoming record features two long-form compositions for pipe organ, composed by O’Malley<\/strong> and performed by O’Malley<\/strong>, Kali Malone<\/strong>, and Frederikke Hoffmeier<\/strong>. The album was recorded on the historic Les Grandes Orgues \u2014 a composite instrument built by Scherrer (1777), Walker (1867), and Kuhn (1995) \u2014 at \u00c9glise Saint-Fran\u00e7ois in Lausanne, Switzerland, during December 2021.<\/p>\n

The material originated as part of Les Sph\u00e8res (effondrez-les) Phases I\u2013V, a suite composed by O’Malley<\/strong> for a collaboration with Belgian\/Swiss choreographer Cindy Van Acker<\/strong>. The pipe organ works expand on that framework, translating its physical and spatial intensity into a purely sonic form.<\/p>\n

Best known for his work in drone and experimental music, O’Malley<\/strong> has spent more than two decades shaping the outer limits of heavy and minimalist sound. Alongside Sunn O)))<\/strong>, his projects include KTL<\/strong> and Khanate<\/strong>, and his broader artistic output spans music, visual art, and interdisciplinary performance.<\/p>\n

His collaborators over the years have included Scott Walker<\/strong>, Alvin Lucier<\/strong>, Kali Malone<\/strong>, Peter Rehberg<\/strong>, Jim Jarmusch<\/strong>, J\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson<\/strong>, Gis\u00e8le Vienne<\/strong>, Dennis Cooper<\/strong>, Alan Moore<\/strong>, and institutions such as IRCAM.<\/p>\n

The album was recorded by O’Malley<\/strong> himself and later mixed at EMS in Stockholm, as well as in Paris by Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Delaby<\/strong> and Tristan Mazire<\/strong> in February 2022. Mastering and lacquer cutting were handled by Rashad Becker<\/strong> in Berlin in June 2025, with vinyl pressing completed at Optimal Media in Germany.<\/p>\n

Pre-orders for Spheres Collapser<\/em> are available here.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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