Underground music legend Stephen O’Malley is perhaps best known for his work with Drone Metal gods Sunn O))), but has had a hand shaping heavy music in one form or another as an artist, producer, and label owner for three decades. Sunn O)))’s 2019 release Life Metal drew universal acclaim. Stephen has been kind enough to share eleven albums he loved in 2019 with our readers. Some of these albums are not from this year, or even recent decades, but are all albums he vibed with and worth checking out.
Imrat Khan – “Raga Marwa”
Stomu Yamash’ta – “Peace and Love”
Nick Cave – “Ghosteen”
Deathprod – “Occulting Disc”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Xsw1BcCw8
Hildur Gudnadottir – “Chernobyl OST”
Puce Mary – “The Drought”
Catherine Christer Hennix – “Selections from 100 Models of Hegikan Roku
Laurie Spiegel – “Unseen Worlds”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG2DzKC97zY
Henning Christiansen – “OP.50 Requiem of Art (Aus “Celtic”) FLUXORUM ORGANUM II”
Tinariwen – “Amadjar”
Sarah Divachi – “Pale Bloom”