STEPHEN OMALLEY – Spheres Collapser – LP – Vinyl [FEB 27]

Description

LP – Limited Standard Edition Black Vinyl.Brand new album release from Stephen OMalley, co-founder of SUNN O))), with new unreleased music for pipe organ. Only 700 copies pressed in this black vinyl edition.

This record contains two long-form compositions for pipe organ by Stephen OMalley, which he performs on these recordings alongside the celebrated organist Kali Malone and Frederikke Hoffmeier (Puce Mary).

The album was recorded on Les Grandes Orgues (Scherrer (1777), Walker (1867), Kuhn (1995)) at glise Saint-Franois, Lausanne, Switzerland, on Christmas 2021, initially composed by Stephen within a suite titled Les Sphres (effondrez-les), phases I-V, for a collaboration with celebrated Belgian/Swiss choreographer Cindy Van Acker. Besides the two pipe organ works on this record, the suite also included phase III & V for electric guitar, amplifiers & electronics (performed by Stephen OMalley & Kali Malone), & phase IV for percussion ensemble (performed by Eklekto).

Mixed by Stephen OMalley at EMS, Stockholm & by Franois-Xavier Delaby & Tristan Mazire, Paris, February 2022. Mastered & lacquer cut by Rashad Becker, Berlin, June 2025. Perfect pressing at Optimal, Germany.

This album is a co-production with La Becque Editions.Stephen OMalley is also included in the upcoming XKatedral Anthology Series III compilation.

Tracklist:

1. Les Sphres (effondrez les) phase I Organ (26:44)
2. Les Sphres (effondrez les) phase II Organ (22:12)