Daniel O'Sullivan
Encyclopedia
Daniel O'Sullivan is a multi-instrumentalist/composer from Manchester, England best known for playing in experimental art-rock bands Guapo
, Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses, Ulver
, Æthenor, Miracle and Mothlite.
O'Sullivan has become recognized for exploring a wide range of styles, including neo-classical composition, progressive/psychedelic rock, free-form improvisation, cosmic jazz, minimalist drone, ethereal synth-pop and outer-limits folk music to name a few. He has collaborated with a number of artists including Stephen O'Malley
(also a member of Æthenor), Alexander Tucker
, Kristoffer Rygg
(Ulver), Jarboe
and David Tibet
.
As well as the aforementioned bands he has been a live member of Sunn O)))
. He has also recently joined cult Norwegian band Ulver, as announced by the band on the official Ulver website, "Lastly we would like to welcome Daniel O'Sullivan into the pack. We all know that God exists as three persons, but now is the dawn of the triangular pyramid." O'Sullivan has been performing live with Ulver since the bands first performance in fifteen years at the Norwegian Festival of Literature 2009 in Lillehammer.
O'Sullivan recently co-wrote the title track for the acclaimed debut album by The Big Pink
entitled "A Brief History of Love
" which was released in September 2009.
In 2011, O'Sullivan released an E.P with his new band Miracle, a synth-pop duo also featuring Steve Moore from Zombi
. The band are currently working on a full length album. Another new project, this time with regular collaborator Alexander Tucker, has emerged by the name of Grumbling Fur. The debut album Furrier also features Jussi Lehtisalo from Finnish bands Circle
and Pharaoh Overlord
and David Smith from Guapo
.
2004 Five Suns CD (Cuneiform Records
)
2005 Black Oni CD (Ipecac Records)
2006 Twisted Stems
Limited Edition 7" (Dot Dot Dot Music)
2006 Twisted Stems
CDEP (Aurora Borealis)
2007 Black Oni Limited Edition LP (Hlava Records)
2008 Elixirs CD (Neurot Recordings
)
2007 Perils LP (Rise Above Records
)
2007 Manfauna CDEP (Southern Records
/Latitudes)
2008 Manfauna 12"EP (Southern Records
/Latitudes)
2008 Betimes Black Cloudmasses CD/LP (Vhf Records)
2009 Faking Gold & Murder CD/LP (Vhf Records)
2011 En Form for Blå CD/2xLP (Vhf Records)
2011 The Visitors
2x12"EP (House Anxiety Records)
)
Guapo (band)
Guapo is a British experimental rock/art rock band formed in the mid 1990s by drummer/percussionist Dave Smith and guitarist/vocalist Matt Thompson...
, Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses, Ulver
Ulver
Ulver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and...
, Æthenor, Miracle and Mothlite.
O'Sullivan has become recognized for exploring a wide range of styles, including neo-classical composition, progressive/psychedelic rock, free-form improvisation, cosmic jazz, minimalist drone, ethereal synth-pop and outer-limits folk music to name a few. He has collaborated with a number of artists including Stephen O'Malley
Stephen O'Malley
Stephen O'Malley is a musician, predominantly a guitarist, producer and composer from Seattle, Washington who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and experimental music groups....
(also a member of Æthenor), Alexander Tucker
Alexander Tucker (musician)
Alexander Tucker is an English musician from Kent who writes, records and performs alone and in collaboration with a varied array of artists. One critic writes that "Tucker sounds like he’s following a tradition that has long been neglected, focusing not on ageless songs and ideas but on ageless...
, Kristoffer Rygg
Kristoffer Rygg
Kristoffer Rygg , also known as Garm, Trickster G. and recently also God Head is a Spellemannprisen nominated vocalist, musician and producer known as the frontman of Ulver and former vocalist for Arcturus...
(Ulver), Jarboe
Jarboe
Jarboe is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist.Jarboe is a solo artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the New York City based group Swans. With founder Michael Gira, the duo was the core of Swans until the group broke up in 1998...
and David Tibet
David Tibet
David Tibet is a British poet and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only full-time member. He had earlier collaborated with Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo...
.
As well as the aforementioned bands he has been a live member of Sunn O)))
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...
. He has also recently joined cult Norwegian band Ulver, as announced by the band on the official Ulver website, "Lastly we would like to welcome Daniel O'Sullivan into the pack. We all know that God exists as three persons, but now is the dawn of the triangular pyramid." O'Sullivan has been performing live with Ulver since the bands first performance in fifteen years at the Norwegian Festival of Literature 2009 in Lillehammer.
O'Sullivan recently co-wrote the title track for the acclaimed debut album by The Big Pink
The Big Pink
The Big Pink is an English electro-rock duo comprising multi-instrumentalists Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell. The duo signed to the 4AD label in 2009, and won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act...
entitled "A Brief History of Love
A Brief History of Love
A Brief History of Love is the debut album from British electro-rock duo The Big Pink. The album was released on September 14, 2009 on 4AD. The Big Pink signed with 4AD in February 2009, and won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act. The band were also named as "one of the...
" which was released in September 2009.
In 2011, O'Sullivan released an E.P with his new band Miracle, a synth-pop duo also featuring Steve Moore from Zombi
Zombi
Zombi may refer to:* Zombie, traditionally an undead person in the Caribbean spiritual belief system of voodoo* Dawn of the Dead, a 1978 film by George Romero, known as Zombi internationally* Zombi 2 Zombi may refer to:* Zombie, traditionally an undead person in the Caribbean spiritual belief...
. The band are currently working on a full length album. Another new project, this time with regular collaborator Alexander Tucker, has emerged by the name of Grumbling Fur. The debut album Furrier also features Jussi Lehtisalo from Finnish bands Circle
Circle (band)
Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...
and Pharaoh Overlord
Pharaoh Overlord
Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock-music band, featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Pharaoh Overlord's output has become more varied, mirroring the...
and David Smith from Guapo
Guapo (band)
Guapo is a British experimental rock/art rock band formed in the mid 1990s by drummer/percussionist Dave Smith and guitarist/vocalist Matt Thompson...
.
Guapo
2003 The Ducks and Drakes of Guapo and Cerberus Shoal CD (North East Indie)2004 Five Suns CD (Cuneiform Records
Cuneiform Records
Cuneiform Records is an independent record label based in Silver Spring, Maryland.The label releases a mixture of musical styles, including progressive jazz, modern fusion music, progressive rock, the Canterbury Scene and electronic music...
)
2005 Black Oni CD (Ipecac Records)
2006 Twisted Stems
Twisted Stems
Twisted Stems is the first EP by the band Guapo. The two songs on the EP are also featured on Guapo's following full-length album Elixirs.-References:* retrieved 9-8-07* retrieved 9-8-07...
Limited Edition 7" (Dot Dot Dot Music)
2006 Twisted Stems
Twisted Stems
Twisted Stems is the first EP by the band Guapo. The two songs on the EP are also featured on Guapo's following full-length album Elixirs.-References:* retrieved 9-8-07* retrieved 9-8-07...
CDEP (Aurora Borealis)
2007 Black Oni Limited Edition LP (Hlava Records)
2008 Elixirs CD (Neurot Recordings
Neurot Recordings
Neurot Recordings is an independent American record label founded by members of Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot. The label was founded to release the side projects of Neurosis and its members. It has since expanded to a fully functioning label, releasing music from artists...
)
Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses
2005 Perils CD (Web of Mimicry)2007 Perils LP (Rise Above Records
Rise Above Records
Rise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian . It is named after a Napalm Death song from their EP Mentally Murdered. It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...
)
2007 Manfauna CDEP (Southern Records
Southern Records
Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...
/Latitudes)
2008 Manfauna 12"EP (Southern Records
Southern Records
Southern Records is an independent record label closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records. It is based in London and previously had offices in Chicago , Le Havre and Berlin .Southern was originally a recording studio owned and operated by John Loder...
/Latitudes)
Æthenor
2006 Deep in Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light CD/LP (Vhf Records)2008 Betimes Black Cloudmasses CD/LP (Vhf Records)
2009 Faking Gold & Murder CD/LP (Vhf Records)
2011 En Form for Blå CD/2xLP (Vhf Records)
Miracle
2011 Fluid Window CDEP/12" (House Anxiety Records)2011 The Visitors
The Visitors
The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on November 30, 1981.With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the "lighter" pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort...
2x12"EP (House Anxiety Records)
Grumbling Fur
2011 Furrier CD/LP (Aurora Borealis)Dam
2007 The Difference Engine CD (Candlelight RecordsCandlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
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