Six Organs of Admittance
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Six Organs of Admittance is the primary musical project of guitarist
Ben Chasny
. Chasny's music is largely guitar-based and is often considered new folk, however it includes obvious influences, marked by the use of drones, chimes, and eclectic percussive elements. He records albums for Drag City
and Holy Mountain, among other labels.
Chasny is also a member of the psychedelic band Comets on Fire
, and has working relationships with Badgerlore, Current 93
, and Magik Markers
. His newest project is Rangda
with Richard Bishop of Sun City Girls
and Six Organs contributor Chris Corsano
. Six Organs of Admittance has also released a song exclusively on the new folk compilation record The Golden Apples of the Sun
. The album's compiler Devendra Banhart
has stated this song comes from a fully produced but unreleased Chasny album he refers to as the "solo record," a bootleg of which circulates the internet.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Ben Chasny
Ben Chasny
Ben Chasny is an indie rock and psych folk guitarist. His primary projects are Six Organs of Admittance and Comets on Fire . He made his recording debut in 1996 with his heavy, free rock project Plague Lounge on "The Wicker Image", an LP released conjointly between the New World of Sound and Holy...
. Chasny's music is largely guitar-based and is often considered new folk, however it includes obvious influences, marked by the use of drones, chimes, and eclectic percussive elements. He records albums for Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
and Holy Mountain, among other labels.
Chasny is also a member of the psychedelic band Comets on Fire
Comets on Fire
Comets on Fire was an American noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist and vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman, who were seeking to create rhythmically and sonically intense music that paid no attention to categorizations.-...
, and has working relationships with Badgerlore, Current 93
Current 93
Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on...
, and Magik Markers
Magik Markers
The Magik Markers are a noise rock band from Hartford, Connecticut. The members, Elisa Ambrogio, Pete Nolan and Leah Quimby started the band in their basement in 2001. After opening for Sonic Youth on their American tour in 2004, the band gained notoriety...
. His newest project is Rangda
Rangda
Rangda is the demon queen of the leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good — Barong.- Description :...
with Richard Bishop of Sun City Girls
Sun City Girls
The Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981 the group consisted of Alan Bishop , his brother Richard Bishop , and the late Charles Gocher . Their name was inspired by Sun City, Arizona, an Arizona retirement community...
and Six Organs contributor Chris Corsano
Chris Corsano
Chris Corsano is a drummer from New England, USA. He often performs in an improvisation duo with saxophonist Paul Flaherty. He has also recorded material with artists such as Evan Parker, Dredd Foole, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Six Organs of Admittance, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Matt Valentine,...
. Six Organs of Admittance has also released a song exclusively on the new folk compilation record The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Golden Apples of the Sun (album)
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a limited edition compilation of contemporary folk music curated by musician Devendra Banhart for the art magazine Arthur Magazine. The title comes from a Ray Bradbury short story...
. The album's compiler Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
has stated this song comes from a fully produced but unreleased Chasny album he refers to as the "solo record," a bootleg of which circulates the internet.
Discography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Six Organs of Admittance Six Organs of Admittance (album) Six Organs of Admittance is the first album release by experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 1998.-Track listing:#"Maria"#"Sum of All Heaven"#"Shadow of a Dune"#"Harmonice Mundi LL"#"Race for Vishnu"... |
| 1999 | Nightly Trembling Nightly Trembling Nightly Trembling was the second album release from experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance. It was originally a limited release in 1999 and was re-released in 2003. It was also contained in the box set RTZ- Track listing :... |
| 2000 | Invitation To The SR For Supper 8" |
| 2000 | Dust and Chimes Dust and Chimes Dust and Chimes is the third album release from experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2000.-Track listing:#"Stone Finders Verse I" – 1:35#"Assyria" – 3:02#"Hollow Light Severed Sun" – 5:29#"Tukulti Will Burn" – 1:13... |
| 2000 | Somewhere Between Her shoulder And God 7" |
| 2000 | The Manifestation 12" |
| 2001 | My Guitar Will Eat You" |
| 2002 | Dark Noontide Dark Noontide Dark Noontide is the fourth album release from experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2002.-Track listing:#"Spirits Abandoned" 6.21#"Regeneration" 5.32#"On Returning Home" 5.46#"Dark Noontide" 6.55#"This Hand" 4.45... |
| 2002 | You Can Always See The Sun EP |
| 2003 | Compathia Compathia Compathia is the fifth album release from experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Close to the Sky"#"Run!"#"Wind in My Palm"#"Somewhere Between"#"Compathia"#"Gone Astray"#"Hum a Silent Prayer"... |
| 2003 | For Octavio Paz For Octavio Paz For Octavio Paz is the sixth album release from Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2003. This album marked a return to the lo-fi instrumental trance of Ben Chasny's early work.-Track listing:#"Fire on Rain"#"When You Finally Return"... |
| 2003 | Trighplane Terraforms No.1 Split |
| 2004 | Stephanie Volkmar/Six Organs Of Admittance Split |
| 2004 | The Manifestation The Manifestation The Manifestation is the seventh album release from experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2004. It contains the lengthy single release of Manifestation from 2000, and a new six-part suite, The Six Stations, composed by Ben Chasny as he improvised around the noise... |
| 2005 | School of the Flower School of the Flower School of the Flower is the eighth album by experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2005.-Track listing:#"Eight Cognition All You've Left" – 5:22#"Words for Two" – 1:40#"Saint Cloud" – 5:36... |
| 2005 | The Honeycreeper Smiles 7" |
| 2006 | 7" split w / Om Om / Six Organs of Admittance 7" "Om / Six Organs of Admittance" is a split 7" by the bands Om and Six Organs of Admittance. It was released in 2006 by Holy Mountain Records. During pressing "Side A" and "Side B" labels on the record were accidentally reversed.-Track listing:... |
| 2006 | Days Of Blood (LP, Limited edition) |
| 2006 | The Sun Awakens The Sun Awakens The Sun Awakens is the ninth album by experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released in 2006. Six Organs' frontman, Ben Chasny, composed all of the album's material. The album mixes influences of folk and indie rock... |
| 2007 | Proem To Empty The Sun |
| 2007 | Shelter from the Ash Shelter from the Ash Shelter from the Ash is the tenth album by experimental indie rock band, Six Organs of Admittance, released on November 20, 2007. It continues the progression begun on School of the Flower from experimental acoustic pieces toward more standard rock song structures.-Track listing:# "Alone with the... |
| 2008 | Goatflower (CDr, Limited edition of 100 handmade copies) |
| 2009 | RTZ (Compilation, Recorded 1999-2003) |
| 2009 | Luminous Night |
| 2009 | Empty The Sun |
| 2011 | Asleep On The Floodplain |
| 2011 | Maria Kapel |