Stephen O'Malley
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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.
(1998–present), Burning Witch
(1995–1998), KTL
(2005–present), Khanate
(2000–2006). Within these groups and alone, he has collaborated with a variety of artists including Greg Anderson
, Merzbow
, Eyvind Kang
, Alan Moore
, Iancu Dumitrescu
, Ana-Maria Avram
, F.M. Einheit, Randall Dunn, James Plotkin
, Julian Cope
, Joe Preston
, Attila Csihar
, Stuart Dempster
, Peter Rehberg
aka PITA, Lee Dorrian
, Nurse With Wound
, the Japanese psychedelic rock band Boris
& Michio Kurihara
, Jim O'Rourke
, Daniel O'Sullivan
& Kristoffer Rygg
(in the free improvisation act Æthenor together with Steve Noble), Aaron Turner
, Oren Ambarchi
, Alexander Tucker
, and percussionist Z'EV
.
O'Malley also produced work together with the French choreographer and theatre director Gisèle Vienne (the pieces "Kindertotenlieder" (2007), "Jerk" (2008), "Eternelle Idole" (2009), This Is How You Will Disappear (2010)), Last Spring: A Prequel (2011), American sculptor Banks Violette
(various projects between 2005–2009), the Italian performance artist Nico Vascellari
(2007–2011), Swiss art collective KLAT
(2009), and the Belgian film maker Alexis Destoop ("Kairos" (2010), with Oren Ambarchi
).
O'Malley has directed and produced album cover art and design since the early 1990s for groups including Earth
, Burzum
, Emperor
, Melvins and Boris
. He has also worked as a rock/metal music journalist & published a black metal
fanzine called Descent in the nineties. He was involved with creation of both the Southern Lord
label and the experimental/neofolk/black metal label The Ajna Offensive
. In 2011 he began curating and art directing the Ideologic Organ record label, in association with the Viennese Editions Mego
.
Although he is originally from Seattle
, O'Malley's website indicates that he lives in Paris
, France
.
with Sunn O)))
with Khanate
with Burning Witch
with Ginnungagap
with KTL
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...
, producer and composer from Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
music groups.
Biography
O'Malley is a founding member of several groups including 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...
(1998–present), Burning Witch
Burning Witch
Burning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1995 and 1998.-History:Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1995. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning...
(1995–1998), KTL
KTL
KTL is a musical duo consisting of Stephen O'Malley ))) and Peter Rehberg , originally formed to create the music for a theatre production titled Kindertotenlieder by Gisèle Vienne and Dennis Cooper...
(2005–present), Khanate
Khanate (band)
Khanate was a drone metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida and Stephen O'Malley )) fame)....
(2000–2006). Within these groups and alone, he has collaborated with a variety of artists including Greg Anderson
Greg Anderson (musician)
Greg Anderson is an American musician and co-founder of Southern Lord Records.Anderson is the guitarist in the doom/stoner metal outfit Goatsnake, but is also well known for his collaborations with Stephen O'Malley....
, Merzbow
Merzbow
is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
, Eyvind Kang
Eyvind Kang
Eyvindur Kang , only child of Charles Shin-Chul Kang and Kristjana Gunnars, is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player...
, Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
, Iancu Dumitrescu
Iancu Dumitrescu
Iancu Dumitrescu is a Romanian avant-garde composer.- Life and works :Dumitrescu received a master's degree in composition in Bucharest; Alfred Mendelssohn was among his teachers...
, Ana-Maria Avram
Ana-Maria Avram
Ana-Maria Avram is a Romanian composer affiliated with the spectral music style. She represents with Iancu Dumitrescu the Hyper-Spectral trend in contemporary avant-garde music....
, F.M. Einheit, Randall Dunn, James Plotkin
James Plotkin
James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer, famous for his role in bands such as Khanate and OLD, but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has performed guitar duties for bands Phantomsmasher and Scorn and continues to remix tracks for bands such as KK Null, Nadja, Sunn...
, Julian Cope
Julian Cope
Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
, Joe Preston
Joe Preston (bassist)
Joe Preston is a rock bass guitarist and a former band member of Earth, The Melvins, Men's Recovery Project, The Need and High on Fire. Preston has also played with Sunn O))), and has a solo project called Thrones. Joe Preston learned bass from Alexander Giles. In 2007, he joined Harvey Milk in...
, Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar , also sometimes known as Void, is a Hungarian black metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work on the album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem. Author Ian Christe describes his vocals as "operatic."-Biography:...
, Stuart Dempster
Stuart Dempster
Stuart Dempster is a trombonist, didjeridu player, improvisor, and composer.-Biography:After Dempster completed his studies at San Francisco State College, he was appointed assistant professor at the California State College at Hayward, and instructor at the San Francisco Conservatory...
, Peter Rehberg
Peter Rehberg
Peter Rehberg is an author of electronic audio works.He has collaborated with: Jim O'Rourke, Christian Fennesz, Dennis Cooper, Gisèle Vienne, Stephen O'Malley , Tina Frank, Matmos, Tujiko Noriko, Kevin Drumm, Marcus Schmickler, Michaela Schwentner , Matt "Skitz" Sanders, Russell Haswell, Florian...
aka PITA, Lee Dorrian
Lee Dorrian
Lee Dorrian is a singer from Coventry, England. Originally the editor/publisher of the Cov punk fanzine "Committed Suicide" he then went on to be the singer and lyricist with Napalm Death and recorded one and a half albums with them, namely the second half of Scum and From Enslavement to...
, Nurse With Wound
Nurse with Wound
Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
, the Japanese psychedelic rock band Boris
Boris (band)
is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop...
& Michio Kurihara
Michio Kurihara
is a Japanese guitarist who has played with Ghost, Boris and The Stars, formerly known as White Heaven. He has also released a solo album, Sunset Notes. He collaborated with Boris on the albums Rainbow and Cloud Chamber, and also appears on the Boris album Smile.-References:...
, Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
, Daniel O'Sullivan
Daniel O'Sullivan
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....
& 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...
(in the free improvisation act Æthenor together with Steve Noble), Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner
Aaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
, Oren Ambarchi
Oren Ambarchi
Oren Ambarchi is a multi-instrumentalist who in major plays electric guitar and drums, with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. He was born in Sydney, Australia in 1969 to a Jewish family originally from Iraq....
, 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...
, and percussionist Z'EV
Z'EV
Z'EV is an American poet, percussionist, and sound artist. After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out of industrial materials for a variety of record labels...
.
O'Malley also produced work together with the French choreographer and theatre director Gisèle Vienne (the pieces "Kindertotenlieder" (2007), "Jerk" (2008), "Eternelle Idole" (2009), This Is How You Will Disappear (2010)), Last Spring: A Prequel (2011), American sculptor Banks Violette
Banks Violette
-Biography:Violette was born in Ithaca, New York and studied at the School of the Visual Arts in New York earning at BFA in 1998, and graduated with an MFA from Columbia University in 2000.-Work:...
(various projects between 2005–2009), the Italian performance artist Nico Vascellari
Nico Vascellari
Nico Vascellari was born in 1976 in Vittorio Veneto , Italy. Currently lives and works in New York, USA and Vittorio Veneto, Italy. Nico Vascellari is an Italian artist coming out of a Punk scene. His work is a mix between performance art and sound exploration. He is represented by Monitor Gallery...
(2007–2011), Swiss art collective KLAT
KLAT
KLAT , branded as "La Tremenda 1010", is a Spanish language news-talk radio station in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Univision. The station's name, La Tremenda 1010 was a slogan invented by the station's founder Marcos Rodriguez, Sr...
(2009), and the Belgian film maker Alexis Destoop ("Kairos" (2010), with Oren Ambarchi
Oren Ambarchi
Oren Ambarchi is a multi-instrumentalist who in major plays electric guitar and drums, with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. He was born in Sydney, Australia in 1969 to a Jewish family originally from Iraq....
).
O'Malley has directed and produced album cover art and design since the early 1990s for groups including Earth
Earth (band)
Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...
, Burzum
Burzum
Burzum is a musical project by Varg Vikernes . It began during 1991 in Bergen, Norway and quickly became prominent within the early Norwegian black metal scene...
, Emperor
Emperor (band)
Emperor was a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. They dissolved in 2001, but reunited in 2006 and again in 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours. The group was founded by Samoth and Ihsahn .-Biography:...
, Melvins and Boris
Boris (band)
is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop...
. He has also worked as a rock/metal music journalist & published a black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
fanzine called Descent in the nineties. He was involved with creation of both the Southern Lord
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
label and the experimental/neofolk/black metal label The Ajna Offensive
The Ajna Offensive
The Ajna Offensive is an American independent record label which releases extreme metal, experimental music and neofolk records, and books related to the occultism, ritual work, magick theory and meta-history. The proprietor of the label is Tyler Davis, who had worked with Stephen O'Malley on the...
. In 2011 he began curating and art directing the Ideologic Organ record label, in association with the Viennese Editions Mego
Editions Mego
Editions Mego is a non-funded independent record label, founded 1 January 2006 by Peter RehbergIts aims are to maintain the back catalogue and legacy of the Mego label, as well as releasing new works.- Releases :...
.
Although he is originally from Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, O'Malley's website indicates that he lives in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
with 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...
- The Grimmrobe Demos (demo 1998, CD 2000, 2xPLP 2003, 2xLP 2004, 3xPLP 2008)
- ØØ VoidØØ Void-Guest musicians:* Petra Haden - violin, vocals* Scott Reeder - bass guitar* Peter Stahl - vocals...
(CD 2000, 2xLP 2003, CD & 2LP 2011) - Flight of the BehemothFlight of the BehemothFlight of the Behemoth is the third album by Sunn O))). Significantly, the band collaborated with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, who mixed tracks 3 and 4, and used drum machine and vocals on the track "FWTBT"....
(CD & 2xLP 2002) - White1White1White1 is the fourth album by Sunn O))). It was the most significant departure from their original style to date. Each track was experimental in its own way, with Julian Cope reciting occultic druidist poetry for half of "My Wall," Norwegian lyrics sung by Runhild Gammelsæter of Thorr's Hammer as...
(CD & 2xLP 2003) - Veils It WhiteVeils It WhiteVeils It White is an EP by Sunn O))) mixed by James Plotkin utilizing material recorded during the sessions for the band's third album, Flight of the Behemoth....
(12" 2003) - The Libations of SamhainThe Libations of SamhainThe Libations of Samhain is a live album released by Sunn O))). The first track is a live performance in London, on Halloween 2003 and the second is an interview by Savage Pencil and Sharon Gal, originally broadcast on London's Resonance FM 104. 500 copies with "raw" covers and 100 with orange...
(live CD 2003) - Live Action SamplerLive Action SamplerLive Action Sampler was a 2-disc compilation self-released by Sunn O))). It was a free sampler that was sent out to promoters during 2003.-Disc one:# "Mocking Solemnity"# "Death Becomes You"# "NN)))" # "HELL-O)))-WEEN"# "Catch 22 "...
(promotional mix 2xCD 2004) - Live WhiteLive WhiteLive White is a live album by Sunn O))), recorded at the Northsix in Brooklyn, New York. The first five tracks are from White1 and White2. "NN O)))" is from ØØ Void, and "Death Becomes You" is from Flight of the Behemoth. "Caveman Salad" would later become "Orthodox Caveman" on Black One.-Track...
(live 2xCD 2004) - White2White2White2 is the fifth album by Sunn O))). It was recorded during the same sessions as White1, but it was not released until a year later.This album features Attila Csihar of Mayhem fame quoting the Srimad Bhagavatam on "Decay2 [Nihils' Maw]". The vinyl also features him on "Decay [The Symptoms of...
(CD & 2xLP 2004) - Cro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron AgeCro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron AgeCro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron Age was an vinyl EP released by Sunn O))). The first track is a remix of a song by Earth and the second is a remix of a track of the album Frog+ by Merzbow. This was a limited release with only 300 red vinyl and 200 black vinyl being made.-Track listing:...
(12" 2004) - Candlewolf of the Golden ChaliceCandlewolf of the Golden ChaliceCandlewolf of the Golden Chalice is an EP by Sunn O))). It was their first and only Peel session, although it was recorded and released after the death of John Peel...
(12" 2005) - Black OneBlack OneBlack One is the sixth album by Sunn O))). It is a combination of both experimental and traditional Sunn O))), utilizing many guest musicians, including black metal musicians Malefic and Wrest from Xasthur and Leviathan, respectively...
& Solstitium Fulminate (2xCD 2005) - Black OneBlack OneBlack One is the sixth album by Sunn O))). It is a combination of both experimental and traditional Sunn O))), utilizing many guest musicians, including black metal musicians Malefic and Wrest from Xasthur and Leviathan, respectively...
(CD 2005, 2xLP 2006) - AngelComaAngelComaAngel Coma is a split album by Sunn O))) and Earth featuring material reminiscent of the Black One and Hex sessions. It was released on a respective tour of theirs in 2005, limited to 2000 copies. The Earth track "A Plague of Angels" later appeared on their album Hibernaculum.-Track listing:...
(split LP 2006) - La Mort Noir dans Esch/Alzette (CD 2006)
- WHITEboxWHITEbox-See also:*White1*White2*Live White*Candlewolf of the Golden Chalice...
(4xLP Box 2006) - AltarAltar (album)Altar is a collaboration album between Japanese doom band Boris and American drone doom duo Sunn O))), released on October 31, 2006 through Southern Lord Records. A limited two-CD edition was released on October 23 via Southern Lord with a 28 minute bonus track with Sunn O))), Boris, and Dylan...
(CD 2006) - OracleOracle (Sunn O))) album)Oracle is an EP by Sunn O))) containing material written for a collaboration with the American sculptor Banks Violette.The jackhammer in "Belülről Pusztít" was provided by Joe Preston. Belülről Pusztít is a Hungarian phrase meaning "destroys from the inside"...
(12" 2007) - DømkirkeDømkirkeDømkirke is a live album by Sunn O))), recorded at Bergen Cathedral in Bergen, Norway, during the Borealis festival. The album was pressed only on vinyl, never to be released on other formats, though it has now been made available for digital download direct from Southern Lord's webstore.It is a...
(live 2xLP 2008) - Che (with Pan SonicPan sonicPan Sonic was a Finnish experimental electronic music duo consisting of Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen.-Music:...
) (10” 2009) - (初心) Grimmrobes Live 101008 (Cassette 2009)
- Monoliths & DimensionsMonoliths & DimensionsMonoliths & Dimensions is the seventh studio album by the avant-garde drone doom band Sunn O))). The album was created and recorded over a period of two years and features the collaborations of composer Eyvind Kang, Australian guitar player Oren Ambarchi, Hungarian vocalist Attila Csihar, Dylan...
(CD & 2xLP 2009) - Agharthi Live 09-10 (LP + 7" 2011)
- The Iron Soul of Nothing (with Nurse With WoundNurse with WoundNurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...
) (2xLP 2011) - v/a The Beast of Attila Csihar “Decay: The Symptoms of Kali Yuga” (CD 2003)
- v/a Let There Be Doom II “Hell-O)))-Ween” (demo) (CD 2004)
- v/a Darkness Hath No Boundaries “It Took The Night To believe” (CD 2006)
- v/a Darkness Knows No Boundaries “Etna” (as SUNN & Boris) (CD 2006)
- v/a Jukebox Buddha “BP//Simple” (CD 2006)
- v/a Within The Church of Thee Overlords “Orakulum (edit)” (CD 2007)
- v/a VISIONARE 53 SOUND “Ultra Orthodox Caveman” (4xPictureLP & 2xCD magazine 2007)
- v/a Does your cat know my dog? "Isengard (Chopped & Screwed)" (LP 2009)
with KhanateKhanate (band)Khanate was a drone metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida and Stephen O'Malley )) fame)....
- KhanateKhanate (album)Khanate is the debut album by Khanate. The album was released in 2001 through Southern Lord Records.A CDR demo edition titled "tektonikdoom", of which only 20 in yellow vellum were made was released prior to the release of the actual album. On some copies of the demo, "Pieces of Quiet" was titled...
(CD & 12" 2001) - Live WFMU 91.1Live WFMU 91.1Live WFMU 91.1 is a live album by Khanate. It was originally broadcast and recorded on 13 April, 2002 at WFMU Hoboken, NJ.The third track, "German Dental Work", is a cover of an Earth song of the same name.Only 50 CDs in vellum sleeves were released....
(CD 2002) - No Joy (Remix)No Joy (Remix)No Joy is an EP by Khanate. It was only released on 12" records with 300 on red and 1700 on black.The first track is a remix by James Plotkin of a song from their debut release Khanate. The second track is taken from the recording sessions which spawned their next album ....
(12" 2003) - Things ViralThings Viral (album)Things Viral is the second album by American drone metal band Khanate, released in 2003 on the Southern Lord label.The CD was released in two versions: a European digipack version and a U.S. jewelcase version. There was also a LP version on LOAD Records with 1000 gatefold plus 12" copies...
(CD & 12" 2003) - Let Loose the Lambs (DVD 2004)
- KHNT vs. Stockholm (CD 2004)
- Live Aktion Sampler 2004 (CD 2004)
- Capture & ReleaseCapture & Release (album)Capture & Release was the third album by the drone metal band Khanate. It was released in 2005 and is on the Hydra Head label.The album contains only two tracks, "Capture" and "Release," both of which provide the album its name...
(CD, 12", picture disc 2005) - Dead/Live Aktions (DVD 2005)
- It's Cold When Birds Fall from the Sky (CD 2005)
- Clean Hands Go FoulClean Hands Go FoulClean Hands Go Foul is the fourth and final album by American drone metal band Khanate. It was released in May 2009 on Hydra Head Records.- Track list :* All lyrics by Alan Dubin...
(LP & PLP 2008, CD Japan & CD+live DVD 2009)
with Burning WitchBurning WitchBurning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1995 and 1998.-History:Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1995. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning...
- Demo (cassette 1996)
- Rift.Canyon.DreamsRift.Canyon.DreamsRift.Canyon.Dreams is the second EP by the U.S. doom metal band Burning Witch. It was originally released in 1998 on Merciless Records, to a limited distribution of 500 copies...
(12" 1998) - Towers...Towers...Towers... is the debut EP by the band Burning Witch. It was recorded by renowned indie producer Steve Albini. It was available as a part of the compilation album Crippled Lucifer which is now out of print, but has since been re-released as a 2 disc set Crippled Lucifer , through Southern Lord...
(12" 1998) - Crippled LuciferCrippled Lucifer- 2008 reissue :...
(CD 1998, cassette 1999, 2CD 2008) - Burning Witch/Goatsnake split (CD 2000)
- Burning Witch/Asva split (12" picture disc 2004)
- Burning WitchBurning WitchBurning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1995 and 1998.-History:Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1995. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning...
(4xLP + DVD boxset 2011)
with GinnungagapGinnungagap (band)Ginnungagap is an American drone/ambient band formed in 2002. They have recorded two full-length albums and two EPs since 2004.- Line-up :*Stephen O'Malley - Guitars, Bass*Steve Pittis - Drones*Dawn Smithson - Vocals*Fritz Welch - Field Recording...
- 1000% Downer (CD & 12" 2004)
- Return to NothingReturn To NothingReturn to Nothing is the first album by Ginnungagap. The first track is a live recording made at the Flux Factory in Queens, NY on March 10, 2004, while the second is a remix of it by Gerritt Wittmer. It was limited to only 500 copies on CD.-Line-up:...
(CD 2004, 12" 2008) - Remeindre (CD & 12" 2005)
- Crashed like Wretched Moth (12" 2006)
with Lotus Eaters
- Alienist on a Pale Horse (CD & 12" 2001)
- Four Demonstrations (CD 2001)
- Mind Control for Infants (CD 2002, 2xLP 2009)
- DR-55 (7" 2002)
- Wurmwulv (CD 2007, 2xLP 2011)
with KTLKTLKTL is a musical duo consisting of Stephen O'Malley ))) and Peter Rehberg , originally formed to create the music for a theatre production titled Kindertotenlieder by Gisèle Vienne and Dennis Cooper...
- KTLKTL (album)-Track listing:#Estranged - 24:50#Forest Floor 1 - 8:31#Forest Floor 2 - 13:43#Forest Floor 3 - 9:28#Forest Floor 4 - 8:15#Snow - 13:02...
(CD & LP 2006 on Aurora Borealis) - KTL 2 (CD & LP 2007 on Thrill Jockey)
- KTL 3KTL 3KTL 3 is an EP released by the band KTL.. One side of the vinyl, released on the UK-based label, OR, contains an etching by Edwin Pouncey, aka Savage Pencil or SAVX...
(CD & LP 2007) - Eine eiserne Faust in einem SamthandschuhEine eiserne Faust in einem SamthandschuhEine eiserne Faust in einem Samthandschuh is a live album by KTL. It is a limited release of 300 copies and was sold on tour in 2007.Luminaire was recorded at Luminaire, Kilburn, London on 29 May 2007. Forest Floor was remixed by Florian for this release. The title is German and translates to "An...
(CD 2007 on Editions Mego) - limited to 300 copies - KTL - Live in Krems (LP released in December '07 by Editions Mego)
- IKKI (CD 2008 on Editions Mego)
- Victor SjöströmVictor SjöströmVictor Sjöström was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.- Biography:Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886...
's The Phantom Carriage: KTL Edition (DVD 2008, USA DVD 2011) - KTL IV Paris Demos (CDR 2008)
- KTL 4 (CD 2009, 2x12" & 7" Japan 2009, CD Japan 2009)
- KTL V (CD 2011, 2xLP 2011)
solo works
- Fungal Hex (CD 2001, 2x12" picture disc 2005)
- Caveman Skull 1&2 (2xMP3CD 2004)
- Devolution/Evolution: Stephen O’Malley interviews Dylan Carlson (MP3 2005)
- Press Conference/Panel at Roskilde Festival 010705 (MP3 2006)
- Magistral (with Z'EVZ'EVZ'EV is an American poet, percussionist, and sound artist. After studying various world music traditions at CalArts, he began creating his own percussion sounds out of industrial materials for a variety of record labels...
) (CD 2007) - Salt (CD 2008)
- 6°F Skyquake (with Attila Csihar) (CD 2008, Book & LP 2008)
- Keep An Eye Out (12" 2009)
- Petite Géante (Cassette 2009)
- Cocon & Oiseau de Nuit (Cassette 2010, LP 2012)
- רומיאו (Cassette 2011, LP 2012)
- obscurantisme (2xCD & 2xLP 2011)
with Grave Temple
- The Holy DownThe Holy DownThe Holy Down documents a series of shows played by Grave Temple in Israel during the summer of 2006. Illustrations by Justin Bartlett: -Line up:*Attila Csihar - vocals*Stephen O'Malley - guitar*Oren Ambarchi - guitar, drums, bells...
(CD 2007) - Ambient/Ruin (demo CD 2008)
- Le Vampire de Paris (CD 2009)
with Æthenor
- Deep in Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light (CD & LP 2007)
- Betimes Black Cloudmasses (CD & LP 2008)
- Faking Gold & Murder (CD & LP 2009)
- En Form for Blå (CD & 2xLP 2011)
various
- Sarin – Nihilist (cassette 1996)
- Thorr's HammerThorr's HammerThorr's Hammer was an American/Norwegian death/doom band.Thorr's Hammer was formed in Ballard, Washington by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley during winter 1994-1995. Soon after, Runhild Gammelsæter, then 17-year-old Norwegian exchange student, joined the band as vocalist/lyricist. The band...
– DommedagsnattDommedagsnattDommedagsnatt is the only album released by Thorr's Hammer. It was originally released on Moribund Records on cassette in 1996, but it was not until it was re-released on CD in 1998 on Southern Lord Records that it began to gain more popularity. The CD release contained a track that was not on the...
(cassette 1996, CD 1998, CD reissue 2004, picture disc 2004, gatefold LP 2009) - Teeth of Lions Rule the DivineTeeth of Lions Rule the DivineTeeth of Lions Rule the Divine are an English drone doom supergroup, formed in 2001 and featuring musicians from other metal bands.They take their name from the second song from the Earth album Earth 2...
– RamptonRampton (album)Rampton is the first full-length studio album by drone doom band Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine. Although the album was recorded in January 2001, Lee Dorrian's vocals were recorded and mixed in the summer. It was released in 2002, and contains 3 tracks. The album is named after Rampton Secure...
(CD 2002) - Pentemple – Sunn O))) Presents (CD & LP 2008)
- Brain DonorBrain DonorBrain Donor are an English power trio, formed in July 1999 by Julian Cope and two Spiritualized members, Doggen Foster and drummer Kevin 'Kevlar' Bales...
– Wasted Fuzz Excessive (CD 2009) - Spaceship – Spaceship (CD 2009)
- Peeesseye – Robust Commercial Fucking Scream (Cassette 2009)
External links
- Official website
- Discogs page
- MySpace music page
- http://editionsmego.com/ideologic-organ/Ideologic Organ, O'Malley's record label imprint manufactured and distributed by Editions MegoEditions MegoEditions Mego is a non-funded independent record label, founded 1 January 2006 by Peter RehbergIts aims are to maintain the back catalogue and legacy of the Mego label, as well as releasing new works.- Releases :...
] - Audio interview about O'Malley's music, 2009