White2
| White2 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 29, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Aug 2002–Feb 2004 | |||
| Genre | Drone metal, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 62:51 (CD edition) 87:55 (Double vinyl edition) | |||
| Label | Southern Lord Records (SUNN31) | |||
| Producer | Stephen O'Malley & Rex Ritter | |||
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| Pitchfork Media link | 8.0/10 |
White2 is the fourth studio album by American drone metal band 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 Kali Yuga]". "HELL-O)))-WEEN" is a more traditional Sunn O))) track, harkening back to The Grimmrobe Demos in its all-guitar-and-bass approach. A DOD Buzz Box effects pedal designed to imitate the sound of Buzz Osborne of The Melvins was used for the bass effects on "bassAliens".
The cover art is a drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder called The Bee-Keepers.