OM signs with Southern Lord; Next album produced by Steve Albini

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[Honey Bucket] Amazing - yet not that surprising that ex-Sleep members Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius, aka OM have signed a deal with the glorious Southern Lord label. According to the Lord’s blog, the duo of DOOM will start working on their new album (following 2004’s Variations on a Theme and 2006’s fantastic Conference of the Birds) around this summer, with non other than mega- producer and musician Steve Albini (Nirvana, Neurosis, PJ Harvey, Fugazi, High on Fire and much more).

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Who's Driving the Bus?: after Pearls and Bass but I spent this time drinking 3 dollar PBR and talking about the upcoming New York City Beard and Moustache Championships and weather or not wide mouth cans were a good or bad thing. OM After about 3 minutes ofOM set I was in full head bobbing mode. (via Cosmos)

raccoon : notes and scavengings: It's a two-disc affair, as usual, with one being "Instrumentals" and one being "Songs." I listened to a pretty eclectic mix of things this time around, which leads the song mix down some interesting paths: I'm proud to say that I managed to get from Sunn O))) to Beyonce with only one intervening track (later on the disc I do the same one-degree-of-separation thing with Gnarls Barkley and Joanna Newsom). General observation is that this year's disc is more pop and dance-oriented than in years past: almost (via Cosmos)

  supernaut ... i whore for art: 'Kinderotenlieder's' setting is a combination black metal concert/funeral in the dead of winter in the middle of the Austrian woods. At the moment, we're planning to chill the stage to a very low temperature and have lots of fake snow both falling onto and covering it. (via Cosmos)

Little Radio Blogzine: The Breeders going back into the studio with Steve Albini? Yes, please. (via Cosmos)

  bradley's almanac: The Breeders going back into the studio with Steve Albini? Yes, please. (via Cosmos)

  (((withoutsound))): For your convenience we include links to purchase CDs with every post, but please consider supporting your local independent record store by purchasing albums there. For a list of stores in your area, please visit the Alliance of Independent Media Stores, the Independent Record Store Directory, or the Coalition of Independent Music Stores. (via Cosmos)

[Blog.southernlord.com] Southern Lord Records: OM will fit perfectly among other bands on the Southern Lord roster (Sunn 0))), Earth, Boris) who are continually pushing boundaries, and forging ahead in new directions. OM are helping reinvent AND reinforce modern heavy music.

[Funtimeok.com] Funtime OK (a mp3 blog) » Special Feature: Medication: A Buddyhead Mp3 Blog · Monkey Om ... as interesting and beautiful as ever and with Steve Albini and Jim O’Rourke at the board it sounds great. ...

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Posted at January 21, 2007 02:02 AM