Stephen O'Malley explained

Stephen O'Malley
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:15 July 1974
Origin:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Instrument:Guitar, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer
Genre:Drone metal, doom metal, experimental metal, dark ambient
Occupation:Musician, composer, art director, graphic designer
Years Active:1993–present
Label:Southern Lord, Aurora Borealis, Editions Mego, Hydra Head, Sub Rosa, VHF
Associated Acts:Æthenor, Boris, Burning Witch, Fungal Hex, Ginnungagap, Grave Temple, Khanate, KTL, Lotus Eaters, Nazoranai, Pentemple, Sarin, Sunn O))), Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Thorr's Hammer
Website:http://www.stephenomalley.com

Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974)[1] is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone metal, doom metal, and experimental music bands, most notably Sunn O))).

Biography

O'Malley is a founding member of several bands including Sunn O))) (1998–present), Thorr's Hammer (1994–1995), Burning Witch (1995–1998), KTL (2005–2021), and Khanate (2000–2006). Within these projects and alone, he has collaborated with a variety of musical artists, including Greg Anderson, Scott Walker, Merzbow, Eyvind Kang, Alan Moore, Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana-Maria Avram, Alvin Lucier, F.M. Einheit, Randall Dunn, James Plotkin, Julian Cope, Joe Preston, Attila Csihar, Stuart Dempster, Mika Vainio, Peter Rehberg, Lee Dorian, Thurston Moore, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Nurse With Wound, Boris, Michio Kurihara, Jim O'Rourke, Keiji Haino, Daniel O'Sullivan & Kristoffer Rygg (in the free improvisation act Æthenor together with Vincent de Roguin and Steve Noble), Aaron Turner, David Tibet, Oren Ambarchi, Alexander Tucker, Z'EV, and more recently with Senyawa, Félicia Atkinson, Kali Malone, and François J. Bonnet.[2]

O'Malley also produced work together with the Franco-Austrian choreographer and director Gisèle Vienne on the pieces Kindertotenlieder (2007), Jerk (2008), Eternelle Idole (2009), This Is How You Will Disappear (2010),[3] Last Spring: A Prequel (2011), The Pyre (2013) and L'Etang (2021). He has also worked with 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 with Oren Ambarchi, 2010).

O'Malley has designed record covers since the early 1990s for groups such as Earth, Burzum, Emperor, Mayhem, Gehenna, Boris, Dissection, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Cathedral. He has also worked as a rock/metal music journalist & published a black metal fanzine called Descent in the 1990s. He was involved with creation of both the Southern Lord[4] label and the experimental/neofolk/black metal label The Ajna Offensive.[5] In 2011, he began curating and art directing the Ideologic Organ record label, in association with the Viennese Editions Mego.

Personal life

Although he is originally from Seattle, Washington, he lives in Paris, France.[6]

O'Malley is married to American composer and organist Kali Malone, which they announced jointly on Instagram in July 2023.[7] [8] [9]

Discography

With Sunn O)))

With Khanate

With Burning Witch

With Ginnungagap

With Lotus Eaters

With KTL

Solo works

With Grave Temple

With Æthenor

With Nazoranai

Various

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Images . Sunn O))) & Boris . 2008-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415122934/http://www.sunnborisaltar.com/media.php . April 15, 2008 . mdy-all .
  2. Web site: recording credits . Discogs.com.
  3. Web site: productions . Gisèle Vienne homepage.
  4. News: Heady Metal . New York Times . 2008-05-28 . John . Wray . May 28, 2006.
  5. Web site: The Ajna Offensive . Metal Maniacs . 2008-08-10.
  6. https://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/stephen-omalley-de-sunn-o-ce-nest-jamais-que-de-la-musique-141093-31-01-2020/
  7. Web site: JUST MARRIED!!! July 29, 2023. Malone. Kali. O'Malley. Stephen. Instagram. 7 August 2023. 24 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Brown . Daniel . November 2023 . Kali Malone Crosses the Abyss with Her Latest Avant-Drone Release, 'All Life Long' . January 7, 2023 . WJCT . en-US.
  9. Web site: Helfand . Raphael . December 20, 2023 . Drone music isn't just one note . January 7, 2023 . The Fader . en-US.

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