Stephen O’Malley, co-founder of Sunn O))), has introduced a brand new solo album in collaboration with XKatedral and La Becque Editions, set for launch on February 27, 2026.
The forthcoming document options two long-form compositions for pipe organ, composed by O’Malley and carried out by O’Malley, Kali Malone, and Frederikke Hoffmeier. The album was recorded on the historic Les Grandes Orgues — a composite instrument constructed by Scherrer (1777), Walker (1867), and Kuhn (1995) — at Église Saint-François in Lausanne, Switzerland, throughout December 2021.
The fabric originated as a part of Les Sphères (effondrez-les) Phases I–V, a set composed by O’Malley for a collaboration with Belgian/Swiss choreographer Cindy Van Acker. The pipe organ works develop on that framework, translating its bodily and spatial depth right into a purely sonic type.
Greatest identified for his work in drone and experimental music, O’Malley has spent greater than 20 years shaping the outer limits of heavy and minimalist sound. Alongside Sunn O))), his initiatives embody KTL and Khanate, and his broader creative output spans music, visible artwork, and interdisciplinary efficiency.
His collaborators over time have included Scott Walker, Alvin Lucier, Kali Malone, Peter Rehberg, Jim Jarmusch, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Gisèle Vienne, Dennis Cooper, Alan Moore, and establishments similar to IRCAM.
The album was recorded by O’Malley himself and later combined at EMS in Stockholm, in addition to in Paris by François-Xavier Delaby and Tristan Mazire in February 2022. Mastering and lacquer slicing had been dealt with by Rashad Becker in Berlin in June 2025, with vinyl urgent accomplished at Optimum Media in Germany.
Pre-orders for Spheres Collapser are available here.
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