Stephen O'Malley completes cassette trilogy for Editions Mego

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  • TEMPESTARII + DISintegration is scheduled for a mid-December release.
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  • US guitarist, composer and Sunn O))) member Stephen O'Malley will put out TEMPESTARII + DISintegration, the third part of a cassette series for Editions Mego, in December. TEMPESTARII + DISintegration follows 2010's Cocon & Oiseau De Nuit and 2011's רומיאו, and looks to complete what O'Malley calls his "structural drone guitar trilogy." This one was conceived as a soundtrack to Gast Bouschet and Nadine Hilbert's film Tempestarii, which premiered in Luxembourg late last month—the term refers to magicians of medieval lore who could conjure storms—as well as the DISintegration exhibition, where the film was continuously looped and (as the name implies) slowly disintegrated across nine days. Head to the filmmakers' website for more details, including a 12-minute video and photos of the live screening. The cassette, with almost 90 minutes of music split across five tracks, will be available in an edition of 250 copies. It's not the only appearance on Editions Mego for O'Malley in late 2013: his collaborative LP with Finnish experimental legend (and fellow label veteran) Mika Vainio, produced under the name ÄÄNIPÄÄ, was just released this week. Tracklist 01. A:I 0:00-18:34 02. A:II 18:34-44:30 03. B:III 44:30-63:47 04. B:IV 63:47-84:42 05. B:V 84:42-88:45 Editions Mego will release TEMPESTARII + DISintegration on December 16th, 2013.
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