Description
Southern Lord is proud to present the the debut album from ASCEND, the collaborative musical project between Gentry Densley (Iceburn, Eagle Twin) and Greg Anderson (sunn 0))), Goatsnake, Engine Kid).
Both have been making music that has crossed paths several times in the last 31 years. (!!!) The most notable being during the 90s when Anderson’s band Engine Kid toured with and shared a split album with Densley’s band Iceburn. During that time both were heavily experimenting with the fusion of jazz (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, John Coltrane) and the dark behemoth tones of influences such as The Melvins, Gore, Slint, and the Caspar Bratzmann Massaker.
ASCEND re-visits some of the tones, and moods of their past works as well as traveling into uncharted territory all done with the utmost focus on heaviness and power.
Special guest appearances on this album include Andy Patterson on drums, Steve Moore (aka Stebmo, also in Earth and often times sunn O)))) on trombone, organ and wurlitzer, Bubba Dupree (Void) on guitar AND none other than Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) putting down some incredible lead work!
The packaging and layout was created by Stephen O’Malley with an homage to our favorite jazz records of the past from labels like ECM and Impulse! This deluxe gatefold edition features 180 gram vinyl and two bonus tracks not included on the original’s CD release: “Desert Cry” and the monstrously epic “Fenrir Ondi Ahman”
