Nazoranai

Earth's Dylan Carlson gives us 'gold' (listen); Oren Ambarchi & Stephen O'Malley still in NYC after playing Knitting Factory

Earth at Inferno Festival, 2012 (more by BBG) Earth maestro Dylan Carlson‘s solo alias DRCARLSONALBION is now streaming a slice from the original soundtrack for the movie Gold…

Nazoranai (Stephen O'Malley, Keiji Haino, Oren Ambarchi) blew eardrums @ Empty Bottle --- pics & video

“I don’t think it’s coincidence that after seeing Nazoranai I had a dream in which Chicago was destroyed by a Lovecraft-y supernatural force…

Nazoranai, Oozing Wound & Ryley Walker playing a Red Bull Sound Select Show at the Empty Bottle

Stephen O’Malley (1/3 of Nazoranai) @ Big Ears Fest (more by Joshua Ford) Improvisational trio Nazoranai, which consists of off-kilter noise heavyweights Stephen O’Malley (SunnO))) // Khanate), highly influential Japanese musician Keiji Haino, and Australian multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi, will be embarking on a brief North American tour in May…

Nazoranai touring North America; Stephen O'Malley and Oren Ambarchi playing a duo set at NY's Tectonics Fest (dates)

Stephen O’Malley (1/3 of Nazoranai) at Big Ears Fest (more by Joshua Ford)Its pure improvisation, I’m going to try and avoid as many clichés as I can here, in talking about improvisation…

an interview with Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) on playing solo, Nazoranai & more ++ pics from Big Ears Festival

words and Upon his return home to Paris after the 2014 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN (and after touching down on four continents in just four weeks, a NYC show at Baby’s All Right included), Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))), Nazoranai and countless other projects, graciously took some time to discuss his three performances at this exceptional U…

Big Ears Festival expands lineup again: Jonny Greenwood, So Percussion, Rachel Grimes & more

Jonny Greenwood w/ Radiohead @ Prudential Center 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Knoxville, TN’s Big Ears Festival goes down March 28 – 30, mixing modern composers and adventurous rock acts…

Big Ears Fest expands lineup (Low, Body/Head, Earth, Lonnie Holley, Hailu Mergia, Jenny Hval & more added)

Low at The Concert Hall in 2013 (more by PSquared) As discussed, the Big Ears Festival is returning to various Knoxville, TN venues from March 28-30, and since we last spoke, more artists were added…

Big Ears Festival 2014 lineup (Steve Reich, Jonny Greenwood, John Cale, Television, Julia Holter, Oneohtrix & more)

Big Ears Festival, a three-day event that joins modern classical music and adventurous rock acts in venues around Knoxville, TN, will host its first festival since 2010 on March 28-30…