Stephen O'Malley

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Stephen O'Malley
Stephen O'Malley in Ghent, October 2009. Photo Jeroen Vranken
Background information
Born	July 15, 1974 (1974-07-15) (age 35)
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	Drone doom, psychedelic, experimental, death/doom metal
Occupations	Musician, composer, graphic designer
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Southern Lord, Aurora Borealis, Editions Mego, Hydra Head, VHF
Associated acts	Æthenor, Burning Witch, Fungal Hex, Ginnungagap, Grave Temple, Khanate, KTL, Lotus Eaters, Pentemple, Sarin, Sunn O))), Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Thorr's Hammer
Website	ideologic.org

Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA)^[1] is a musician, predominantly a guitarist, producer and composer from Seattle, Washington who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and experimental bands.

Biography

O'Malley is a founding member of several groups including Sunn O))), Burning Witch, KTL, Khanate and others. He has worked with a variety of artists including Greg Anderson, Merzbow, James Plotkin, Julian Cope, Joe Preston, Attila Csihar, Peter Rehberg aka PITA, Lee Dorrian, Kristoffer Rygg, Aaron Turner, Oren Ambarchi, Alexander Tucker, and percussionist Z'EV.^{[citation needed]}

O'Malley also worked with the French choreographer and theatre director Gisèle Vienne, American sculptor Banks Violette, the Italian performance artist Nico Vascellari and the Belgian film maker Alexis Destoop.

Furthermore, as an art director, O'Malley has produced print design since the early 1990s for numerous musicians and bands including Earth, Burzum, Emperor, Melvins, Boris, and for commercial clients. O'Malley has also worked as a rock/metal journalist & published a black metal fanzine called Descent in the mid-nineties. He was involved with creation of both the Southern Lord label and the experimental/neofolk/black metal label The Ajna Offensive.^{[citation needed]}

Although he is originally from Seattle, O'Malley's website indicates that he lives in Paris, France.

Discography

with Sunn O)))

• The Grimmrobe Demos (demo 1998, CD 2000, 2xPLP 2003, 2xLP 2004, 3xPLP 2008)
• ØØ Void (CD 2000, 2xLP 2003)
• Flight of the Behemoth (CD & 2xLP 2002)
• White1 (CD & 2xLP 2003)
• Veils It White (12" 2003)
• The Libations of Samhain (live CD 2003)
• Live Action Sampler (promotional mix 2xCD 2004)
• Live White (live 2xCD 2004)
• White2 (CD & 2xLP 2004)
• Cro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron Age (12" 2004)
• Candlewolf of the Golden Chalice (12" 2005)
• Black One & Solstitium Fulminate (2xCD 2005)
• Black One (CD 2005, 2xLP 2006)
• AngelComa (split LP 2006)
• La Mort Noir dans Esch/Alzette (CD 2006)
• WHITEbox (4xLP Box 2006)
• Altar (CD 2006)
• Oracle (12" 2007)
• Dømkirke (live 2xLP 2008)
• Che (with Pan Sonic) (10” 2009)
• (初心) Grimmrobes Live 101008 (Cassette 2009)
• Monoliths & Dimensions (CD & 2xLP 2009)
• v/a The Beast of Attila Csihar “Decay: The Symptoms of Kali Yuga” (CD 2003)
• v/a Let There Be Doom II “Hell-O)))-Ween” (demo) (CD 2004)
• v/a Darkness Hath No Boundaries “It Took The Night To believe” (CD 2006)
• v/a Darkness Knows No Boundaries “Etna” (as SUNN & Boris) (CD 2006)
• v/a Jukebox Buddha “BP//Simple” (CD 2006)
• v/a Within The Church of Thee Overlords “Orakulum (edit)” (CD 2007)
• v/a VISIONARE 53 SOUND “Ultra Orthodox Caveman” (4xPictureLP & 2xCD magazine 2007)
• v/a Does your cat know my dog? "Isengard (Chopped & Screwed)" (LP 2009)

with Khanate

• Khanate (CD & 12" 2001)
• Live WFMU 91.1 (CD 2002)
• No Joy (Remix) (12" 2003)
• Things Viral (CD & 12" 2003)
• Let Loose the Lambs (DVD 2004)
• KHNT vs. Stockholm (CD 2004)
• Live Aktion Sampler 2004 (CD 2004)
• Capture & Release (CD, 12", picture disc 2005)
• Dead/Live Aktions (DVD 2005)
• It's Cold When Birds Fall from the Sky (CD 2005)
• Clean Hands Go Foul (LP & PLP 2008, CD Japan & CD+live DVD 2009)

with Burning Witch

• Demo (cassette 1996)
• Rift.Canyon.Dreams (12" 1998)
• Towers... (12" 1998)
• Crippled Lucifer (CD 1998, cassette 1999, 2CD 2008, 4xLP boxset 2010)
• Burning Witch/Goatsnake split (CD 2000)
• Burning Witch/Asva split (12" picture disc 2004)

with Ginnungagap

• 1000% Downer (CD & 12" 2004)
• Return to Nothing (CD 2004, 12" 2008)
• Remeindre (CD & 12" 2005)
• Crashed like Wretched Moth (12" 2006)

with Lotus Eaters

• Alienist on a Pale Horse (CD & 12" 2001)
• Four Demonstrations (CD 2001)
• Mind Control for Infants (CD 2002, 2xLP 2009)
• DR-55 (7" 2002)
• Wurmwulv (CD 2007)

with KTL

• KTL (CD & LP 2006 on Aurora Borealis)
• KTL 2 (CD & LP 2007 on Thrill Jockey)
• KTL 3 (CD & LP 2007)
• Eine eiserne Faust in einem Samthandschuh (CD 2007 on Editions Mego) - limited to 300 copies
• KTL - Live in Krems (LP released in December '07 by Editions Mego)
• IKKI (CD 2008 on Editions Mego)
• Victor Sjöström's The Phantom Carriage: KTL Edition (DVD 2008)
• KTL IV Paris Demos (CDR 2008)
• KTL 4 (CD 2009, 2 x 12" & 7" Japan 2009, CD Japan 2009)

solo works

• Fungal Hex (CD 2001, 2x12" picture disc 2005)
• Caveman Skull 1&2 (2xMP3CD 2004)
• Devolution/Evolution: Stephen O’Malley interviews Dylan Carlson (MP3 2005)
• Press Conference/Panel at Roskilde Festival 010705 (MP3 2006)
• Magistral (with Z'EV) (CD 2007)
• Salt (CD 2008)
• 6°F Skyquake (with Attila Csihar) (CD 2008, Book & LP 2008)
• Keep An Eye Out (12", 2009)
• Petite Géante (Cassette, 2009)

with Grave Temple

• The Holy Down (CD 2007)
• Ambient/Ruin (demo CD 2008)
• Le Vampire de Paris (CD 2009)

with Æthenor

• Deep in Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light (CD & LP 2007)
• Betimes Black Cloudmasses (CD & LP 2008)
• Faking Gold & Murder (CD & LP 2009)

various

• Sarin – Nihilist (cassette 1996)
• Thorr's Hammer – Dommedagsnatt (cassette 1996, CD 1998, CD reissue 2004, picture disc 2004, gatefold LP 2009)
• Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine – Rampton (CD 2002)
• Pentemple – O))) Presents... (CD & LP 2008)
• Brain Donor – Wasted Fuzz Excessive (CD 2009)
• Spaceship – Spaceship (CD 2009)
• Peeesseye – Robust Commercial Fucking Scream (Cassette 2009)

References

External links

• Official website
• MySpace music page
• Audio interview about O'Malley's music, 2009