Burning Witch-Towers-Slap A Ham Records

$ 45

$ 45 Sold For

Nov 5, 2009 Sold Date

Oct 29, 2009 Start Date

1 Number Of Bids

USA Country Of Seller

eBay Sold at

save auction

Description

Great release from the great Burning Witch, for any Doom fan, this is a must have. Original owner, I got this from Steve O'Malley before he left Seattle. Never played, cover is in NM condition, vinyl and insert in Mint condition.

In 1996, the band in this incarnation recorded songs with renowned indie producer Steve Albini, which would become the Towers EP. This collection would actually not see a formal release until 1998 on Slap A Ham Records.

Most of the music of Burning Witch is very slow and heavy with the drums slowly plodding along with the bass and guitar playing minimalist riffs. Emphasis is usually put on spaces between notes, allowing the bass and guitar to resonate before proceeding to the next note. There are occasional bursts of feedback and noise from O'Malley, but for the most part the guitar and bass follow each other. One of the qualities of Burning Witch is Edgy 59's vocals which alter between a nasal and melodic singing voice to a brutal, tortured, and demented scream or shriek.

A lot of terms have been used to describe Burning Witch's highly untraditional sound. Among these are "suicide doom", "transdimensional drone doom", "true blackened doom", and "molasses sludge". Stephen O'Malley has said these descriptions are "ridiculous", insisting Burning Witch is just slow and heavy doom with unique vocals. There is a natural progression in the sound of Burning Witch to the pair's later project Sunn O))), especially on Black One. Comparisons can also be made to O'Malley's later project Khanate.

Track listing