213: Greg Anderson (Sunn O))))

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) discusses the creation of the band’s massive sound; the evolution of the creative dynamic with his partner Stephen O’Malley; musical monogamy; collaborating with the legendary Scott Walker; running Southern Lord Records; and how being a father affects his relationship with music.

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0:00.0	My calling is, you know, I think twofold,
0:04.0	is running Southern Lord and being a dad, you know.
0:08.0	Oh, wow.
0:16.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:22.6	Welcome to the Trap Set.
0:24.6	I want to play something for you.
0:26.6	... The
0:40.3	The You're hearing troubled air by Sun, featuring my guest Greg Anderson on guitar.
1:08.0	Along with fellow Seattle transplant, Stephen O'Malley, Greg co-founded Sun in Los Angeles in 1998.
1:16.4	Sun has evolved over eight studio albums and several collaborations, but their visceral, meditative
1:22.2	sound is an instantly recognizable through line. Live, the band cements its all-encompassing aesthetic,
1:29.3	appearing in robes, enveloping the audience in waves of sound and fog,
1:33.3	and evoking a long-forgotten pagan ceremony.
1:37.3	Aside from playing in Sun, Greg runs Southern Lord Records,
1:42.3	which has released work by artists such as Sleep, Magma, Pelican, ProBot, and Friendship.
1:48.0	Sun's most recent album, Life Metal, was released on Southern Lord earlier this year.
1:54.0	I spoke to Greg in downtown Los Angeles.
1:57.0	And now my conversation with Greg Anderson.
2:21.4	My mom was pretty important in my, you know, in turning me on to music and getting me excited about music in the first place. She was always really excited about, like, really into music. She was
2:26.2	really into, um, a lot of singer-songwriter stuff. She's really into, like, you know,
2:31.9	Neil Diamond and stuff like that. My mom was huge into Neil Diamond.
2:35.7	Yeah, yeah.
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