Spunk Discography
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Artist Links
http://www.sixorgans.com
http://www.myspace.com/sixorgans
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Biography
Six Organs of Admittance is basically just one man (but what a man!) — Ben Chasny, along with whomever he ropes in for recording or for shows. This man-band started in 1997 when Ben self- released his first LP in an edition of 400, little dreaming that one day Six Organs of Admittance would sell 37 times as many records. It was just something that was
destined to happen — but that was the beginning of the happening.
Over the years, Six Organs of Admittance has had many releases on a variety of labels, most notably Holy Mountain. During this time, Six Organs of Admittance became one of the most influential sounds in the free world. In 2005, Ben found a home at Drag City and released the landmark album, School of the Flower. Free jazz ninja drum master Chris Corsano joined Ben and the results were a perfect blend of melody, out-folk, minimalism and noise, getting much critical applause and ending up on year-end best-of-the-year lists by magazines such as Mojo, Wire, and Magnet. 2006 sees the release of the best Six Organs release yet. The Sun Awakens features some of the most feedback-drenched, dark, cult-chanting, completely beautiful music ever released by the band. The everlasting goal of expansion — any kind of expansion you can imagine — has been tapped once again by the living entity known as Six Organs of Admittance.
In addition to titling songs cheerless things like “Black Wall,” and “Torn by Wolves,” Ben’s brought a bit more electric guitar into the mix to help bring out the darkness. Tim Green is behind the board making sure that everything sounds rock-solid, and the acoustics are brilliant, almost blinding. Side one is a six-song circle where waves of guitars build and beauty is betrayed by madness…in the prettiest possible way. Al Cisneros from OM is playing bass on “River of transfiguration” — but before you expect thundersome riffage, take it from us, his playing here is supportive of the Six Organs vibe. Side two is a trip down the droning “River of Transfiguration.” The inspiration here is Hermann Nitsch. You might hear Popul Vuh as an influence too, as well as Hapshash and the Coloured Coat. Overall though, Six Organs of Admittance doesn’t believe in the critical myth that an artist who flirts with the obscure needs to consolidate their experimental tendencies into more and more listenable music in order to expand the envelope of what pop music can be. He don’t believe in a linear aesthetic trajectory either. Anything else you can think of is up to you, dear listener.
Ben also appears on Drag City as one-half of August Born with his hero Hiroyuki Usui. He has played in the touring band of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and plays guitar in the bands Current 93, Badgerlore, and Comets on Fire.
