Will Mask
Sumac continues to make music that completely floors me. I can't wait for the full release, and hopefully a TN tour date in the future. Many thanks to you trio of amazing humans.
bcb723
One of the best shows I've seen in recent memory was Sumac at the absolutely tiny Metro in Baltimore a few years back. The pre-show music was loud, classic Alice Coltrane/Pharoah Sanders free jams from the 70s and the vibe was intense. When the band took the stage, I stood legit inches away from Aaron Turner and his lucite guitar while he basically went wild right in my face for hours. So, do you think I'm excited for this new four song, double vinyl Sumac album? You're goddamn right I am 😂🤣
Favorite track: Yellow Dawn.
Includes digital pre-order of The Healer.
You get 1 track now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
shipping out on or around June 21, 2024
Purchasable with gift card
$26USDor more
Streaming + Download
Pre-order of The Healer. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
Purchasable with gift card
releases June 21, 2024
$10USD or more
Cassette + Digital Album
Cassette version of the new SUMAC album. One time edition of 150 copies. Housed in silkscreened slipcase (each one slightly different/unique), with j-card featuring alternate artwork by A. Turner. Yellow cassette shell with black print. SIGE Records, 2024.
Includes digital pre-order of The Healer.
You get 1 track now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
shipping out on or around June 21, 2024
Purchasable with gift card
$13USDor more
Compact Disk
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Includes digital pre-order of The Healer.
You get 1 track now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
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White 2xLP
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
The Healer now available on a White double LP.
Includes digital pre-order of The Healer.
You get 1 track now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
Sold Out
Limited edition Amber Wave 2xLP
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Includes digital pre-order of The Healer.
You get 1 track now
(streaming via the free Bandcamp app
and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the
complete album the moment it’s released.
Eyes open
to yellow dawn
Words uncoil
Strength summoned
to utter reclamation
Land, sea, air and sky
all splendors of heaven
and earth
Keeper’s tongue refutes
A churning unheard refrain
Up from the bed
awash in blood
Up stairs of stone
into light of day
Wailing from below
pealing out
Dissolves in warmth
of dust and sun
Arms reach
Hands grasp
Lungs fill
Open eyes
Awake! Rejoice!
Body reclaimed
Spirit carried
by starlit waves
In heaven’s hands
3.
New Rites
4.
The Stone's Turn
about
On The Healer, the new full length from Northwest-based trio SUMAC, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner, bassist Brian Cook and drummer Nick Yacyshyn, the group deepens its multi-faceted exploration into the parallel experiences of creation and destruction. Over the course of 4 tracks in 76 minutes, SUMAC presents a sequence of shifting movements which undergo a constant process of expansion, contraction, corruption and regrowth.
This musical methodology reflects the thematic nature of the record - narratives of experiential wounding as gateways to empowerment and evolution, both individual and collective. The group's interpolation of melody, drone, improvisation, and complex riffing becomes a transmogrifying act embodying the depth of human experience. In its highest aspiration it mirrors our ability to endure mortal and spiritual challenges, through which we may emerge with an increased capacity for understanding, empathy, love of self and others. Dismal though the subterranean pits of “The Healer” may at first appear, from them can be felt the unwavering determination to embrace life, acknowledge interdependence, and honor the gift of existence.
credits
releases June 21, 2024
Aaron Turner: guitar, voice
Nick Yacyshyn: drums, percussion
Brian Cook: bass
Tapes on “World of Light” and organ on “Yellow Dawn” by Faith Coloccia.
Engineered and mixed by Scott Evans. Recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, WA, May 2023.
Mixed at Antisleep Audio, Oakland, CA, July 2023. Additional recording by A. Turner at HoLC, Vashon, WA, June 2023. Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service, Chicago, IL, August 2023. Art/design by A. Turner.
SUMAC gratefully acknowledges the support of: Electrical Guitar Company, Fryette, D’Addario, Ludwig, Sabian, Hiwatt, Ernie Ball, MASF, Fuzzrocious, and Moog.
Thank you and much love to: our families, friends, Scott, Faith, Matthew, Paulo, Bettina and Thrill Jockey crew, Tadashi/Daymare, and all.
SUMAC is the powerhouse trio of Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom,Mamiffer), Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists), and Brian Cook
(Russian Circles, These Arms Are Snakes). SUMAC invests in the recursive exercises of chaos and control, and the results are a testament to the tour-honed collective intuition and technical skills of these veteran players....more
Note: Album long Jeu perfo partagé (lJ perfo part) de Old Man Gloom (US-NM,Santa Fe)(Ts01à09) & de Zozobra (US-MA,Boston)(Ts10à14) paru en 2020_09.
Caleb Scofield, à l'origine de l'existence de Zozobra, était aussi un membre important du groupe Old Man Gloom localisé à Santa Fe au Nouveau-Mexique. Cet album est un bel hommage à ce musicien parti trop jeune. Que son âme repose en paix.
Le Titre présent de Zozobra est mon préféré, le Titre 'Burden' étant plus incandescent joué studio.
ajout Maison Planàterre
never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu