“Internationally regarded for her spellbinding timbres and her in-depth study of oral traditions” & samenwerkingen met Sunn O))) en Avey Tare

Stephen O’Malley presents Ideologic Organ 

Stephen O’Malley (US/FR) pushed the boundaries of (black) metal toward avant-garde with his drone band Sunn O))). Aside from being a guitarist and producer, O’Malley is also a respected graphic designer and, exactly fifteen years ago, he founded the Ideologic Organ label (with the late Editions Mego label boss Peter Rehberg) that focuses on avant-garde, drone and contemporary compositions.  

“The label is known for its high-quality, boundary-pushing releases and captivating visual art, with curation and art direction still led by O'Malley.” The list of artists is impressive, including Kali Malone and previous BRDCST guests such as cellist Lucy Railton, extreme metal vocalist Attila Csihar and Lukas De Clerck.  

To mark the fifteenth anniversary, O’Malley is spotlighting the label at VanhaerentsArtCollection – an impressive art gallery in an old industrial warehouse a stone’s throw from AB. Blow-ups of Ideologic Organ artwork will also be on display at AB VITRINE (Steenstraat 23-27).

Jessika Kenney (curated by Stephen O’Malley)  

Vocalist Jessika Kenney (US) has been making music with her husband, viola player Eyvind Kang, for over twenty years, releasing three albums – Aestuarium, Face of the Earth and Azure – on Ideologic Organ. 

Kenney is “internationally regarded for her spellbinding timbres and her in-depth study of oral traditions. Her work takes the form of sound installations, talismanic scores, music for film, electronics, and choir”. Her latest album Uranian Void was released by New York’s Kou Records.

She has collaborated with an impressive cast of artists, including Holland Andrews, Niloufar Shiri, Tashi Wada, Sarah Davachi, Sunn O))) (on Monoliths & Dimensions), black metal act Wolves in the Throne Room and Avey Tare (Animal Collective). 

Finally, here’s a nice quote (from Jessika Kenney herself) that is perfectly suited to BRDCST: “I think I may be a little bit strange in the sense of tending to like sounds that bother most people.”