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A LOUD EVENSONG: SUNN O))) FINALE AT BOREALIS 2007

The American dronemasters SUNN O))) came the long way to Bergen to play evensong two weeks ago. The grand final of Borealisfestival this year was set in the medieval Bergen Cathedral. A special opus made for the Cathedral - with many a reference to the medieval traditions of the church. In the programme folder of the festival it's written: "Not only are they wearing robes - and therefore detached from the egos. They also approach music in the same way as the monastic choirs in the abbeys... Those who sung unisonly in a drone. So it's very deeply medieval. And the medieval times were the gothic times - and the gothic times of the church were the grotesque dark times of the church." A crowd of 700 souls - arriving from all over Europe - remained during the whole concert - and gave standing ovation to the band afterwards.

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SUNN O))) in Bergen Cathedral: 700 people and a narrow medieval door.