The first release on new Southern Lord label subdivision, The Lord Recordings, will be The Lord’s Worship: Bernard Herrmann Tribute. The Lord, if you didn’t know, is none other than Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) and Goatsnake fame. Worship: Bernard Herrmann Tribute is due for release April 30.
Bernard Herrmann is an Academy Award-winning composer, most notable for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, including for films Vertigo, North By Northwest and Psycho. He also composed for films Cape Fear, The Bride Wore Black, Fahrenheit 451, and Citizen Kane, all of which receive a nod on this album.
Anderson’s compositions take cues from the dramatic tension and create an almost noir sense of atmosphere through repetition and introspection. Anderson has been working on these compositions since 2021, his solo output having been greatly influenced by Herrmann.
Worship: Bernard Herrmann Tribute begun in the Lord’s Cave between 2021-2024 and completed in 2024 at Sea Grass Studios, Valley Village by engineer Brad Wood. Production was overseen by The lord himself, Greg Anderson, and engineer Brad Wood. Mixing and mastering was completed by Wood as well. The design of the album is credited to Laura Pleasants.
Photo courtesy of Greg Anderson
