DOS

A dossier of illuminations and orientations relating to the work of Daniel O'Sullivan.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

DOS vs Stay+

I sing on the new single by Stay+. Total euphoric summer banger. Lyrics in reference to the daughter Wren.
Stay+ - Guardian (Radio Edit) by RAMP / PTN

Monday, March 12, 2012

DOS vs Duke Ellington

I've always enjoyed those youtube clips where a person has filmed themselves playing a version of one of their favourite songs. It's a strange and modern transmission. At their best these transmissions feel solitary and absent minded. One evening I found myself playing guitar alongside 'Portrait Of Mahalia Jackson' from Duke Ellington's New Orleans Suite. What a gift to give oneself. I didn't perform so well, but first thought, best thought. Youtube has a filter where you can give your videos a "1960's" look, so in the spirit of a hipstamatic world I pressed the apply button. God bless Duke Ellington and his intricate thought forms. I'm sure Mahalia Jackson was moved.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Dark Age In The Flesh

Getting very excited about this now. This will be out on matte laminate heavyweight stock gatefold, 180g vinyl and a digipack CD version with a 15 page booklet. Download comes with a severed dragon's tail.



Friday, January 20, 2012

Laid To Rest Vinyl Landing

Laid To Rest vinyl now available from Neuropa. This is music I wrote for a commission with my friend and collaborator Serena Korda. The record features amazing performances by Steve Noble (Æthenor), Alex Ward, Chlöe Herington (Chrome Hoof), The Medieval Baebes, Stephen O'Malley (Æthenor / Sunn O))) and Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver). This is mythical marching band music. Probably the closest thing to Miasma & The Carousel of Headless Horses that I've written for a while.

Laid To Rest: The Brick Keepers by Mothlite

Grumbling Fur Vinyl Landing

Comes in 180g clear and green vinyl. Download codes included. We'll be selling these at out show at The Servants Jazz Quarters in Dalston, 9th February. Or you can order them directly from Aurora Borealis.





Thursday, December 22, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Underneath

The Underneath by Mothlite

Fur in the flesh

Alex and I will be performing two Grumbling Fur sets. One in London (September 23rd) at St. Mary's Church in Stoke Newington, and one in Brighton (October 12th) at the Komedia. We'll probably have copies of "Furrier" on vinyl by then.









Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Mothlite sign to Kscope

It's official. Dark Age due out early 2012.




Laid To Rest: The Procession

Please join us for the finale of LAID TO REST. A project by Serena Korda for the Wellcome Collection. Witness the procession and burial of 500 commemorative bricks containing people's dust. Follow Daniel O'Sullivan's mythical marching band, dancers and heavy horses as they travel from Wellcome Collection to Brunswick Square Gardens, Bloomsbury, where a layer of bricks will be ceremoniously buried.

There will be 300 limited edition commemorative publications, including the LAID TO REST soundtrack 12" vinyl, to give away. 

All music composed by Daniel O'Sullivan featuring The Medieval Baebes, Alex Ward, Steve Noble (Æthenor), Chloe Herington (Chrome Hoof), Matthew Parry, Francois Testory (Coil), Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O))) & Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver).







Monday, August 8, 2011

Grumbling Fur is OUTRE


The Grumbling Fur album "Furrier" is out on Aurora Borealis Recordings. GF is myself and Alexander Tucker at the core. We recorded this a few years ago with Jussi Lehtisalo from Circle and Dave Smith from Guapo. I spent a long time editing and collaging this material with Antti Uusimaki (formerly of Mothlite). I was very much inspired by The Faust Tapes in the construction of this. The album features beautiful pen and ink illustrations by Alex and you can also order a T-shirt/CD combo which looks amazing too.


Click on the image to take you to the AB web shop.



Thursday, July 7, 2011

Fur Landing

After several years of procrastination the Grumbling Fur album is finally in production and will be released in June 2011 on Aurora Borealis Recordings. Grumbling Fur is a band involving myself, Alexander Tucker, Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle, Pharaoh Overlord), Dave Smith (Guapo, Miasma & TCOHH) and Antti Uusimaki.



Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Mothlite exclusive

Music Week presents an exclusive track from the forthcoming Mothlite album, Dark Age.

Behold, Something In The Sky.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Memorial For Jhonn Balance

My dear friend Ian Johnstone has organized a memorial plaque for Geoff by a Hawthorn tree in Cumbria. The plaque will read "Moon's Milk Spills From My Unquiet Skull And Forms A White Rainbow". All information and directions are on Ian's site. Have a look at his incredibly beautiful artwork while you're there.