Æthenor is a transnational experimental trio featuring Stephen O'Malley, Daniel O'Sullivan and Vincent De Roguin. Reviews describe their music as a blend of dark-ambient, free-jazz, kosmische and ritual elements, often featuring guest vocalists and percussionists.

Members named in the reviews: Stephen O'Malley (guitar/electronics), Daniel O'Sullivan (electronics, Rhodes), Vincent De Roguin (electronics, organ). Guest contributors mentioned in reviews include David Tibet, Alexander Tucker, Krystoffer Rygg; percussionists mentioned include Alex Babel / Alexander Bable and Nicolas Field. Betimes Black Cloudmasses is cited as released in 2008; Faking Gold & Murder is cited as a 2009 work and is noted as issued on VHF records.

DeBaser reviews present Æthenor as a transnational experimental trio blending dark-ambient, free-jazz and ritual/ kosmische elements. Reviewers highlight Faking Gold & Murder as a peak and note notable guest contributions (David Tibet, Krystoffer Rygg, Alexander Tucker). The writing is consistently laudatory and evocative.

For:Listeners of experimental, dark-ambient, drone, free-jazz and avant-garde music; fans of Sunn O))), Current 93, Ulver.

 With "Faking Gold & Murder", the trio composed of O'Malley (guitar and electronics), Daniel O' Sullivan (electronics, rhodes), and Vincent De Roguin (electronics, organ), brings forth their most cultured and refined work.

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 Faking Gold and Murder (VHF records) is their latest record and marks a sharp change of direction and maturity compared to the two previous Lps, which were essentially instrumental.

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 So, there are a Swiss, an Englishman, and an American who... no, it's not the start of a joke: I actually want to talk to you about "Betimes Black Cloudmasses," the second album of the "transnational" project Aethenor, created between London, Geneva, and Oslo, and released in 2008.

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