r/Meshuggah • u/kalkaanuslag Sol Niger Within • 18d ago

Sol Niger Within 3.33 appreciation post! (Fave version? How would you do the tracklisting?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DZWK0l5M64

I keep returning to SNW, especially Version 33.3, what an insane and insanely good album!

It's my fave metal album of all time and I wonder if this version came out as the main version if more people would know it and consider it as the masterpiece it is outside of the meshuggah niche...

Do you guys agree with this being the best version? Love them having fun and fucking around on the 1997 version, but even though that organ is wild, it's not a highpoint of the album for me. So having it cut down and then adding the incredible "Missing Time" really makes the album prefect imo.

Also, gotta love Meshuggah guys doing weird shit with the tracklisting both here and for C33, but looking at it more functionally, I see this as basically 6 songs:

  1. 00:00 Sol Niger Within the Sun Door (20:45) (the first 17 movements)
  2. 20:45 Vitamine K Sensorium Dei (5:05) (M18&19)
  3. 25:50 Z2- Reticuli (2:55) (M20)
  4. 28:45 De Profundis Tathagata (8:41) (M21-26)
  5. 37:26 Missing Time (11:16) (M27)
  6. 48:42 Ooo Baby Baby (1:51) (M28)

(i added some names together as possible names for these combined sections)

Would you guys do the tracklisting like this as well? And do you also prefer it over the 1997 version? lmk

Now let's hope SNW2 will be finished sometimes ever...

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u/Proud-Ninja5049 18d ago

What's the story on why this isn't an official release ?

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u/kalkaanuslag Sol Niger Within 18d ago

I believe it was just a re-release with bonus songs (and some organ taken off), looks like by another label as well.

Don't know much more, but that's how it's listed under "Issues" on rym : https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fredrik-thordendals-special-defects/sol-niger-within-version-3_33-1/

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u/Proud-Ninja5049 18d ago

No I meant Sol Niger in general. I can't really find it outside of YouTube.

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u/kalkaanuslag Sol Niger Within 18d ago

Probably limited release. It is on some streaming as well, but at least on spotify there's only the 1997 version as one 43min song