Daniel O'Sullivan

Daniel O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan performing with Ulver in 2010.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Experimental rock, art rock, progressive rock, electronic, avant-garde, ambient, synthpop
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards, programming, guitar, electric bass, violin
Years active	1990s-present
Labels	Ipecac Recordings, Cuneiform, Kscope, Neurot Recordings, Web of Mimicry, VHF, House Anxiety
Associated acts	Ulver, Mothlite, Miracle, Æthenor, Guapo, Miasma & The Carousel of Headless Horses, Grumbling Fur, Sunn O)))
Website	www.mothlite.org

Daniel O'Sullivan (born 1 December 1980) is an English artist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Manchester, England, best known for playing in experimental art-rock bands Grumbling Fur, Guapo, Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses, Ulver, Sunn O))), Æthenor, Miracle and Mothlite.

O'Sullivan has become recognized for exploring a wide range of styles, including neo-classical composition, progressive/psychedelic rock, free-form improvisation, cosmic jazz, minimalist drone, ethereal synth-pop and outer-limits folk music to name a few. He has collaborated with a number of artists including Stephen O'Malley (also a member of Æthenor), Alexander Tucker, Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver), Jarboe and David Tibet.

He has been a live member of Sunn O))) and joined cult Norwegian band Ulver in 2010, as announced by the band on the official Ulver website, "Lastly we would like to welcome Daniel O'Sullivan into the pack. We all know that God exists as three persons, but now is the dawn of the triangular pyramid." O'Sullivan has been performing live with Ulver since the band's first performance in fifteen years at the Norwegian Festival of Literature 2009 in Lillehammer.

O'Sullivan co-wrote the title track for the acclaimed debut album by The Big Pink entitled "A Brief History of Love" which was released in September 2009. He also co-wrote the title track of the new album by The Big Pink entitled "Future This" released in January 2012.

In 2011, O'Sullivan released an E.P with his new band Miracle, a synth-pop duo also featuring Steve Moore from Zombi. The band are currently working on a full-length album. Another new project, this time with regular collaborator Alexander Tucker, has emerged by the name of Grumbling Fur. The debut album Furrier also features Jussi Lehtisalo from Finnish bands Circle and Pharaoh Overlord and David Smith from Guapo. The duo released their second album Glynnaestra on Chicago based label Thrill Jockey Records which was ranked #1 album of 2013 by The Quietus and featured in the top 50 of several magazines including Wire and Fact (magazine)|Fact]]. Grumbling Fur released their third album, Preternaturals, on The Quietus' Phonographic Corporation imprint in August 2014.