Om
'God Is Good'
Epic devotional drone opens up to new moods.
No matter the new producer (Steve Albini), new label, or new percussionist (Emil Amos replacing Chris Hakius), Om's droning bass/drum take on heavy metal still resounds. As stringently reverential as the duo's name implies, bassist-singer Al Cisneros and begins to loosen his tautly, byzantine lattices ever so slightly on this fourth album. Sitar buzzes and a thunderous drumroll lift the leviathan of "Thebes," while the handclaps, violin, and moans of "Cremation Ghat I" make it funky enough for a revival meeting or street bazaar.
LISTEN: Om, "Cremation Ghat II" (DOWNLOAD MP3)
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