Recommendation: Om - "Variations on a Theme"

[MFJ]

Om - "Variations on a Theme"
2005 - Holy Mountain Records

I - On The Mountain At Dawn (21:16)
II - Kapila's Theme (11:56)
III - Annapurna (11:52)

Total playing time: 45:04

Well, here's my apology for the people who don't give a fuck about stoner/doom metal (because this album is about as stoner/doom as it gets). Om is a band consisting EXCLUSIVELY of two members from the band SLEEP. There are four ingredients to this music:

Bass
Vocals
Drums
Groove

The overall atmosphere and sound of the album is really hypnotic due to these "themes". You did read correctly, there are no guitars or keyboards or anything like that- just a bass with a KICK ASS tone and some very appropriate drumming. The vocals are delivered in a very "droning" style, but they too are extremely fitting and enjoyable. The songs loop and follow each other around for very extended periods of time, but this isn't really a negative thing when it comes to Om. What can I say? Just listen to the mp3... you won't find music that sounds like this very often.

(9/10)

 

[Chromatose]

I love this album, really looking forward to the new one soon

 

[Eminor]

Great album. I believe they're working on a new one, but I haven't heard anything about when it might be out.

 

[Chromatose]

march 2006 is what their site has said, but I haven't seen any mentions of it lately.

and then a split with current93 in may

 

[MFJ]

Yeah I'm completely ready for the new one, something tells me that it's going to RULE.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

This is pretty cool, but I'm getting bored of it (had to stop in the middle of the third song). It would probably make more sense if I was constantly blazed like the rest of you guys.

 

[MFJ]

Yeah I won't lie- if you enjoy marijuana and doom metal, this album is meant for you.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

Yeah I won't lie- if you enjoy marijuana and doom metal, this album is meant for you.

d/ling now!!!!

actually, i was going to anyway, but was busy :Smokin: :Smokin:

 

[Ellestin]

Been meaning to check these guys for a while. "Jerusalem" is a frightening experience and I'm craving for more of a similar quality.

 

[unhinged]

pretty good, I like the vocals

nice rickenbacker stylee sound

drums are good too, good groove, could be played at half speed for super doom but this works well, less obvious

 

[Demilich]

i really should have bought this by now - it rules!

thanks for the little reminder!

 

[dill_the_devil]

Yeah I won't lie- if you enjoy marijuana and doom metal, this album is meant for you.

 

[jimbobhickville]

Wow, I dig it. And I don't smoke marijuana... go figure. You should check out Technician if you like this. If you added acoustic guitar to this band you'd have a pretty close match to Technician.

Samples at http://www.technician.org/

It seems they're on a very extended hiatus, but maybe they'll start up again.

 

[Mormagil]

the record store has this in with the earth and sunn LPs so i've always found it intriguing; maybe i'll pick it up when i next go a-viking

 

[Demonspell]

Heard this on stonerrock.com...it is highly repetitive, but given the minimal instrumentation and the fact that it's written for a stoner's wavelength that can be expected. Break out the bongwater...

 

[MFJ]

I wonder what they'll do with repetition on the next album...

 

[E-bortion]

Some of the best stoner metal ever.

 

[Mormagil]

bought this last week

 

[NAD]

I downloaded this mp3 when MAX FUCKING JOHNSON first uploaded it, but I'm not even going to listen to it before buying the album on my next stonerrock.com binge.

 

[Demilich]

well this "At Giza" from their new album Conference of (the?) Birds coming out April 24th:

http://d44.yousendit.com/C/0K0J3SJZWGI5I0ZEMDHQCRZS8G/01%20-%20at%20giza.mp3

This fucking rules in a very different way than these guys usually do!