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9.0
44490
9.0 |
BBC
Strange, hypnotic and utterly transcendental, capable of being linked spiritually – if not stylistically – with other fringe-dwelling artists like Earth, Arbouretum and Daniel Higgs
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9.0
44596
9.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The most complete and coherent example of Om’s modus operandi
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8.0
45437
8.0 |
Prefix
It is far and away the most entrancing document the band has released
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8.0
44454
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
The finest offering yet from OM, a phenomenal distillation of their unique and wondrous sound
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8.0
44477
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
An album for metalheads and the metal-curious alike, one of those records that opens the gates to the genre
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8.0
44304
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Everything from the superbly produced recording of the female chants that open the record to the weeping cello riffs of ‘Siani’ speaks of a record full of ambition and ideas
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8.0
44305
8.0 |
The Guardian
A hugely seductive mix of droning strings, tablas, chants and melodies (both eastern and western) woven together in a hazy melange of rock at its most languorous
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8.0
44314
8.0 |
musicOMH
Despite all the mysticism, religion, tradition and history tied up in Advaitic Songs, this is a surprisingly accessible album, and one that finds OM at their best
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7.0
44307
7.0 |
NME
Brain-rinsingly psychedelic without needing to tell you about it, they deserve to sit at the table with Current 93 and post-Syd/pre-stadium Pink Floyd
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7.0
44433
7.0 |
No Ripcord
If Advaitic Songs can claim any flaw, this would be its production, which is very clean and exposes its intention for isolated sounds as forced
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7.0
44738
7.0 |
The Quietus
The tracks feel restrained and poetic, but not always very substantial. A pity, but at the same time, Advaitic Songs does reward multiple listens. It's a subtle and meaningful album
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6.5
44311
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Om’s redesign runs out of steam before such a totally convincing “new direction” has been conjured. Too often, Advaitic Songs is happy to revert to Om’s default settings, with added cello
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6.0
44313
6.0 |
The Skinny
The complexity of these compositions ensures that what they lack in intensity is compensated for in their ornate beauty
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6.0
44309
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Immersing yourself in these five pieces without succumbing to the spiritual aspect of this music is possible. The music itself stands on its own
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5.2
44527
5.2 |
Pitchfork
The music is unmistakably theirs, but the intensity of it feels lost in the arrangements
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5.0
44532
5.0 |
Spin
Metal mystics spend too much time toying with tablas, indulging Sublime Freq-ery, regressing to sleepy Sleepisms
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3.0
44423
3.0 |
Uncut
A reminder that stoners are generally tedious. Print edition only
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