OM - Variations on a Theme

OM is a bass-and-drums duo from San Fransisco, CA, that makes some of the coolest music you will ever hear. After 7 years of not playing in a band, bassist Al Cisneros of Sleep joins his former music buddy, drummer Chris Haikus, to make a new band that focuses more on groove than assualt. For those of you unfamilar with Sleep, they were a stoner/doom metal band in the vein of Black Sabbath. Now, OM is born from the ashes of the previous band. Granted, this will bring back memories of Sleep's last album, Dopesmoker, but this is a definete improvement over that album. For starters, when OM jams, it's a lot more focused and interesting, and not as montonous. Al's monk-on-acid singing also helps the atmosphere of the record, and Chris's jazz drumming also helps too. For fans of Sleep, Neruosis, and Black Sabbath, this is for you.



Tracklist:
1. On the Mountain at Dawn
2. Kapila's Theme
3. Annapurna

Link: Variations on a Theme