Om Variations On: A Theme Rar

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Despite lacking a lead guitarist, Om doesn't sacrifice any heaviness. Al Cisneros's distorted, fuzzed-out bass guitar carries the full weight of the riffage, grinding out "meandering, python-thick basslines". Chris Hakius provides an "earthmoving beat punctuated with precise, ringing, cymbal-strikes like the tolling of some primal ceremonial bell". om variations on a theme rar

To understand Variations on a Theme , one must understand the sonic evolution of Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius. After the dissolution of Sleep following the legendary, single-track hour-long album Dopesmoker , the duo stripped away the maximalist wall of electric guitars. What remained was the absolute rhythmic core: an overdriven Rickenbacker bass guitar and a minimalist, tribal drum kit. The album consists of three sprawling tracks: (21:16) "Kapila's Theme" (11:56) "Annunaki's Tone" (11:22) Many old download blogs host malicious scripts instead