Omni-Ghosts

Self-produced


2008



I always enjoy it when someone can merge two ideas that oftentimes seem very far apart. In this case it's melodies and and having a dark sound, the two ideas are often separate yet Seattle's Omni easily bring the two together in a blend that manages to bring out the best in both elements. Yet that's not all that this three piece band is doing here, rather it's just the beginning. They are a heavy, experimental, progressive band yet that description isn't completely accurate either. Am I waffling on defining this band? No, actually it's just that the music manages to be and do so much at the same time. The music is perhaps simple at times yet the tones manages to hypnotic at times with the huge depth of their sound and the way they pull so much out of each note and beat. Obviously they realize that it's not just about the notes, but also about the effect and the moods they create by sustaining each little piece and really crafting a huge sound out of simple parts and pieces. "Ghosts" is certainly an accurate title for this album because many of songs have parts that start out thin and lurking yet they suddenly become a strong presence and then routinely the music goes back and forth between the two states. They somehow manage to be in your face yet subtle as well because at first they don't appear to be doing a great deal yet it quickly soaks in that they really are doing a lot by create these bursts that go into different directions. Then once they have you hooked they just keep the onslaught of mesmerizing passages coming steady. Simply an album that works on many different levels and probably one where I will continue to discover new aspects to enjoy about it.

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