Advaitic Songs

Studio album by Om

Released

July 24, 2012

Genre

Psychedelic rock

Length

43:49

Language

English, Sanskrit, Arabic

Label

Drag City

Om chronology

God Is Good
(2009)

Advaitic Songs
(2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	^[1]
Consequence of Sound	^[2]
NME	^[3]
Drowned in Sound	^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(5.2/10)^[5]

Advaitic Songs is the fifth studio album by the band Om, released on July 24, 2012. The album has received a generally favorable response from both fans and critics, though its reception was more mixed than past works. The album has a 67 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6] As with Pilgrimage and God Is Good, Advaitic Songs' album cover again visits Abrahamic Iconography. The cover of Advaitic Songs features an image of John the Baptist.

Track listing

"Addis" – 5:32
"State of Non-Return" – 6:05
"Gethsemane" – 10:23
"Sinai" – 10:19
"Haqq al-Yaqin" – 11:24

Versions

Advaitic Songs was released on CD and, for the first time in OM's vinyl-issuing history, a deluxe 2x vinyl audiophile version pressed at 45rpm. In 2013, a cassette version was released, as was a cassette version of the band's 2009 album God is Good.

Personnel

Om

Al Cisneros - bass, vocals, piano, percussion
Emil Amos – drums, guitar, piano, percussion
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - additional vocals, tambura on ″Gethsemane" and ″Sinai"

Guest musicians

Jackie Perez Gratz - Cello
Jory Fankuchen - Violin
Kate Ramsey - Vocals on ″Addis"
Lucas Chen - Additional cello on ″Addis"
Lorraine Rath - Flute on ″Haqq al-Yaqin"
Homnath Upadhyaya - Tabla on ″Haqq al-Yaqin"

References

↑ Jamie Thomson (2012-07-19). "CD Review: Om - Advaitic Songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
↑ Adam Kivel. . consequenceofsound.net 2011-7-25. Retrieved on 2012-7-30.
↑ Jordan Minnesota (2012-07-15). "CD Review: Om - Advaitic Songs". NME Magazine. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
↑ Peter J MacMillan (2012-07-20). "CD Review: Om - Advaitic Songs". DiS. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
↑ Powell, Mike. Advaitic Songs review pitchfork.com. 2012-07-27. Retrieved on 2012-10-31.
↑ "Reviews of Advaitic Songs by Om". Metacritic.

External links

Om
Al Cisneros Emil Amos Robert Lowe Chris Hakius
Albums	Variations on a Theme (2005) Conference of the Birds (2006) Pilgrimage (2007) God Is Good (2009) Advaitic Songs (2012)
Live albums	Live at Jerusalem Conference Live Om: Live
Split releases	7" split (with Six Organs of Admittance) (2006) Inerrant Rays of Infallible Sun (Blackship Shrinebuilder) (with Current93) (2006)
Singles	"Gebel Barkal" (2008)

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