OM's sound is set in stone. You know going in just exactly what you're going to get. Rock Solid. You could set your watch to it. But it is a sound that is well honed rather than narrow in scope. A lesser band wouldn't be able to pull it off for long. OM though belongs to a rare breed- think AC/DC or Dead Moon- who are able to achieve constancy without (for the most part) sliding into redundancy.
For a band whose music almost seems constrained by the limits of an LP side, it's surprising that these guys even mess with doing 7"s. I suppose the fade out suggests that this could (and maybe did) carry on ad infinitum.
Ben Chasny weighs in with a wordless incantation set to some fuzzed out, reverb drenched guitar action that recalls the earliest Six Organs output or perhaps the first Badgerlore record. Probably a relatively inconsequential track in a discography that seems to be approaching canonization in some circles, but a nice slab of psych guitar noise nonetheless.
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hopeful request - this seems like something you might have. Small - Makes Me High 7" with one of my favorite songs of all time "Somebody Owes Me Money" I am going to make this request at a few other blogs so if you see it repeated don't worry, I am not a bot. Thanks!
sorry, i don't have that one. i think i have a couple of comps with small on 'em, but i don't actually have any of their records. i have a friend who might possibly have something like that. i'll ask next time i see him. feel free to keep the requests coming though
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Do you accept 7 inches for review? I could not find your contact info.
sure, i'd consider reviewing any 7's you want to submit. of course, bear in mind that i'm pretty bad about keeping up with this site. feel free to drop me a line at: cain(at)laboratorystandard(dot)com and i'll get you more info
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