OM reunites one of the most powerful rhythm sections inrock music: Al Cisneros [bass, vocals] and Chris Hakius[drums], both ex-members of the legendary Sleep.
Variations on a Theme is comprised of three long songsemploying a series of rhythmic chants whose cadence-liketextural drive conveys flight. The album's numerous lyricsserve as symbolist vehicles to a state outside the field of timeand space.
Variations on a Theme is a series of vibrations and flow.The opening track, "On The Mountain at Dawn" isthe thematic blueprint of the entire album; a transportiveseries of differentiated verse with sets ofsolid groove. "Kapila's Theme" furthers the motifwhile the closer "Annapurna" breaks the spell,where the final wash of sound reflects the infinite.
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