Advaitic Songs

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".[1] As with Pilgrimage and God Is Good, Advaitic Songs' album cover again visits Iconography from Christianity. The cover of Advaitic Songs features an image of John the Baptist.

Advaitic Songs
Studio album by
Om
ReleasedJuly 24, 2012
Genre
Length43:49
LanguageEnglish, Sanskrit, Arabic
LabelDrag City
Om chronology
God Is Good
(2009)		 Advaitic Songs
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]
Consequence of Sound[3]
NME[4]
Drowned in Sound[5]
Pitchfork(5.2/10)[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Addis"5:32
2."State of Non-Return"6:05
3."Gethsemane"10:23
4."Sinai"10:19
5."Haqq al-Yaqin"11:24
Total length:43:49

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

Guest musicians

  • Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - additional vocals, tambura on ″Gethsemane" and ″Sinai"
  • 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
  1. "Advaitic Songs by Om Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Jamie Thomson (2012-07-19). "CD Review: Om - Advaitic Songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. Adam Kivel. . consequenceofsound.net 2011-7-25. Retrieved on 2012-7-30.
  4. Jordan Minnesota (2012-07-15). "CD Review: Om - Advaitic Songs". NME Magazine. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. Peter J MacMillan (2012-07-20). "CD Review: Om - Advaitic Songs". DiS. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. Powell, Mike. Advaitic Songs review pitchfork.com. 2012-07-27. Retrieved on 2012-10-31.
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