1995 brought with it the tragic dissolution of what I consider to be one of the greatest heavy-metal bands of all time: Sleep. After having released three awesome albums the band began work on their magnum-opus, entitled "Dopesmoker", a 1+ hour long epic song about a group of people known as the "weedians" who are on a quest to essentially "drop out of life with bong in hand" and "follow the smoke to the riff-filled land". Many have still not come to terms with the breaking-up of this great band...and I cannot blame them. But in 2003, Sleep fans were given a reason to pick up their bongs and begin a new journey -- OM had been formed, a band that consisted of ex-Sleep members Chris Hakius and Al Cisneros (drummer and bassist, respectively). Their first album, "Variations On A Theme", recalls Sleep with it's slow, down-tuned, and distorted riffs, but also brought with it a unique meditative quality that the band has continued to explore to this day. And "Conference Of The Birds" is no exception. It opens with the trance-inducing "At Giza", a song clocking in at over 15 minutes. "At Giza" is unique in that it is a VERY HEAVY song, but features no distortion until the last two minutes or so. The band switches it up with the next track "Flight Of The Eagle", a more distorted and less ethereal jam that still has its own trance-inducing qualities. I really can't recommend this album highly enough.
And for those who are interested, the band is releasing a new cd on September 8th, entitled "God Is Good", which features a new drummer, Emil Amos, and is being produced by Steve Albini!
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