Advaitic Songs
2012 studio album by Om
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Advaitic Songs is the fifth studio album by American rock 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".[2] As with Pilgrimage and God Is Good, Advaitic Songs' album cover again visits Iconography from Christianity. The cover of the album features an image of John the Baptist.
| Advaitic Songs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 24, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Language | English, Sanskrit, Arabic | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound |   [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | (5.2/10)[7] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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[8]
- Kate Ramsey – vocals (1)
- Jory Fankuchen – viola and violin (1, 2, 3, 5)
- Jackie Perez Gratz – cello (1, 2, 4, 5)
- Lucas Chen – additional cello (1)
- Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – additional vocals and tamboura (3, 4)
- Lorraine Rath – flute (5)
- Hom Nath Upadhyaya – tabla (5)
- Production[9]
- Jay Pellicci – recording engineer
- Brandon Eggleston – additional engineering
- Steve Albini – additional engineering
- Salvador Raya – additional engineering
- John Goldern – mastering
- David V. D'Andrea – illustration