http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6984006&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rssOm is the post-Sleep project of bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Haikus, the erstwhile rhythm section for that seminal band. Following the 1993 "Dopesmoker" debacle -- in which newly signed Sleep entered into a protracted battle of wills with London Records over the band's refusal to accept that their major-label debut would be anything less than a single 60-plus-minute track about weed -- Sleep fell apart and a disillusioned Cisneros retreated from the music scene for years. In 2004 he and Haikus started jamming again, with the results evolving into Om. San Francisco psych label Holy Mountain released their first collection of material, <i>Variations on a Theme</i>, in 2005. <I>Conference of Birds</i> followed in 2006, and in 2007 Om switched to Southern Lord for their next album, <i>Pilgrimage</i>. Hallmarks of Om's music are deliberately evolving doom metal bass and drum patterns stretched out over long periods, with the changes coming so gradually as to be almost imperceptible. Not surprisingly, the band plays at an absolutely unholy volume live. - Mike McGuirkDoom Metalen720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:03:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6984006&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Om is the post-Sleep project of bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Haikus, the erstwhile rhythm section for that seminal band. Following the 1993 "Dopesmoker" debacle -- in which newly signed Sleep entered into a protracted battle of wills with London Records over the band's refusal to accept that their major-label debut would be anything less than a single 60-plus-minute track about weed -- Sleep fell apart and a disillusioned Cisneros retreated from the music scene for years. In 2004 he and Haikus started jamming again, with the results evolving into Om. San Francisco psych label Holy Mountain released their first collection of material, <i>Variations on a Theme</i>, in 2005. <I>Conference of Birds</i> followed in 2006, and in 2007 Om switched to Southern Lord for their next album, <i>Pilgrimage</i>. Hallmarks of Om's music are deliberately evolving doom metal bass and drum patterns stretched out over long periods, with the changes coming so gradually as to be almost imperceptible. Not surprisingly, the band plays at an absolutely unholy volume live. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15681898&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 15681898 tra.15681898 Om art.6984006 0.0 Conference Of the Birds alb.15670867 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/6/1066278_170x170.jpg 2006-07-18 00:00:00.0 2006-02-24 00:00:00.0 true At Giza tra.15681898 956000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15681898&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15681898&variant=data&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16664170&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 2 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 16664170 tra.16664170 Om art.6984006 0.0 Pilgrimage alb.16657737 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/8/9/1119857_170x170.jpg 2007-10-02 00:00:00.0 2007-10-02 00:00:00.0 true 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235080&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 11235080 tra.11235080 Om art.6984006 0.99 Ritual Places In Bulgaria alb.11222299 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/5/9/879513_170x170.jpg 2006-01-06 00:00:00.0 2006-01-06 00:00:00.0 true THE CHURCH OF BREZEH tra.11235080 382000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235080&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235080&variant=data&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15681899&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 15681899 tra.15681899 Om art.6984006 0.0 Conference Of the Birds alb.15670867 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/2/6/1066278_170x170.jpg 2006-07-18 00:00:00.0 2006-02-24 00:00:00.0 true Flight of the Eagle tra.15681899 1047000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15681899&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15681899&variant=data&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235083&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 11235083 tra.11235083 Om art.6984006 0.99 Ritual Places In Bulgaria alb.11222299 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/5/9/879513_170x170.jpg 2006-01-06 00:00:00.0 2006-01-06 00:00:00.0 true SUNNY RAGA tra.11235083 559000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235083&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235083&variant=data&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235078&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 11235078 tra.11235078 Om art.6984006 0.99 Ritual Places In Bulgaria alb.11222299 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28392201&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Thu, 28 May 2009 06:08:04 -0700 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 28392201 tra.28392201 Om art.6984006 0.99 Split alb.28380665 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/7/0/1680755_170x170.jpg 2009-05-26 00:00:00.0 null true Bedouin's Vigil tra.28392201 267000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28392201&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28392201&variant=data&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11235087&variant=play&rws=%2Fom-3%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Om on Rhapsody Online 11235087 tra.11235087 Om art.6984006 0.99 Ritual Places In Bulgaria alb.11222299 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/1/5/9/879513_170x170.jpg 2006-01-06 00:00:00.0 2006-01-06 00:00:00.0 true TEVNO EZERO (THE DARK LAKE) tra.11235087 460000 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