The good, the ugly
David M. Madden | salt lake, utah United States | 11/03/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"For every master of the field of so-called drone music, there are 1000 more that try and don't seem to get it. You can't just turn on a machine and hope to come up with interesting textures (if you can, God bless you), a compelling use of or ignorance to harmony, development/stasis and, most importantly, a unique personality that sets you apart from the imitators. When Justin Wright aka Expo '70 is on, he's totally on, as is evident on "Emerald Fanged Dancer", a "something old, something new" Arp-like sequence of delayed microtones, clicking pulses and studio hum guided by consonant and dissonant reactions. However, the second Wright picks up an electric guitar and plucks along with a delay pedal, his music turns into cinematic filler. Sadly, Black Ohms is equal parts of these two elements, the moments of beauty and expertise overshadowed by dithered cliché (you have a skip button, though)."