Search - Oneida :: Wedding

Sonic assaults, post rock, folk, and pyschadelic rock

Wickerlove | Canada | 05/26/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"'The Wedding' tries to make sense of several musical styles, falling somewhere in between post-rock and the droning psych-rock of The Bevis Frond or early Mercury Rev, assimilating elements of both the Farfisa organ and orchestral strings. At it's most reflective, this album touches on acoustic folk, strings, mellow organs, and quirky Krautrock experimentation. At it's most intense, the sound is swirly and mystical, sonic guitar assaults, psychadelic period Floyd meets the canned thumping rhythms of Tortoise. The closest description I can come up with (without going into mix and match overkill) is an obscure band called Black Sun Ensemble. If that doesn't work for you, try The Flaming Lips meets Spacemen 3, occasionally dabbling in avant-garde orchestral rock."

Oneida - The Wedding

J. Christmas | New Brunswick, NJ | 12/24/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is basically a fantastic record marred by really half-assed singing. You guys sound out of breath - get in shape!



Otherwise, always sonically interesting, varied, fits very much within the current wave of NYC indie-psych and post-punk stuff -- in fact Oneida seems to be very much an amalgam of several of the "hip" styles right now, but in the best way possible. Just wish the singing could match the band."

Amazing Album. Get it on vinyl!

Heck Douglas | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 02/07/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ignore those other reviewer's spotty opinions. This is an all-around INCREDIBLE album!! If you're a fan of atmospheric jammies and relaxing folky space-outs, well light up my friend and start down the river...."