The San Francisco based jazz-rock trio, aptly named OM Trio, has recently released their fifth studio album entitled GLOBALPOSITIONINGRECORD (GPR). GPR explores a diverse mix of genres and styles, trascending jazz, funk, electronica and even a bit of heavy metal.
The album begins with "Shant" - a short and mysterious track with lots of feedback and distortion that leaves you wondering if your CD player is going haywire. However, as the track fades out into "L", the focus shifts gears to funky, groove-heavy tracks. Led by Brian Felix on keyboards, "Discrepancy", "Bulbous" and "(Hedd)" all seem to blend together into one extended track. By the sixth song on the album, "Drop Q", the band shifts gears yet again, featuring the powerful rhythm section of Pete Novembre and Ilya Stemkovsky on bass and drums respectively.
By the mid-point of the disc, the trio moves from funk to pure electronica, with jams that mesmerize the listener. Songs like "Hence" and "Fives &Sevens" are ambient, deep and dark. As the album progresses, it comes to a subtle end with the wonderful jazz song, "Romeo". One of the longest tracks on the album, "Romeo" is a smooth, mellow groove that soothes the soul.
OM Trio is a solid group of musicians that all get a chance to display their talents on this latest release. GPR showcases the band's ability to change styles on demand and will appeal to a wide vareity of musical tastes.
