OBLOMOV — Mighty Cosmic Dances (review)

OBLOMOV — Mighty Cosmic Dances album cover Album · 2005 · Melodic Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
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MMA Reviewer's Challenge: September 2016

Over the years, black metal has evolved quite a bit. Going from classics like Bathory and Immortal to all of the popular atmospheric acts of today shows quite a big difference in sound. However, apart from Myrkur, I usually gravitate towards the classic bands and melodic black metal bands due to a love of memorable riffs which these bands have had more of.

The Czech band Oblomov here plays melodic black metal not too dissimilar to a band like Dissection. However, what sets Oblomov apart from other black metal bands is their use of saxophone and didgeridoo. You may think that they are some sort of black metal/jazz fusion kind of band based off of that, but I actually would not call them that. The saxophone doesn't appear in all the songs, and when it does, it isn't at all overbearing and it plays right along with the rest of the instruments. The way it's incorporated, makes it feel right at home with the melodic black metal style.

The band also uses what I assume is some sort of pan-flute and symphonic instrumentation, which again, fit perfectly with the band's sound. The flute gives the music a Renaissance feel, which is something I can say I've never heard in black metal. Yet another element to the music, which I'm sure makes sense due to the name of the album, is a spacey sound. Some of the melodies, as well as some programming, adds a sound that certainly makes one feel like they're flying through space. As far as the riffs go, I must give mention to the killer guitar work and sharp bass licks in "Dreamworks".

Mighty Cosmic Dances does all that the title sets out to do. It's mighty, it sounds cosmic, and...well maybe not so much the dance part. If you like your black metal to be melodic, and are looking for something unique, I'd could only highly recommend this brilliant album. Hope you found this review helpful, feel free to comment!
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TheHeavyMetalCat wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Nice review. If I hadn't dropped out of this challenge though my rating would have been more in the middle of the rating scale. I didn't find the album bad, but it didn't capture my attention too much either.
Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
It also shows how subjective reviews are. There's a couple of things here I didn't pick up, namely the other instruments. I didn't notice the sax and didgeridoo.
DippoMagoo wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I see we're already getting conflicting reviews on this one. Great! That's what makes these challenges so fun! Great review, too.

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