Reviews
November: 18 albums you need to hear this month
Month's listening sorted
Om Unit 'Self' (Cosmic Bridge)
Whether he’s making jungle, hip hop, footwork, slo-mo house, disco edits or John Carpenter-style electro, Jim Coles (aka Om Unit) guarantees meditative atmospheres and hi-res production values. On this new album, Coles is on the form of his life, hitting intimate emotions and, particularly with the rolling breaks and strings of ‘Out Of The Shadows’ and ‘Despite It All’, sweeping your imagination away into vast cosmic vistas. In this context, the three vocal tracks (spoken by DRS and Rider Shafique, and sung by Amos) actually bring the album back down to earth somewhat, even though they’re very ably performed: Om Unit’s sounds are more than capable of reaching heights that mere words can’t. Joe Muggs
7/10
