January 2007
No regular brain can pretend to be able to absorb the thousands of rapid changes of scenery that this incredible piece presents in over 77 minutes at a first try. OMNIVM...is a four-part acousmatic wonder by the duo of Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer, who have created a “composite” of two live performances to give birth to this beguiling million-headed monster... The unbelievably quick yet totally intelligible hypermutation of the sources gives the music a head-spinning quality... an alternative conception of music that probably belongs to those not afraid to radically change their listening perspectives when necessary. Although there is not a single peaceful moment throughout the album, every percussive eruption, warped voice or instrumental alteration seems to be placed right where it’s needed... I can’t remember a more interesting recent release in this genre... Amazing.