This Morn' Omina is a very singular band - self described as a "Belgian Ritual Trance" band, they they accomplish what some may deem as impossible: melding elements of the following genres: world music, trance/techno, EBM and noise.  The DCD release of Les Passages Jumeaux is certainly no exception to this.  As the 2nd installment in the Nyan Trilogy, Les Passages picks up where Le Serpent Blanc, Le Serpent Rouge left off.   The band claims that the philosophical goal of Les  Passages is to demonstrate a "unity" of opposites - in mind and body states so that things or concepts originally seen as opposing appear to be identical.  Musically, the songs are more cohesive than most of the tracks on Le Serpent Blanc, Le Serpent Rouge, and solidify into a danceable groove more quickly than on some of This Morn' Omina's previous releases.  For example, World Tree, which has a similar feel to the club hit One Eyed Man, evolves into an extremely complex, organic dance
track after about a minute and a half.  Agayu also has a textural ambient intro but becomes a multi-layered world dance track complete with a brooding didgeridoo  bassline, tribal chorus samples and African styled polyrhythms.  A very welcome break from the 4-on-the-floor doldrums of some recent EBM.
 

CD 1
1) Tenet(s) of On    2) Ma/I/Nomai (feat. ASCHE)  3) Taninim
4) Douoblelionrouti  5) Naasseni                  6) (The) World Tree
7) Tsiddi            8) Aemae/ea/th

CD 2
1) Eleggua           2) Osain                     3) Agayu
4) Osun              5) Yemaya/Olokun             6) Ibedyim
7) Oddua

Reviewed by FERAL