‘Ohun’ sails under an open sky toward a widening horizon, framed in the distance by a mountainous range of psychedelic peaks. The pioneer heritage takes precedence over progressive fusion here as the duel between the acoustic and electric tensions intensify in mood. Benjamin Straughair
a brilliant album that reminds me a bit of John Fahey's "Requia" in form and content, but where "Requia" has a lonely feel, "Five Steps" gets a lively boost from the wide range of crazy talented collaborators josh moss