A welcome return after a decade in retirement, Earth gives us this hauntingly beautiful exercise in minimalism - low, slow, opressively atmospheric, with a healthy dash of Western-movie ambience.
While Truckfighters' sound has evolved and matured since their debut album, nothing tops the crushing power of the introductory riff of the epic 7:29 opening track of Gravity X, "Desert Cruiser".
Om's usual bass/drums duo is fleshed out with esoteric instrumentation, but still retains the long-form cyclical bass riffery and plodding drums that are the molten core of these cosmic voyagers.