[7/10] Half Makeshift was the project of one Nathan Michael, who ended the project upon the realization the world will end on May 21st, 2011 and there will be Hell on Earth. Thus, Omen is the last recording we'll be hearing from Michael, who now believes composing music to be a waste of time.

Be that as it may, it would seem if the end of the known world was imminent; the most futile thing to do would be to run around educating folks about it. But, if one could be assured an end of days was approaching, you'd more likely find me enjoying what life was left instead of trying to be the Paul Revere of the Armageddon.

Certainly, this is the most out-there platter to be released by Profound Lore to date. Half Makeshift almost fits into the drone category, in that the music is very ambient, drawn out and sustaining. Omen is one track broken up into four segments, at times almost Gregorian in nature. It's bleak, it's subliminal and it's at times, unnerving – in the best sort of way.

Ambience is the key factor throughout this listen, varying between delayed piano hits and subversive bass rumblings. Michael has a good sense of dramatic effect, balancing shrouded tonal shifts with climatic ovation as the recording moves on. So much of this music is geared toward the subconscious that at times, you forget you're actually listening to a record. Instead, you might be wondering exactly what the neighbors are listening to, until another wave of swelling tones approaches and awakens you to the fact the record is still spinning.

Drone is a love-it-or-leave-it proposition for most. Think Earth, Sunn O))) and think deeply as Half Makeshift worms it's way deep inside the most hidden corners of your psyche and manipulates your perception of reality. Omen is definitely quite the trip.

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