OUSIA: Why Is That A Four
By Andy Larson

To put it simply, Ousia (pronounced ooh-see-ahh) make mind-blowing music.
The songs drone through their existence, seemingly floating in thin air.
Ousia represents some kind of vague outer sphere many drone/ambient bands fumble around trying to find.

Ousia wall of sound bridges the gap between electronica and drone. Guitars hold equal power with analogue synths.
Once everything falls into place in their songs their self described sound of "snowbient" makes quite a bit of sense.
One could picture listening to this while driving through a Minnesota snowstorm and having it work as a perfect soundtrack.
The word symphonic comes to mind more than once while listening to this record. The synths weave together with a droning distorted
guitar part in the foreground. On other songs like "Frog Pond" (which captures a Minnesota summer evening quite well) the
instruments replicate sounds you've heard before, but you never thought you'd hear on record. I feel like I can hear the
seasons these songs were written in, winter dominates this record though, the intense
Minnesota winters have warped these men of Ousia. That is one thing I can thank winter for.