Album Review: This Morn’ Omina – Insha
Artist: This Morn’ Omina (in close collaboration with Konchong-Gyaltsen)
Title: Insha
Label: Cyclic Law & Zazen Sounds
Release date: February 23rd, 2026
Country: Belgium
Format reviewed: High-quality digital recording
#AlbumReview: This Morn’ Omina – Insha via Cyclic Law & Zazen Sounds by Pegah
The Belgian artist This Morn’ Omina released “Insha” in February through a co-release by Cyclic Law and Zazen Sounds. The album also features guest artist Konchong-Gyaltsen (Nam-Khar), resulting in a work steeped in dark, mythological, and ritualistic atmospheres. The album title, “Insha”, inspired by the Arabic term for “creation” or “construction”, can be interpreted as a reference to the formation of the world and the emergence of humankind. Throughout the album, this process of creation gradually unfolds, as if tracing the stages through which life itself is formed and brought into being.
The album opens with “Heralds”, a fitting introduction that establishes the conceptual framework of “Insha”. Both its title and sonic landscape evoke the sense of an announcement, of something approaching, something about to unfold. There is a persistent feeling as if a profound transformation is on the horizon; perhaps even the awakening of the earth itself and the beginning of life. “Tephra” introduces a soundscape that feels like the moment after the great transformation that has taken place. Those suspended moments when fragments still drift through space, portraying the aftermath and consequences of creation. Here, the sonic landscape grows darker and more deliberate, as if settling into the weight of what has just come into existence. “7Sekhem”, referring to an ancient Egyptian concept, introduces a greater sense of movement and gradually takes on a more cinematic character, evoking the emergence of a vital source of power. It feels like the manifestation of a divine energy—an animating force preparing to awaken the world, marking the beginning of life and the creation of all living beings.
“Mañjuśrī”, the Mahayana Buddhist bodhisattva of transcendent wisdom (prajñā), whose name translates as “Gentle Glory,” embodies the power of knowledge and enlightenment. Here, the soundscape becomes deeply ritualistic, unfolding like a ceremonial act devoted to the praise of wisdom itself. This spiritual current continues into “Nalanda” (from the Sanskrit words Na-alam-da), commonly translated as “the giver of knowledge”. That may embody the stage in which wisdom and knowledge are passed on to humankind, marking a transition from creation toward consciousness and understanding. This progression then leads into “Excodus”, which can be interpreted as the departure of humanity from the realm of the divine and its descent into the earthly world.
As the majority of humanity becomes increasingly attached to worldly existence, there remain a few “Sannyasin” figures who abandon material desires and devote themselves to spirituality in pursuit of ultimate liberation. The soundscape here carries an almost cautionary quality, as if warning that one must choose carefully which path to follow throughout life. Finally, “Body of Light”, my personal favorite track on the album, brings this spiritual journey toward its culmination. Emphasizing light as a symbol of hope, purity, and divine presence, the composition feels like the ultimate energetic expression of consciousness itself—a luminous and subtle form that exists beyond the limits of the physical body.
Through its immersive sonic landscape, “Insha” unfolds as an experience that naturally earns its place among those records one returns to time and time again. 9.5/10
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