If the last few Six Organs of Admittance albums have seen Ben Chasny trying out some new musical outfits, then Luminous Night is the full fashion show. He squeezes himself into some tight baroque folk, struts confidently down the catwalk, does a flouncy spin at the bottom, before returning to don some Indian instrumentation, followed by some noise and psych-rock.

He wears it well, particularly – perhaps unsurprising given his raga fixation – the bright Asian styles. “Bar-Nasha” wafts in amongst tambura fog, a cyclical guitar figure mixes with tabla, thickening and churning, before enveloping a flute air. Similar exotic fumes infest “River Of Heaven”, which features some wondrous Arabic-sounding viola from Eyvind Kang (much in demand: wasn’t he on the last Sunn O))) album too?). These unusual and unexpected sounds come after the surprising opening track “Actaeon’s Fall (Against The Hounds)”, which runs some particularly English-sounding folk into some cinematic arrangements (is it just me, or does this have a nagging resemblance to the music which plays during that scene in Don’t Look Now?). Such lightness is thrown into contrast by “Cover Your Wounds With The Sky“, which features some of the scabrous dark noise last heard on the drone monument which closed earlier record The Sun Awakens. Even here there is colour, with flashes of piano embroidered across the piece’s black backgrounds.

None of the fabric seems excessive, no detailing too garish. It all fits. Luminous Night is the best Six Organs Of Admittance album since School Of The Flower.

Available now from Drag City.