Following the warm reception of last year’s Casual Rhythms Vol. 1, we are thrilled to present the newest offering from Elite Beat.
Casual Rhythms Vol. 2 is spooled out 42 minute venture rooted by powerful melodic baselines, percussion-driven polyrhythms, and ecstatic horn and guitar fueled compositions. Ripe with layers of electrified dub mixing, raw energy, and a razor sharp sense of rhythm, Casual Rhythms Volume 2 is a continuation in our series of studio transmissions from Elite Beat. Recorded and mixed Live by the band in the Boomarm Dojo in Portland, Oregon..
Now in their 10th year as a musical collective, Elite Beat continue to cultivate a unique strain of vital and original live rhythm music.
We are thrilled to be working alongside our friends at PDXINDUBTING to present Gulls’ newest full length release, Internal Rhythm!
Available now in Digital format from our Bandcamp Site as well as all major digital retailers, and on limited edition cassette tape from PDXINDUBTING!
This is Gulls first release in over 3 years, a diverse offering of head music and system music. From the uprock styles of ‘Wave Roll’ and ‘Mixer Test’ to the stretched out lateral scapes of ‘Shade Motion’ and ‘Blood Muscle’, Internal Rhythm showcases the full scope of Gulls’ craft.
This 77 minute collection of live hardware dubs and compositions was made in the spirit of self hypnosis, self reflection and experimentation.
An all vinyl mix of percussive organics, recorded live at Boomarm HQ. Featuring the sounds of… Don Cherry, Sun Ra, Idlozi, Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto, Ti Paris, Domingo Cura, Letu Sinega, Francis Bebey, Charles Mingus, Omar Souleyman, & Frantz Casseus.
We are humbled to be in such company with so many sonic and visual visionaries from across the globe. Enjoy this sonic offering from all of us, the Boomarm family.
Boomarm Nation and Sahel Sounds join forces yet again with this mighty sound-system mix of Tuareg synth maestro Hama’s smash hit “Imidiwan N’assouf.” A follow up to his stellar 2015 LP for Sahel Sounds, this single was recorded in Niamey, Niger and mixed at Boomarm Nation HQ in Portland, Oregon. Featuring a blissfully dubbed out version on the B-Side by Boomarm’s Krucial Kuts (aka El Mahdy Jr. and Gulls). Released in a limited run of 10″ vinyl housed in hand stamped recycled jackets, 550 copies for the world.
Hama is a multi instrumentalist and electronic synthesizer composer from the Republic of Niger. His music has enjoyed wide acclaim throughout the country through his underground releases of unlabeled digital recordings on memory cards. Creating at the convergence of disparate influences, such as North African instrumental synth, Tuareg tishumaren, 90s Nigerien Hip Hop and second wave Detroit techno, Hama composes music that is futuristic and rooted in tradition, transmitting Tuareg guitar into the 21st Century.
STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOMARM DOJO, A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOOMARM”S GULLS AND POET/MC GRAPE GOD.
RECORDED LIVE IN ONE TAKE, THESE JOINTS ARE CULLED FROM AN EVENING OF SONIC AND VERBAL IMPROVISATION AND TIME TRAVEL MEDDAHTATION. THIS MINI MIXTAPE REPRESENTS THE FINEST MOMENTS FROM OUR ENCOUNTER.
Head over to our Facebook and or Twitter profiles and share / repost this photo to be entered to win a test cut of the next Boomarm Nation & Sahel Sounds collaboration! A limited edition 10″ release featuring the Incredible sounds of Tuareg synth maestro Hama, backed with a massive dub version by Boomarm’s Kucial Kuts (aka El Mahdy Jr. & Gulls) on the flip!! Recorded in Niamey, Niger, and mixed proper for your sound system in the Boomarm Dojo. Due out fall/winter 2015. A winner will be randomly selected in the coming days. Big up!!