The Durian Brothers.

The Durian Brothers.

the durian brothers are a three piece band (sequencer, 2×2 prepared turntables). their music is a vision of a new and radical club music (strictly 90 bpm). A bassdrum is the boss of the rhythm but multiple dense, rhythmic structures generated from turntables played with rubberbands and found objects; muted guitar sequences lead through a jungle of sounds.

The music of the Durian Brothers burns with the crackle humm of an ancient woven sonic fabric, and transcends the familiar and often rigid confines of loop based / sequencer music. Drawing from a pallete of heavy and textural percussive and melodic tones,  and masterfully combing sequenced and non-sequenced sources. The music created feels very in the moment, a sonic-rhythmic architecture come to life in full 3D.

Continue reading

Visions of fields: rhythmist

“trees against the sky, fields of plenty, rivers to the sea: this, and more spreads before me” – Moondog

One of the finest American Composers.

Visionary poly-rhythmist. Outsider, heatbringer.

A huge influence over the BOOMARM vision, and commitment to realness from all corners of Musical thought.

Louis Thomas Hardin aka MOONDOG.

Here’s a vinylrip of side B from the Honest Jon’s re-issue of the Snaketime Series LP.

ENJOY!

[audio:Moondog_snaketime_sideB Rendered.mp3]

TRACKLIST:

  • 1-Surf Session part1 (quartet featuring the Weiner-Sabinsky Duo) 2/4 time
  • 2-Surf Session part2 (second movement) 2/2 time
  • 3-Surf Session part 3 (third movement) 2/8 time
  • 4-“Trees against the sky, fields of plenty, rivers to the sea: this, and more spreads before me” 5/4 time
  • 5-Tap Dance (Ray Malone ad libs to Moondog’s drumming) 5/4 time
  • 6-Oo Debut (Solo) 7/4 time
  • 7-Drum Suite
  • 8-Street Scene (Drum solos and dialogues, against the sound of Manhattan traffic) 5/4 time

DWNLD