Review: Nomo - Nu Tones (or) picking up what i'm putting down
Posted on 26 September 2006 | 3 Comments
Filed Under: Album Reviews, Jazz, World Music
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If you feel like dancing, I’d highly recommend putting a copy of the latest NOMO record, Nu Tones on the stereo and turning it way up. The Ann Arbor based band plays some great polyrhythmic Afrobeat with free jazz influences that is punctuated by sharp brass stabs and a funky low-end. And while I’m not really schooled in this type of music, I do know that it is ridiculously good.
“NOMO performs a style of Afrobeat heavier on the jazz influences (without neglecting the funk or African musics) and lightly touching on electronic play. The group could be a dissection specimen for a look at the confluence of various sounds in a new setting, but what you really need to know is that its new album will get you moving, even if (perhaps especially if), you’re more used to sitting and nodding your head to post-bop sax solos.” – Pop Matters
Nu Tones is out now on Ubiquity Records. Can u dig it? RIYL: YNQ, Pharoah Sanders, afro-pop, etc…
MP3 | Nomo – Nu Tones Nu Tones
MP3 | Nomo – Hand And Mouth Nu Tones
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