Black Market Brass

• ANTIFREEZE GREEN VINYL

The third LP from Black Market Brass is a new take on afrobeat that combines traditional grooves with heavy, hypnotic, sci-fi sounds that reflect the band’s myriad of influences as record collectors across genres. “We didn’t leave the traditional afrobeat sound behind, but we did allow ourselves to pull from different places with less hesitation.” Shared saxophonist Cole Pulice.

Like their previous albums, the 9-piece band recorded Hox live to tape. “The sound and aesthetic of the analog recording process is important for this kind of music,” Pulice explained. “We’re looking to capture lightning in a bottle.” With that, the album features several sections of heavily processed synthesizers, harsh glitches, fuzzed out guitars, and a burning percussion section that pays homage to the traditional drumming cultures of Nigeria and Ghana. The performances are dynamic and confident. The grooves are infectious and hypnotic. BMB has pushed further into musical experimentalism, but at the end of the day, they’re still making dance music.

Krautrock, free-jazz, doom metal – the inspirations for Hox stem from all kinds of musical backgrounds, but the sound is far from scattered. It’s a polished, innovative record that’s sure to exceed expectations and keep the listener engaged from start to finish.

PERSONNEL:

• Cole Pulice - (baritone sax)
• Charlie Bruber - (bass)
• David Tullis - (congas)
• Murphy Janssen - (drums)
• Mitch Sigurdson - (guitar)
• Sam Harvey-Carlson - (keyboards, synthesizer)
• Luke Rivard - (percussion)
• Cameron Kinghorn - (trumpet)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Hox A
• A2. Echo A.D.
• A3. The Pit
• A4. Hox B
• A5. A Web, A Knot, A Tangle
• A6. But At What Cost?
• A7. Aethervision

• SIDE B
• B1. Little Ghosts
• B2. Hox C
• B3. S.C.C. (Surge Cell Continuum) / Hox D
• B4. The Rift / Hox Z / Desolation Overdrive
• B5. Doom Country