NOMO - NEW TONES (LP)

Nomo New Tones on LP

On New Tones, home-made Detroit electronics and huge horn sections blast big band funk and riotous jazz. Nomo’s roots are firmly planted in the fertile soil of African polyrhythm and American free jazz, and bandleader Elliot Bergman’s tracks draw inspiration from cultures and generations wildly different than his home setting. In many ways (at least geographically and sonically) Nomo are a distant relative of the tribe collective. Undoubtedly they carry the spirit of the legendary Detroit-label’s creative output.

Nomo were signed to Ubiquity through interest in their little-known self-titled debut album, and that the band puts on a must-see live show. Raw propulsive rhythms and infectious melodies carry a horn section and multi-layered percussion that is part Tom Ze, M.I.A., Philip Cohran, P-Funk, Antibalas, Tortoise and Harry Partch. Enigmatic Detroit producer Warren Defever was charged with capturing the band’s live energy, and he shaped the sounds for maximum impact. New Tones is a full-color, spiritual soundscape that marries the exotic with the gritty. Nomo’s New Tones moves beyond the ecstatic to approach Bergman’s vision of a transcendent, elemental sound, one that aims to move both bodies and spirits.

Nomo New Tones Track Listing:

1.  Nu Tones
2.  Hand and Mouth
3.  Fourth Ward
4.  Reasons
5.  New Song
6.  Divisions
7.  We Do We Go
8.  One To One
9.  If You Want
10. Book of Right On
11. Sarvodaya