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Need more afrobeat in your August? Check out Nomo this Friday with Atlanta nine-piece jazz orchestra, The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, over in East Atlanta Village. Nomo The 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra
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NOMO ready release of Invisible Cities; announce May 23rd Spaceland show
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The Michigan-based collective,NOMO will release their fourth full-length, Invisible Cities, next week, May 5th, on local label, Ubiquity Records.Invisible Cities comes less than a year after the release of their acclaimed Ghost Rock album, completing this spirited sister Cities album during the Ghost Rock sessions and tours.In addition to the title track below, Pitchfork [...]
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NOMO: Invisible Cities (Reviews)
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Nomo imagines every city skyline as a sound wave and, building on Ghost Rock, diffuses their Afrobeat-centeric sound in directions that could get any city's party pumping.Italo Calvino's 1972 novel Invisible Cities is a series of poetic travelogues posed as a conversation between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan. That NOMO has named their latest album after Calvino's work admits to a degree of cultur...
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Review: Nomo - Invisible Cities (* * * 1/2)
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Though my introduction to Nomo started with their latest release, Invisible Cities, a quick foray into their back catalog reveals why many consider them to be one of the most important instrumental bands operating today. Melding an eclectic variety of styles and instruments into a progressive jazz/afro-beat sound that subtly shifts with each release, the eight-piece collective has continually i...
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A few weeks ago, I introduced you to Ave.To , and mentioned how hard it was to spin an instrumental album that didn't spin your attention right out into space and what you're going to have for dinner that night. Well, lo and behold, what came across my eardrum but NOMO . Although it's the first time I've been acquainted with the group, Ghost Rock (the album I encountered) is actually their s...
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2006 music at a glance
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"New Tones" by Nomo is my current pick for personal favourite album of the year.And also, I shall upload my photos of the Broken Social Scene/Sam Roberts/The Stills/Jets Overhead concert to my Bubbleshare profile soon.
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Nomo's New Tones
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NOMO were signed to Ubiquity through interest in their little-known self-titled debut album, and on the back of an onslaught of persuasive emails from their fans (including Sam Valenti IV of Ghostly International fame) that the band puts on a must-see live show. Raw propulsive rhythms and infectious melodies carry a horn section and multilayered percussion that is part Tom Ze, M.I.A., Philip Cohr
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A few weeks ago, I introduced you to Ave.To , and mentioned how hard it was to spin an instrumental album that didn't spin your attention right out into space and what you're going to have for dinner that night. Well, lo and behold, what came across my eardrum but NOMO . Although it's the first time I've been acquainted with the group, Ghost Rock (the album I encountered) is actually their s...
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Favorites of 2008 (part 2)
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As promised, today I'm sharing the second half of my Favorites of 2008 list. These are the albums that I wrote about in the second half of the year, and just like with yesterday's post , they're roughly in chronological order, not ranked based on popularity. By no means was this list meant to be prescriptive or an attempt to shame you into thinking you've been listening to garbage. Hopefully ...
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NOMO ready release of Invisible Cities; announce May 23rd Spaceland show
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The Michigan-based collective,NOMO will release their fourth full-length, Invisible Cities, next week, May 5th, on local label, Ubiquity Records.Invisible Cities comes less than a year after the release of their acclaimed Ghost Rock album, completing this spirited sister Cities album during the Ghost Rock sessions and tours.In addition to the title track below, Pitchfork [...]
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Review: Nomo - Invisible Cities (* * * 1/2)
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Though my introduction to Nomo started with their latest release, Invisible Cities, a quick foray into their back catalog reveals why many consider them to be one of the most important instrumental bands operating today. Melding an eclectic variety of styles and instruments into a progressive jazz/afro-beat sound that subtly shifts with each release, the eight-piece collective has continually i...
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