Black Market Brass - Omega - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

'BMB x OBI' marks a new venture for the long-time instrumental powerhouse Black Market Brass. Teaming up with Obi Original, the young and visionary Minneapolis talent with a mission to share the heart of African music with the world, Black Market Brass delivers both proverbial and prophetic messages for the year to come - InchYou've got to be Battle Ready!Inch Inspired by the raw energy and messages of Fela Kuti and indebted to Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou for their heavy fusion of voodoo-infused Afro-beat, Black Market Brass points in both directions towards the resurgent history of West African funk and the future of where a younger generation can lead us. These tracks are bursting at the seams with energy and force the listener to wise up and march along as soon as the drums thunder and the horns blare their first notes.The A-side, 'Battle Ready,' is what it claims a band armed and ready to take on whatever may come. Strapped to the hilt with three drummers, this infectiously rhythmic track simmers, if not boils, under Obi's demands to mount up. The energy is high, edgy, and proves that getting nine musicians in the same room to track live captures a passion that bulldozes through anything placed in it's way.The B-side, 'What You Make It,' encapsulates a musical quality that Black Market Brass has refined over it's many years together, with polyrhythmic ideas you don't have to understand to know it feels good. Infused with elements of ethno-funk and classic highlife, this Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas inspired work approaches the listener with a simple message amongst a danceable cacophony of sounds - InchLife is what you make it.Inch Move in 4, dance in 3, or sway in 6. Whichever you choose, choose it deliberately; the music will be there to support you. Album Tracks 1. Battle Ready 2. What You Make It

Black Market Brass are back with two new heavy hitters. With a fresh take on afrobeat fused with heavy, hypnotic, and sci-fi sounds, BMB gears up for their forthcoming LP, set to in Fall of 2023 on Colemine Records. Album Tracks 1. Rat Trap 2. Chop Bop

Limited seven inch vinyl pressing. Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Black Market Brass is a 10-piece group performing their own brand of originally composed afrobeat/afrofunk music, as well as completing authentic renditions of the classic 1970's West African sound. Taking their cues from the godfathers, the band draws on complex polyrhythmic percussion, driving bass lines, dizzying guitar interplay, rolling keyboards, and room-commanding brass. The result? An eclectic blend of cool deep funk and driving Afrobeat grooves that will lure you to the dance floor and never let you leave. InchWar RoomInch and InchThe ThickInch represent the group's continuing evolving sound. Tracked with Leroi Conroy at Colemine Records HQ in Loveland, OH, these tunes simply burn! Album Tracks 1. War Room 2. The Thick