Brainstorm Album Release
Plus work with Mdou Moctar
Portland's own, Brainstorm, has teamed up with the incredible Nigerien musician Mdou Moctar to release a split 7-inch record, containing his original auto-tuned love ballad "Anar," as well as their reinterpretation of the song entitled "Vanessa." In 2011, Moctar's obscure love songs first graced western ears thanks to Sahel Sounds Records, who discovered his music being traded on cellphone SIM cards in Saharan Africa, and subsequently rel 1d08 eased a series of compilations debuting the songs. Immediately inspired, Brainstorm dove headfirst into our re-workings of the songs. Having no sense of the lyrical content, due to language barrier, we transcribed the lyrics phonetically (writing English lyrics that most closely resembled the sounds of the original words). We kept, however, the definitive auto-tuning.
Brainstorm is excited to be releasing their new album "Heat Waves" on October 2 via Tender Loving Empire records. Produced by the legendary Robby Moncrieff (engineer of the Dirty Projectors' "Bitte Orca," Youth Lagoon's 7", and Ganglians' "Still Living"), Heat Waves shines with inescapable pop melodies, polyrhythmic singing, thunderous drumming, and shimmering guitar lines. With influences ranging from ecstatic African-highlife, to soulful AM-radio nostalgia, the result is a unique brand of art-pop that is energetic, eclectic, and undeniably engaging. The record will be in stores October 2nd. MTV Hive recently premiered the first single from the album HERE. Check it out!
Keep your eyes peeled. The band will be embarking on a 5-week North American tour in September and October, promoting and performing their new album! More info and dates to come...
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