Nowadays, encountering music as innovative and as steeped in pan-continental history as Big Mean Sound Machine is a rare find. Natives of Ithaca NY, twelve-man Afrobeat band BMSM channel a global sense of musicality in their creations – stretching deep into the innards of West African, Caribbean, Western, jazz and funk traditions.

Their latest 12", out later this month via Blank Slate, is an embodiment of all the band's disciplines – with "Sharks" taking the top spot in our rankings. Showcasing a musical knowledge that is as extensive as it is intricate, BMSM aren't afraid to yo-yo between different musical temperaments during its 6.5-minute length. "Sharks" sets off straightaway with a hastened tango-style pace to quicken the heartbeat, slipping fluently in and out of a major-minor multiple personally disorder throughout. The final two minutes are set aside for a complete upheaval of musical mood – where an arpeggiac synth and screaming alto-sax bring a kaleidoscopic, almost Terry Rileyian quality into the mix. Modern-day composing at its finest.

Blank Slate 014 drops on 18th July.

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Wolfpack off of the album Contraband by Big Mean Sound Machine.

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The first single, Seeing the Bigger Picture, off of Big Mean Sound Machine's fourth studio release, Runnin' for the Ghost due out early 2017.  Pre-Order and help Big Mean release the new album at http://kck.st/2gU8QiP

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