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Bio

BOMARR returns from the depths with Freedom From Frightened Air, a ten-track collection compiling new songs, collaborations with CLOVIS HEALD, and remixes of GRIZZLY BEAR and MIDSTATES. The material was recorded from 2005-2007, a period in which Bomarr (aka MATT VALERIO) dropped "the monk" from his name and kept all but idle as the drummer of BAT RAYS, an exhibiting video collagist, a DJ, an improv musician, a compilation curator for Sneakmove, and as a remixer for Tunng, Of Montreal, and Pedestrian, all while preparing his focus for a proper LP with his RESTIFORM BODIES cohorts.
As Bomarr's first official solo CD since 2002's Beats Being Broke, Freedom From Frightened Air (inspirationally titled after a Simon Evans painting) showcases a vastly developed style, ranging from beat-driven synth tracks, through upbeat electronic punk, to nearly hypnotic melodies-- all which are sure to please fans of a headphone music experience.

Discography

RELEASES

1. "Moods & Symptoms" w/ Passage cd-r
(self-released - 2000)

2. "Beats Being Broke" cd-r
(self-released - 2002)

3. "Fetal Antiseptic Drama Party" 3inch, cd-r
(self-released - 2003)

4. "Surface Sincerity" cd-r
(self-released - 2003)

5. "Surface Sincerity" 7inch
(anticon. - 2004)

6. "Live At Chapel Of The Chimes" w/ Tel.Jim.Jesus cd-r
(self-released - 2005)

7. "Wild X-Mas With The Bomarr Monk, Vol.1" mp3s
(free download - 2005)

8. "Wild X-Mas With the Bomarr Monk, Vol.2" mp3s
(free dl - 2006)

9. "Freedom From Frightened Air" cd
(loop disko - 2007)

10. "Scraps" cd-r, mp3s
(self-released, free dl - 2007)

11. "Wild X-Mas With Bomarr, Vol.3" mp3s
(free dl - 2007)

12. "iPhone Beats" cd-r
(self-released - 2008)

PRODUCTIONS, REMIXES, ...

1. Babylonianz - Red Dawn "Up In Da Club Monks" / "On Da Stenght" prod.
(self-released - 2001)

2. Sole "The Realness Continuum" prod.
(self-released - 2001)

3. Beyond Space Compilation "The Return Of Mental Illness" prod.
(Beyond Space/6months - 2003)

4. Rifleman Vs. Ellay Khule "Battle (Rifle Diss)" prod.
(Beyond Space - 2003)

5. Grizzly Bear "Deep Sea Diver" remix
(Kanine/RumRaket - 2005)

6. Lil Mama "Lip Gloss" remix
(self-released - 2007)

7. Midstates "Under There" remix
(self-released - 2007)

8. Crate Digger Death-match "Jack The Story of a Cat" prod.
(Drown Radio - 2008)

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