Boom Merchant - Gorilla EP

Born in Ireland, raised in Spain, and currently residing in Glasgow (Scotland), Kyle Thompson had a multicultural upbringing. From a young age he benefited from a musical education, both in and out of school, but it wasn't until after a chance encounter with some deep, hypnotic sounds in his teens that his true 'musical education' began. Exploring all sorts of weird, futuristic sounds, he particularly loved the building house tracks put out by labels like Hooj Choons and made by artists like Danny Howells and Spirit Catcher, as well as the Detroit techno and electro sounds associated with the Belleville Three, Underground Resistance, Plastikman, etc. His love of ambient soundscapes and harsh, pounding rhythms quickly became an obsession, and that obsession gradually developed into a desire to make his own. Like many of his heroes before him, he took the time to learn how to use machines and electronics to express feelings and tell stories through sound. The aim was simple: Use experiences from the past and emotions from the present to create music for the future. Somewhere along the line, Boom Merchant was born. Various influences have come together to shape the Boom Merchant sound: Raw acid house and blissed out Balearic vibes combine with London bass music and stripped-down funk to create a unique, fresh sound. Following initial outings on Onepush and Coincidence, and a mini-album on Patpong Records, Boom Merchant is about to release his first EP on Process Recordings. Three tracks and a dub version make up the Gorilla EP. Title track Gorilla features pulsating beats with a soulful melody, joined later by haunting synths. Elephant's Graveyard goes down a deeper and trippier path that must have been filled with little zombie elephants. Third track Empty leans a bit more to the breaks side whilst fitting equally well into a melodic house set. The package is completed by Boom Merchant's own Twilight Dub of title track Gorilla. Boom Merchant has new live and studio projects in the pipeline, and more releases lined up with Process and various other labels. Meanwhile, also check out Boom Merchant's angry psycho alter ego Tribal Pulse on SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/Tribal-Pulse.