Sarmust

Mystical Dance-Punk, Indie Rock "Dancey love songs and sometimes some opinions on stuff..." Sarmust, a Washington DC based Indie rock band is the brainchild of songwriter Omar Pitras Waqar, it explores a mixture between Dancey Proto-punk, and traditional music and poetry from different parts of the world (Caribbean, Middle-Eastern, South-Asian, African) borrowing from the mystically inspired yet secular Bollywood musical style of Filmi Qawwali. It attempts to create a new sound that is rooted in separation but ultimately about activism. The lyrics of the songs toy with Sufi notions of love, while still pounding the rebellious beat of dissent. The guitars use ambient sounds like reverb and delay, and some times overdrive and octafuzz, the low end is filled up by keys with a rhodes bass sound, the top end of the keys tends to drone and sound like the vibraphone on an old Mehdi Hassan record. The drum beats come from every corner of the earth and lay the foundation for groove explorations. The word Sarmust ( سرمست ) comes from the Urdu language and can be loosely translated as “mystic” or "one whose head is full of ecstasy " Guitar / Vox - Omar Pitras Waqar Keys - Nicholas Michalopoulos Drums - Austin Gaske

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DC ROCK LIVE - REVIEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014 Black Checker - The NRIs - Sarmust -- Rock'n'Roll Hotel - Dec 11 2014

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Listen/purchase: edison by Sarmust

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Listen/purchase: No More Shadows by Sarmust

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Listen/purchase: Dangerous Dogma by Sarmust

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performing at Tropicalia October 5th with Oumar Konate!! #dmv #indie #world #music #DC #revolution #rock

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Sarmust - Edison featured on Hometown sounds podcast

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D.C. "mystical dance-punk" trio @Sarmust has a catchy new single, "Edison," based on a 19th-century beef:

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Single plus bonus materials for the song "edison" By DC based Mystical Dance-punk band Sarmust It's an upbeat song about heartbreak and struggling with the loss of innocence and disillusionment with personal ethos. Bonus material included: large format band photos, lyrics sheet, a bonus acoustic version, alternative cover art and the story of the song told in the form of a poem.

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Radio Interview with Omar Waqar of Sarmust KDVS

Radio Interview with Omar Waqar of Sarmust and two world premiers of never before heard songs on KDVS Technicolor glass

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DC 9 ALL AGES SHOW MAY 15 8pm $8