The Phoenix Network:
 
 
 
About  |  Advertise
Adult  |  Moonsigns  |  Band Guide  |  Blogs  |  In Pictures
 
CD Reviews  |  Classical  |  Live Reviews  |  Music Features
bmp_2009

Mozez

SO STILL | Apace
By KEN MICALLEF  |  January 23, 2006
3.5 3.5 Stars

060120_mozez_artTo the electronica-lite of Zero 7’s 2001 debut, Simple Things, Jamaican-born Mozez brought hot buttered soul and Marvin Gaye assurance, the former church singer wrenching real soul out of a pure digital frieze. So Still confirms his instinctive cadences and silken vocals but also his bliss-filled songwriting skills. Joined by top producers Nightmares on Wax and Madonna’s Guy Sigsworth, Mozez spins philosophical tales of life, love, and eternity. Some will tag So Still as the ultimate vocal chill-out album, or simply new-age dance fodder, but beneath the album’s shimmering surface lie exquisite songs crafted with real-world chops that go beyond samples or computer editing software. “Spinning Top” has the æthereal sway and earthbound sadness of a gospel choir, and it’s given flight by the sweet vocals of Yvonne John-Lewis. “Getting Better” and “Take the Sun” are daydream reveries complete with radio-ready vocal hooks. Several tracks (“Feel Free,” “Somehow Now,” “Eternity”) recall Seal’s call to humanism as well as the esoteric weirdness of early Genesis, all drenched in gossamer synths, trip-hop beats, and twinkling sound effects. So Still is the album Massive Attack could have made had they chosen light over darkness, or perhaps Portishead’s Dummy rid of despair.

___

On the Web:

Mozez: www.mozez.co.uk

Related: Shapeshifting, Solo shots, Theryl “Houseman” Declouet, More more >
  Topics: CD Reviews , Entertainment, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack,  More more >
  • Share:
  • RSS feed Rss
  • Email this article to a friend Email
  • Print this article Print
Comments

--> -->
ARTICLES BY KEN MICALLEF
Share this entry with Delicious
  •   SIA  |  January 28, 2008
    Some People Have REAL Problems | Hear Music
  •   NATALIE WALKER  |  January 14, 2008
    Urban Angel | Quango
  •   DAN WILSON  |  November 19, 2007
    Free Life | American/Sony
  •   SERJ TANKIAN  |  October 08, 2007
    Elect the Dead | Warner Bros.
  •   SWEDE STUFF  |  June 04, 2007
    Dungen deliver another potent dose of psych-rock

 See all articles by: KEN MICALLEF

MOST POPULAR
RSS Feed of for the most popular articles
 Most Viewed   Most Emailed 



  |  Sign In  |  Register
 
thePhoenix.com:
Phoenix Media/Communications Group:
TODAY'S FEATURED ADVERTISERS
Copyright © 2009 The Phoenix Media/Communications Group