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First single from @mohsofficial's new album Mirage, out March 31st on digital, vinyl and CD
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After a convincing debut release in 2019 and a first introduction on BMM Records last October with a track feature on the "Groove Dingueries Vol. 1" compilation, Swiss quartet mohs. present their new album "Mirage", an ode to creativity.

Guitarist Erwan Valazza, trumpeter Zacharie Ksyk, bassist Gaspard Colin and drummer Nathan Vandenbulcke distill jazz, hip hop and afrobeat elements in an ocean of blissful synths while keeping a wary eye on the sound texture.

From the funky instrumentation surrounding Fang The Great's vocals on "Heartbreaker" to the nostalgic guitar loops of "Mirage", all the way to the relaxing, almost ambient soundscapes of "Lonely Cowboy", this album will comfort your ears like a warm blanket.

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All tracks written, composed, produced & arranged by mohs. except track 4 written by Nathan Vandenbulcke & track 7 written by Fang The Great

Zacharie Ksyk: Trumpet, trombone on tracks 2, 4 & 6
Erwan Valazza, Guitar, bass on track 7, OB-6 on tracks 4 & 7, SE-02 on track 6
Gaspard Colin: Bass on all tracks except 4 & 7
Nathan Vandenbulcke: Drums, vocals on track 4, OB-6 on tracks 4 & 7, SE-02 on track 4
Fang The Great: Vocals on track 7

Recorded by mohs. at HCK Studio, Geneva
Mixed by Le Serveur & Erwan Valazza at BMM Land Studio, Nancy & HCK Studio, Geneva
Mastered by Rémi Salvador at Evergreen Mastering

Artwork and design by Fainek

© & ℗ mohs. 2023 under exclusive licence to BMM Records

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The Deluxe Edition of the album features five new tracks, comprising two new original recordings, a piano solo version of the closing track from the original album, and two remixes from Project Gemini and Andres y Xavi.

‘Shaded By Your Side’ takes things right back to the moody, dark and Axelrod-inflected sound of their first album. Much of this track was played in single takes to try and retain as much of the urgency and spontaneity as possible. 

‘Return to Salvador’ is described by the duo as if “Shuggie Otis and Marcos Valle have one too many caipirinhas and decide to visit outer space”. It fuses together Mark's space sounds and floaty pianos with Spanish guitar and busy, melodic bass creating a musical trip from the grounded and earthy sounds of Vol.1’ to the more upwards-looking and musically diverse sound of Vol.2.

The remixes give a different flavour to the release, but both pay homage to the original recordings. Sharing a mutual admiration for each other’s work, it seemed like a natural choice to ask Project Gemini to contribute. Here is what he had to say about his rework, “I’m a big fan of both volumes of Mark and Glenn’s ‘Globeflower’ LP’s and it was a huge honour to get a chance to rework one of my favourite tunes from Vol.2. There are many great layers to ‘A Voyage North’ so it was a lot of fun to choose my favourite elements, then put some Project Gemini flavours and sounds into the mix and create something new whilst hopefully keeping some of the spirit of the original track. A darker, fuzzier take on the album version”.

When Glenn first passed the original album to Steve KIW, his collaborator in Balearic production outfit Andres y Xavi, this was one of two tracks which he picked out as having some particularly Balearic DNA. As such, pushing this concept to its logical conclusion seemed like the obvious thing to do. There’s a shaded sunset sound paired with a 4/4 beat of Latin-leaning.

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