Mo Kolours did his thing properly at Boiler Room the other day, and it feels great to see the man work his magic live.
Ever since the first promotrack ‘Biddies’ got spread out, Mo Kolours has been buzzing around, getting played by basically everybody with proper ears. Last week his debut ep dropped on the excellent One Handed Music label (which you may know from their releases with Ahu, Bullion, Paul White etc. etc.)
Biddies is still up as a free download, and below you can check the entire ep, get your copy, for this is most likely to be topping my records-of-2011 list at the end of the year!
“Some records seem to come out of nowhere. Witness this debut EP by the half-Mauritian percussionist & singer Mo Kolours, which unites an array of more familiar influences with the Sega music of his island roots. These heavily rhythmic slave songs from the Indian Ocean offer a vital clue to the sound of this enchanting EP.”
“The rhythms lead the way here, whether the straight percussive workout of Drum Talking or the crafty vocal manipulation that drives the low-slung bump of Biddies, a song that traces an imaginary line between Theo Parrish and Gonjasufi. Dead of Night mines the symbolism of The Beatles’ outwardly chirpy Blackbird while his own Bakiraq (like Burt, the songwriter) resembles a soul classic pieced together from fragments around the flickering light of a fire.”
“There’s a sense of spontaneity at the heart of Mo Kolours’ music and much of the music he loves: Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, King Tubby and many more. Like the best records, the result is so much more than just the sum of its influences: it’s a new feeling which breathes fresh life into the past and keeps its eyes set firmly on the future.”
Also check out Mo Kolours’ brilliant Drum Walking Mix below:
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