Enter the Mowo

Mocean Worker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sin-Drome Records
• ASIN: B0001MDQEO
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,587 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smoothjazz.com + SmoothLounge.com Review, February 28, 2005

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Sandy Shore (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enter the Mowo (Audio CD)

Adam Dorn is Mocean Worker, but you may call him MoWo. The son of legendary producer Joel Dorn (Roberta Flack, John Coltrane, Leon Redbone), MoWo began his career as an assistant to bassist/producer Marcus Miller (Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, David Sanborn). His credits also include remixing work for Tenacious D (Jack Black), contributions to BIRD UP: THE CHARLIE PARKER REMIX PROJECT, scoring the Sundance pick, The Doe Boy as well as two documentaries for HBO. ENTER THE MOWO! is the debut release for MoWo! Inc., but the fourth genre-defying project from the dude who knows how to blenderize jolts of jazz, chunks of funk and electronic music into a lively, refreshing, sophisticated sound. This new project is already generating a lot of interest and it has been featured on Queer Eye, The O.C, Six Feet Under and on commercials for Bailey's Irish Crème and Kia. Super clever and cool, ENTER THE MOWO! is a hip-shaker with songs like the infectious and jazzy, "Chick A Boom Boom Boom," featuring David 'Fathead' Newman; the burnin' "Right Now," and the retro chilled, "Shamma Lamma Ding Dong" featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk. MoWo recasts a classic Nina Simone vocal over a bed of rippling piano and atmospheric beats on "Blackbird" and employs a lovely vocalist by the name of Ambrosia Parsley (Shivaree) to sing the spectacularly broody "I'll Take The Woods." Enter the MoWo now, the door's wide open. ~Sandy Shore

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is funky and smart all at once!!!!, April 12, 2004

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This review is from: Enter the Mowo (Audio CD)

Once again everything connected to this artist has changed! And, once again I'm digging it big time. I cant say enough about how funky this album is but not at the expense of having a brainy side at the same time. My favorite track is "Right Now" other highlights include "chick a boom boom boom" and "blackbird" (which is actually a nina simone track remixed). The guests on this album fit in so naturally. Sometimes when an artist has this many guests on an album it feels forced and weird.Not in this case at all.

To make this review a little simpler for music fans out there think about this album as a perfect companion to say VERVE REMIXED 2 or anything by MR Scruff or St Germaine. It's perfectly suited to fans of those artists.

Just get this album. If you are a real fan of Mocean Worker and expect the unexpected.THIS IS THE ALBUM TO GET WITHOUT A DOUBT. It's his best to date.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have a new favorite artist, March 15, 2005

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Music Fan (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enter the Mowo (Audio CD)

The first time I heard "Right Now" on the radio,I stopped and thought, "What is this? This is cool." It seemed to be a blend of blues/jazz/techno. I'd never call myself a techno fan, but with the blues/jazz stylings, this just WORKED. I immediately went out to buy the CD, but no one had it. So, I ordered it and waited. The whole time I was waiting, I was thinking, "Man, I hope the rest of the CD is as cool as 'Right Now'." When I was finally able to pick it up, I immediately threw it in the CD player and smiled. It was. As with most albums, there are a some tracks I like better than others, but one thing I can say is that they're all different. This isn't bubblegum pop where every song sounds the same. Some tracks are fast, some are slow, but they're all interesting. I highly recommend this album, if you can find it.