So Still

Mozez | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 28, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Apace / Bar De Lune
• ASIN: B000ANXMIY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

It’s my definitive statement. It’s a collection of ideas from my travels, my feelings, my passions, my insecurities, my love, my family, the whole thing… It’s my music.

Product Description

So Still is the brilliantly crafted, eagerly awaited debut artist album from Mozez. With surprise guest appearances, So Still is a sublime mix of electronic, soul and R&B, beautifully packaged with exclusive art work from one of the UK’s leading designers.

Mozez, most notable for his work with Zero 7, co-wrote and sang the title track “Simple Things” and “This World” on the duo’s debut smash hit.

On So Still, Mozez recruited friends including Ben Chapman, Guy Sigsworth (producer for Madonna, Bjork, and Seal), Nightmares On Wax and Zero 7, to deliver a 14-track masterpiece.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mozez: So Still (Apace Music), February 6, 2006

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Young Music Reviewer "Chris" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Still (Audio CD)

Feelings can work a bit against you. One day, you can feel happy, and you will listen to a depressing album and be disappointed. To listen to Mozez, your heart and your ears have to have the time. I bet you guys didn't see coming that there is another Zero 7 alumni creating a book of poetries on a CD for us, too. (Don't worry. Sophie Barker's album Earthbound will be released in the States soon...I hope.)

What you should expect from So Still is an album of warm soulful songs that you could say have been left over from Zero 7 work, but had too much of a beauty itself to be accompanied with an electronic orchestra, MIDI or reality. What I am listening to is music in which distances away from what he had done with Zero 7, the act of putting that church-tested voice into a nicer use. The music is really not to play tea, but a soul-stricken record of its kind that hasn't been made since Al Green stopped creating records.

"Feel Free" sounds like nothing anyone, including the former band, has done. "Baby Blue" definitely showcases a mind so very troubled and troubling for the listener. Now knowing Mozez thus far, the music will be either depressing or thought-provoking to the soul (the illuminating "Somehow Now" or the alleged-choir-cycling "Fuzz") and there is also a semi-romantic song "Stay Beautiful" for those who've been good, it is for that reason the album is worth the purchase. Some of the songs will just be simply draining in attention ("Venus Rise"). Why it is all good is because the album can be like a journal of a mentally and emotionally caged bird. Otherwise, Zero 7 fans may be a little disappointed.

Rating: 7.75/10

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice album, February 3, 2006

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Paul Oldewurtel (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Still (Audio CD)

I had never heard of Mozez or Zero 7, so this was an unexpected treat. I was just browsing AOL's cd listening selections and came across this album. Have listened to it a few times online - it's very nice - I plan on purchasing a copy. I'd place it somewhere between Maxwell's Embrya album and Seal's latest record. Love the production, the presentation and Mozez's voice. Leaves me curious about whether or not he plays any of the instruments - I hope he does. But it does suggest that he writes his own lyrics. That's a good thing. This is just a surface level review, since I have yet to sit down with the lyrics and really listen. But I'm intrigued and impressed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Mozez!, October 19, 2005

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Herald Tribune (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Still (Audio CD)

One would expect Mozez's solo album to be much like his previous work with Zero 7, as the cover suggests but it's not. It's every bit as good, but the new sound is unique. The music is mellow and smooth but the vocals are more precise and crisp. In short, it's very Mozez.