The Absolute
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The Absolute
Mozez The Absolute T h e N e w A l b u m The Absolute Mozez, the soul singer/songwriter who shot to worldwide fame with Zero7, has released on Numen Records his long-awaited latest solo album, The Absolute. The album features his most sophisticated work to date. The result is a tour de force of intoxicating songs that blends tight grooves to dreamy, haunting melodies crafted with harmonic vocal arrangements. The Absolute is a holistic album, telling stories of the joys and pains of life, love and loss. The songs explore the dilemma of choice, compromise, freedom of expression and the yearning for personal significance. Mozez has created what is arguably one of the most musically innovative, unusual and beautifully produced albums of the year. Advance copies are attracting praise, and The Absolute is tipped to be a hit. The video for Wings, the first single from the album, has received almost 1.5m hits on YouTube to date. Unlike many other contemporary artists, Mozez’ musical style defies easy categorising. The Absolute presents a wide range of musical influences, combining soul and jazz with a seamless fusion of references including blues, rock, electronic and reggae. Yet its eclecticism means it breaks down musical barriers and strikes an instant chord with a wide variety of listeners. “It’s about someone being at the crossroads and deciding about life, their destiny and what our existence is all about,” said Mozez. “It’s from a point in life where you look back on yourself, and value what you have achieved and not achieved. You sit back and analyse all these things, and think where you are within life.” The Absolute follows Mozez’ two previous solo albums, So Still and Time Out, and has been in the making for four years. “My vision of The Absolute is that everything had to make sense in telling the story,” Mozez said. Mozez and his band are planning a world tour over the coming months to support the new album. Dates will be announced on the Numen Records web site. Mozez will be available during November 2012 for interviews. Biography The first major break for Mozez (Osmond Wright) as a singer came in 1996 when, as part of vocal house duo Spirits, he had hits with Don’t Bring Me Down and Spirit Inside. He became established worldwide soon afterwards as the lead singer for Zero7. He worked on the band’s first two albums, Simple Things and When It Fails. Since 2005, Mozez has built a large following as a solo artist and producer, touring and recording with his own band. His debut solo album So Still was released in October 2005, a soulful album that featured many of the down-tempo elements he had become known for. Collaborations on the album were with Madonna producer Guy Sigsworth, Nightmares On Wax and Henry Binns of Zero7. He followed up with a re-mix album Time Out. More recently he launched his own record company Numen Records, and is producing a stable of new artists for the label. His works have been used for soundtracks to various films such as Running For Time and CSI Miami. In 2011 he released a re-mix album entitled Time Out. More recently, he has established his own record company, Numen Records, and is producing a stable of new artists on the label. Links The Absolute album http://numenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-absolute-4 Broken Toy http://numenrecords.bandcamp.com/track/broken-toy-2 The Absolute http://numenrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tha-absolute The single WINGS video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6wqPsa09Tg Label: Numen Records Artist: Mozez Category: Soul/Electronica Contact For booking and other enquiries: +447575778996 info@numenrecords.co.uk For all Press and Media enquiries: Valentina Inserra valentina@numenrecords.co.uk www.mozez.co.uk www.numenrecords.co.uk Mozez is proud to support Amnesty International by campaigning for Freedom of Expression Mozez