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REALLYMUSICRADIO presents
Mocean Worker
Oh, the stories Adam Dorn -- aka Mocean Worker -- can tell. You see, he's been around. When he was barely out of short pants, Adam began working as an assistant to bassist/producer Marcus Miller (Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, EU). He has compiled and produced dozens of jazz and R&B reissues. Can others on the cutting edge of contemporary music boast of working on a Judy Garland retrospective? No. His credits as musician include collaborations with Bill Frissell, Hal Willner, Brian Eno and that shaggy little guy from U2. The man he calls "Pops" is none other than legendary producer Joel Dorn (Roberta Flack, John Coltrane, Leon Redbone). And under the Mocean Worker moniker, he has released three albums of genre-defying electronic music: Home Movies from the Brain Forest (1998); Mixed Emotional Features (1999); and Aural & Hearty (2000).
Where Mocean Worker wanted to go musically on Enter The MoWo! was a realm where elements of jazz, funk and electronic music co-exist in a lively, refreshing fashion. The result is an album that merits the generous application of adjectives like "sophisticated" and "playful" more than another damn Cole Porter revival, and it's a hell of a lot hipper, to boot. Through the marvels of modern technology, Adam orchestrates a virtual flute battle between the legendary Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Franck Gauthier of French rock band Rinôçérôse ("Shamma Lamma Ding Dong"). He recasts a classic Nina Simone vocal over a bed of rippling piano and atmospheric beats ("Blackbird"). The tracks that don't rely on the contributions of dead icons are equally engaging: The driving percussion, flamenco guitar and rousing mouth organ of the irresistible hip-shaker "Move"; the funky breaks and zany sound effects of the 21st century burlesque classic "That's What's Happening Tonight"; the spooky ambience of "Only the Shadow Knows."
With Enter The MoWo!, Adam Dorn delivers the most consummate Mocean Worker platter to date...as warm and vivacious as a room full of cappuccino-fueled Playboy bunnies modeling fur coats, contemporary in construction, but classic in tone. "As an artist, you change over time," the artist concludes. Do not fear change. Change is good. In this case, very, very good. "We're all growing up, and getting older."
Mocean Worker's website
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