Mo Kolours, our half-Mauritian percussionist, singer and producer, is getting ready to drop EP2: Banana Wine, another mix of dub, soul, hip-hop, Sega and more styles than we care to mention. Here’s a teaser video showing the man at work and soundtracked by EP cut Temi.
Here’s some info about a new compilation we stole from XLR8R. What they forgot to mention is that THE BEST TRACK IS FIRST and Mo Kolours’ second record, EP2: Banana Wine, will be out in March and also kicks off with Ridda Mountain.
“London-via-LA producer, DJ, and visual artist Kutmah—who was infamously deported from the US back in 2010—has curated a new compilation of idiosyncratic and provocative tracks for Brownswood, dubbed Kutmah Presents Worldwide Family Vol. 2. The compilation draws heavily from his roots in LA’s beat scene, tapping Southland producers such as Flying Lotus, Dibia$e, and Samiyam, but also touches on UK bass with tunes from the likes of Slugabed and Hudson Mohawke. The compilation is set for release on March 26, and the record release event featuring The Gaslamp Killer will take place on March 9 in London. The artwork for the release, which was crafted by Kutmah himself, is above, while the compilation’s entire tracklisting is below.”
No, we never thought we’d see the day either. Boutique US label Sweat Lodge Guru approached us about making some copies of Mo Kolours’ EP1: Drum Talking and we thought, well, hell, why not? So here we have just a few copies of what might well be a collector’s item one day – though we ask you not to hold it against us if it isn’t. Check out the pics and if you like what you see just click here to buy it for £5 + P&P or listen to the whole thing for free.
Gilles Peterson invited Mo Kolours down to the legendary Maida Vale studios to record live versions of tracks from his EP1: Drum Talking record and some new cuts. Mo brought Paul White, Tightface and some other friends to help out on percussion and keys, and they ran through a version of EP1 favourite Biddies as [...]
Great video interview with Paul White & Mo Kolours after a recent appearance in Lithuania by Finest Ego. Find out their future plans, how they work and plenty more. Don’t miss Finest Ego’s recent compilation of UK & Irish producers which features our own Seagull Mansion!
Here’s a brand new mix for the website of our favourite music publication, The Stool Pigeon, by young Mo Kolours. There’s a great interview too where we talks about his bad drumming, his thoughts on Sega and what his dad makes of it all. Read that by clicking here. The mix includes tracks by the [...]
Our young hero Mo Kolours appeared on the fine NTS Radio‘s The Hot Selection show last week. Check below for a mix featuring some heros, some favourites, his brother Tightface, and a sneak peek at new track Yu Su. Full tracklist after the jump!
Great interview with Mo Kolours from Okayafrica. To learn about Mo’s views on sega music, on Western ideas about African music, and his own music journey, just click here. A snippet below: “He’s a half Mauritian, half English, half percussionist half beatmaker who’s just dropped his first EP Drum Talking. It’s as much of a [...]
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.
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.
Features the first ever remix behind the connoisseur's edit label of choice: Truth Is Light.