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We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind

Written by . Posted on May 14, 2013. Filed under News. No comments.

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The New Paris DJs Soundsystem Compilation “Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International Vol.2” is out now! Including music from Grant Phabao, Jungle Fire, Radio Citizen, Jungle By Night, Mop Mop and many more.

*Andrea Benini aka Mop Mop has a new album out, ‘Isle Of Magic’, rooted in jazz, exploring some entrancing voodoo territories with Carribean flavors and funk/soul fumes. Finally giving some meaning to the tag nu jazz, this album is a grower for sure. When Agogo Records submitted the whole album for consideration for this compilation, we were thrilled! And if many tracks could have easily fit our theme, the single ‘Run Around’ was an obvious choice, with its unique and charming tropical swing vibe, Fred Wesley killing it on trombone and our favorite Trinidadian poet Anthony Joseph on vocals!!* Paris DJs

Full info + track by track commentary on HERE

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Jamie Cullum About Mop Mop – BBC Radio 2

Written by . Posted on May 1, 2013. Filed under News. No comments.

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Cheers to Jamie Cullum for the nice words about Mop Mop on his weekly show on BBC Radio 2!

Here is the show tracklist

*Hallucinogenic*

Written by . Posted on April 10, 2013. Filed under News. No comments.

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The new Mop Mop album ‘Isle Of Magic‘ seems to make it all over the World! Playlisted and commented on many radio stations, music blogs and magazines. The feedback could not have been better. The CD & LP is already in repress three weeks after release. Thanks to all the people involved in the project. It is a pleasure to work with you. Thanks to you all Music Lovers for the support.

You can find the list of all the people involved in the album HERE

Some Feedback about ‘Isle Of Magic’ :

*The Sunday Times*
“Breathtaking, simply breathtaking. The most exhilarating cross-border raid since the Ethiopian composer Mulatu Astatke teamed up with that wayward London collective the Heliocentrics.Hallucinogenic.”

*The Financial Times*
“Mop Mop conjure an impeccably retro island retreat for themselves and for an array of friends. 4/5 stars”

*Mojo Magazine*
“Martial rhythms, spooky grooves and out-there atmosphere make this a spirited, spellbinding set. Put that in your gris-gris. 4/4 stars”

*The Crack Magazine*
(Album Of The Month)
“An organic, percussion-led contemporary world jazz masterpiece”

*Monocle – On Record*
“An inspired suite of voodoo-jazz, Afro-funk and soul that sounds like a lost masterpiece from 1960s Addis Ababa.”

*KCRW Radio*
(Kamakumba Today’s Top Tune)
“Their use of cool vibes and warm marimba is what has captured our hearts. Today’s Top Tune is “Kamakumba”

*Nova Planet*
(Phantom Of The Panther “Le Son Du Jour”)

*Splinters & Candy*
“Mop Mop’s wide variety of instruments create a musical world unlike anything you’ve heard before.”

*Gozamos*
“This is the first truly trans-tropical album to make me smile from start to finish.”

*World Music Central*
“Mop Mop takes you on a wonderful international trip full of irresistible rhythms from Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.”

*The Pop*
“Isle of Magic is a gorgeous record that has so many kinds of instrumentation and so many styles at play here the whole thing is somewhere south of mesmerizing”

*Nonobot Rock*
“Mop Mop proves that the evolution of music does not mean antiquating styles; but rather, infusing them and giving them a haven for which they can continue to be heard.”

*Isle Of Magic* – Album Info & Preview

Written by . Posted on February 12, 2013. Filed under News. No comments.

iTunes pre-order HERE
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Juno Records pre-order HERE
Oye Records pre-order HERE

Anyone familiar with Mop Mop will already know that their refined style has already lend them a unique place somewhere between the worlds of jazz, funk, latin and the Italian Postmodern style allowed the band to achieve the International film business as part of Woody Allen’s ‘To Rome With Love’ movie soundtrack. But with this latest LP ‘Isle Of Magic’, Mop Mop digs even deeper to bring us one of their most engaging and organic records yet.

Mop Mop’s fourth studio album has come together over the course of a couple of years where producer Andrea Benini has been searching for new directions with the band.
Collaborations in the album include Funk legend Fred Wesley, Trinidad-born poet/singer Anthony Joseph and Finnish-Egyptian vocalist Sara Sayed. Over fifteen musicians were involved during the production of the album including Andrea Benini’s co-arranger Alex Trebo on piano, Pasquale Mirra on vibraphone and marimba, Guglielmo Pagnozzi on clarinette and flute, Johannes Schleiermacher (Bajka, Radio Citizen, Woima Collective) on baritone sax, Lorenzo Ternelli and Salvatore Lauriola on bass and Danilo Mineo on percussions– just to name a few.

‘Isle Of Magic’ contains 13 tracks of pure Voodoo Jazz, Caribbean flavours, Afro-Funk, Exotic rhythms and Soul music. The album has been recorded between Germany and Italy with the use of vintage analog equipment to achieve a sound with all the “warm” qualities of vintage analog tape recordings; sessions have been recorded during the period March/August 2011. Isle Of Magic is an imaginary land populated by musicians who spend their time fishing, cooking, playing and practicing Voodoo rites at night. The whole album represents the soundtrack of this imaginary life.

Personnel :

Andrea Benini – drums, percussions, vocals
Alex Trebo – piano, prepared piano, electric piano, clavinet, moog
Pasquale Mirra – vibraphone, marimba
Guglielmo Pagnozzi – clarinet, flute
Salvatore Lauriola – electric bass
Telonio – electric bass
Danilo Mineo – congas, surdo, karkabou, bendir, udu drums, cowbells, shakers

— With —

Fred Wesley – trombone
Anthony Joseph – vocals
Sara Sayed – vocals
Bruno Briscik – double bass, electric cello
Johannes Schleiermacher – baritone sax
Lutz Schlosser – acoustic guitar
Simon Rainer – electric guitar
Lorenzo Gasperoni – congas, bongos, talking drum, djembe, kenkeni, dununbà, shakers
Max Castlunger – steel pan, kalimba, shakers
Emanuel Valentin – hang

Mop Mop “Isle Of Magic”
Release: 04.03.2013
EAN 4260130540296
Agogo Records – LC 15656

Arranged and produced by Andrea Benini
Mixed by Mo Stern and Andrea Benini
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert
Artwork by Gianni Rossi

‘Let I Go’

Written by . Posted on February 11, 2013. Filed under News. No comments.

Mop Mop Feat. Anthony Joseph performing *Let I Go*
Live at Club Der Visionäre //Berlin//June 2012.
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Directed by Gianni Rossi

From the album ‘Isle Of Magic’ //Agogo Records//March 2013
LP/CD/DIGI

Behind The Scenes…

Written by . Posted on February 6, 2013. Filed under News. No comments.

Mop Mop – Run Around (radio edit) Feat. Fred Wesley & Anthony Joseph
Taken from forthcoming album ISLE OF MAGIC on Agogo Records.
AR031CD & AR031LP
LC 15656

Editing – Alberto Trevisan
Motion Graphics – Gianni Rossi

iTunes pre-order HERE
 Amazon pre-order HERE
Juno Records pre-order HERE
Oye Records pre-order HERE

Isle Of Magic

Written by . Posted on January 21, 2013. Filed under News. 1 Comment.

We are very proud to announce that Mop Mop’s 4th studio album “Isle Of Magic” will be released in March 2013 by Agogo Records / !K7 Distribution.

Collaborations in the album include Funk legend Fred Wesley, Trinidad-born poet/singer Anthony Joseph and Finnish-Egyptian vocalist Sara Sayed. Over fifteen musicians were involved during the production of the album including Andrea Benini’s co-arranger Alex Trebo on piano, Pasquale Mirra on vibraphone and marimba, Guglielmo Pagnozzi on clarinette and flute, Johannes Schleiermacher (Bajka, Radio Citizen, Woima Collective) on baritone sax, Lorenzo Ternelli and Salvatore Lauriola on bass and Danilo Mineo on percussions – just to name a few.

Isle Of Magic’ contains 13 tracks of pure Voodoo Jazz, Caribbean flavours, AfroFunk, Exotic rhythms and Soul music. The album has been recorded between Germany and Italy with the use of vintage analog equipment to achieve a sound with all the “warm” qualities of vintage analog tape recordings; sessions have been recorded during the period March/August 2011. Isle Of Magic is an imaginary land populated by musicians who spend their time fishing, cooking, playing and practicing Voodoo rites at night.The whole album represents the soundtrack of this imaginary life.

The album will be available on 180 gram Vinyl, CD and Digital. Artwork by Gianni Rossi. Mastered by Kelly Hibbert.

Reworks

Written by . Posted on December 18, 2012. Filed under News. No comments.

All Mop Mop reworks now available for FREE!
Please keep following us! The new album, videos and live tour is coming!

Just type ‘0’ on the ‘buy now’ section and add your email for the free download link!

Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love – OST

Written by . Posted on November 14, 2012. Filed under News. No comments.

Woody Allen‘s ‘To Rome With Love‘ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with Mop Mop‘s ‘Three Times Bossa‘ Out Now!

Released by Sony Classical

Buy CD HERE

Mop Mop Feat. Anthony Joseph & Dalindèo Live at Club Der Visionäre / Berlin

Written by . Posted on November 9, 2012. Filed under News. No comments.

Mop Mop performing Ash at Club Der Visionäre in Berlin. June 2012.

Line Up :
Anthony Joseph – vocals
Valtteri Pöyhönen (Dalindèo) – guitar
Pasquale Mirra – marimba, vibraphone
Alex Trebo – electric piano, clavinet
Telonio – bass
Wolfram Blechner – percussions
Andrea Benini – drums

Camera by Gianni Rossi

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Enjoy!