The 2010 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival presents
Moses Mayes
Old Market Square - 10:30 pm
It's here, our annual show at the Winnipeg International Jazz Festival!
The great folks at the Festival have invited us to close out the festival for the 8th year in a row - 8 years!!!! Thanks everyone for making this bigger and bigger every year!
We are launching a label, we're gonna have a party to celebrate. So we got Moses Mayes, LeBeato & Cylist - the whole famil, to play some music and make ya dance...lots of music to release as well!!!
Dulbum Records Launch Party Moses Mayes, LeBeato & Cyclist Saturday April 24.2010 // Pyramid // Winnipeg, MB
Hey friends...we want to play for you all again! So, here is our 4th annual Tweener Christmas/NYE show. We love it, you love it...so come dance, be merry and see old and new faces with your firends from Moses Mayes.
We love playing the Pyramid...what's that word? Legendary? Maybe that's a little too much, but our home town friends know what we are talking about. We're gonna come out of the word work and play one of those packed crazy Pryamid shows - we know the deal, so do you. This time around we're gonna bring buzz hiphopers the Lytics for the ride - these guys are the real deal. So, mark your calendar for the date below...see you all there.
Moses Mayes Friday October 2.09
Pyramid // Winnipeg, MB with the Lytics
Tix $10 adv // $15 Door Facebook Event link
››June 24, 2009 - Another Version of Being - En Français!
So we've had this version of Being for over a year and yeah, we are finally getting around to releasing it. Maybe we were just deciding how to do it and like many things with a band, stuff gets shelved, forgotten and finally....rediscovered. So, without further delay, here is a French version of one of the most popular songs off our last release - abosolutely FREE. The song is Being (Version Français), featuring our very good friend Arianne Jean on the vocal tip. Enjoy!
››June 1, 2009 - Being remixed & released on Balanced Records
Our friend Solidaze from Balanced Records was kind enough to bang out a fabulous remix of 'Being' from our last record. The track was recently released on the same label on a compilation record called Traffic. Peep this sick little gem they arranged for us - available from iTunes and Emusi!
Moses Mayes will be making an appearence for a great cause at the MTS Centre on May 13, 2009. Rise Again 2009 aims to help those in need from Manitoba's devastating floods and we couldn't be more happier to help by performing at this great concert. Broadcast live on APTN Television and CBC Radio, Moses will hit the stage with Tom Cochrane, Tom Jackson, Nathan, JD Fortune and many more! Tickets are only $20 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.ca or at the gates the night of the concert.
Well, what started out as the ashes of one band, who gathered to play a paid gig at small long lost Jamaican bar in Winnipeg, has found us on an amazing path 10 years later. So, why not celebrate with out fav friends in Winnipeg. 10 Years people!!!! An amazing time for the Moses Mayes crew. We hope to see you all on the dance floor, we miss the hell out of you!
Moses Mayes Saturday May 2.09
Pyramid // Winnipeg, MB with the Get Famous & LeBeato DJ's
Tix $10 adv // $15 Door Facebook Event link BUY TICKETS
››Feb 16, 2009 -10th Bday on the way, LeBeato is back...
Moses is gonna celebrat 10 years together in May! Until then, if you want to see what us core members of the band have been up to, come see us perform this weekend! LeBeato is our new electronic side project, and we killed a packed house back in January 09, we're you there? You were? Well then you know how much crazy went on there....so bring everyone who didn't come! Here are the deets:
LeBeato Saturday February 21.09
LoPub // Winnipeg, MB with the Mike B & LeBeato DJ's
Tix $7 at the door Facebook Event link
›› Dec 12, 2008 -Holiday shows on the way...
Moses has a couple holiday shows coming up, check em out and come celebrate the happy times together! We have our 3rd annual xmas/nye tweener and then a great party on NYE! Check it out...
Moses Mayes Saturday December 27.08
Pyramid Cabaret // Winnipeg, MB with the Retro Rhythm Review
Tix $10 avd. $15 door.
Available at Kustom Kulture
Buy
online: www.mosesmayes.com/tixsales.html
Moses Mayes Wednesday December 31.08
Lydia's // Saskatoon, SK with the DJ RPG & LeBeato
Tix $7 - that's right! Only $7!!!!
Available at Lydia's and the door (if available)
Look forward to seeing you all at the final two shows for the band in 2008!
›› Nov 22, 2008 -New YouTube video, LeBeato track
Hey lookie here, a new YouTube Video from our taping of Live @ the West End! Also, our electronic project LeBeato has made it's debut - we posted a track at www.myspace.com/lebeato
Enjoy the music and video!
›› Nov 12, 2008 -Another good time
Once again, Western Canada showed us love....lots of it.
In a two week and three day stint, we played 15 shows with one day off tucked in the middle somewhere. From Saskatoon to Nelson, where we finished it off, you all packed those dance floors till the wee hours getting it on to our music. We just want to thank you all for such an amazing experience.
t was certainly great to be back on stage every night - every night the hospitality of the venues and the smiles of your faces made our day. We we're exhausted most times till we hit that stage every night. Antin, our drummer, pointed out how hard it was to expel the most energy of the day at midnight every night - but also how satisfying it was to do it.
Anyway, we had a great time...period.
We now rest and start back at our daily lives back home and hit our studio to work on some new music. By the way, if you had a chance to see our new electronic act LeBeato and dug it, we finally posted a track at www.myspace.com/lebeato. Check it out.
We have some holiday shows planned - December 27 in Winnipeg at the Pyramid and NYE in Saskatoon at Lydia's.....can't wait.
See you all then....
›› Oct 2, 2008 - Getting in our ghetto blaster ship!
Moses is heading back out West! Here are the dates, more details on the side Tour window as they come...
Moses Mayes will be here:
Oct 24 - Saskatoon, SK // Louis (U of S)
Oct 25 - Calgary, AB // Dicken's Pub
Oct 27 - Jasper, AB // Pete's Pub
Oct 28 - Golden, BC // The Lyric
Oct 29 - Fernie, BC // Fernie Golf & Country Club
Oct 30 - Edmonton, AB // Velvet Underground
Oct 31 - Canmore, AB // The Hotel
Nov 1 - Banff, AB // Wild Bill's
Nov 2 - Revelstoke, BC // Regent Inn
Nov 3 - Kelowna, BC // Doc Willoughby's
Nov 5 - Nanaimo, BC // The Queen's
Nov 6 - Victoria, BC // Element
Nov 7 - Vancouver, BC // Media Club
Nov 8 - Nelson, BC // Spirit Bar
Tell all your friends, seriously, its gonna be the best thing every...if you like to dance that is.
›› September 26, 2008 - Winnipeg, we are back....
Yes people, Moses is back on stage this September! Here are the details:
Moses Mayes September 26, 08 / Pyramid Cabaret with
Maiko Watson
$12 Adv (plus service fee) // $15 @ the door
Available @ Kustom Kulture or ›› Purchase Tickets Online
We'lll also be announcing our 2008 West Fall tour soon! Moses is back at it folks, can't wait to see you all...
›› June 16,2008 - First official release in the UK
Has this taken too long to happen? We think so...but after 9 years of Moses doing what we do, we have officially released our first track in the UK with indy label Soul Unsigned. It's pretty damn cool, and it's another introduction of our latest release 'Second Ring' to the fine folks across the pond.
The track 'Tell Me', featuring our friend Ariane Jean, is the lead track for Soul Unsigned's second EP release.
Check out their site here: http://www.soulunsigned.com
And reviews are already pouring in and they seem to really like our song and apparently already know who we are...ain't that wicked! You can check those out here:
So if you're one of our many UK fans, head out and pick up the EP and help support the label that is really helping spread the Moses sound! If CD's ain't your thing, then head on over to iTunes UK, Emusic, Napster or Amazon and download them digitally. Or heck, even buy it right from our store digitally and DRM free!
And as sweet as all this is, yet another track from 'Second Ring' is being released with this same label - so check back here for details on that!
›› June 5,2008 - Moses Mayes' only summer appearence
Only one show you ask? That's right! Moses makes thier one and only appearance this summer at Jazz Winnipeg on Sunday June 29th at Old Market Square. It's safe to say that this is Moses' gig, it's the 7th year they've done it and well, the audience grows more and more every year. To top if off, some of the band members are performing with other groups that night like Jesse Havey & the Quirks and Jonny Moonbeam! Yeah...it's our night ;-)
But don't fret, we'll be back on tour this fall across Canada. We miss you all, honestly. We needed a summer at home for once (first time in 5 years we are home!) and the fathers of the Moses collective have been creating a new project, fantastically named LeBeato. It debuts this Friday at the New Academy for our monthly Diggin' seires - you should come and see them play if you like electro-rocky-heavey-beat-turntable-dance music...does that make sense?
Anyway, our 'Being' remix's will be coming out sometime this summer after much delay. So sorry about that....stay tuned.
Thanks for sticking with us! We're 9 years old this year!
›› April 3,2008 - Moses Mayes presents: Diggin'
That's right kids! Canada's fav funk fusion act is presenting a monthly residency at the New Academy in Osborne Village!
Diggin' will showcase and expose you to the best in Funk, fusion, electro and dance once a month with guest DJ's and bands. As Moses is sitting round writing new music and taking a break from the tour circuit, why not keep the funk alive with your professors of the genre exposing you to it!
Our first night happens Friday May 2 and features Saskatoon's master of vinyl digging the Gaff along side our very own DJ RPG! We have a special mystery guest band playing too - you're gonna have to come out to find out who it is...
›› March 17,2008 - Where are you?? What's going on?? When are you playing again??
Ok, that was even longer then the last time...having no news that is. Well that's not completely the truth, we are constantly on Facebook uploading photos and video's causing us to neglect our lovely webpage!
So, the latest are some video's we have been digging up and posting round the internet and we also have two summer shows that have been announced (check the tour section on the left).
As for the videos, we just posted some footage on Youtube from the Montreal Jazz Festival last summer and if you're a Facebooker, then head on over to our group, band page or profile page (wow that's allot of pages) and check out the 20min montage of a bunch of different performances from last summer.
So, here is some of that footage, enjoy! We'll be back with more news soon!
›› Jan 27, 2008 - Long time no talk - we're in our studio right now...
Hey all, it's been a while, thought we'd update to you on the band.
After some terrific holiday shows here at home, we've taken a little break...it's been nice. We just bought ourselves some new studio gear and have been frantically learning to use all the new gizmo's and setting up all our dormant gear that'd been in hiding during the last 3 years of touring. So, we are currently jamming with the band, writing new songs, writing a new live set (which we will premier some time in the near future) and lastly, we've been working with our friends at Balanced Records on some remix's of our song 'Being' featuring Ariane Jean. Sit tight, we will be making some announcements about the release date and where you can buy all the different remix's.
And yeah...that's about it for now! We plan on doing some more shows this spring if you're wondering when we'll be back out live. Keep checking all the usual Internet spots for show info.
›› Dec 04, 2007 - Moses' last show of 2007!!!!
Moses Mayes Saturday December 29, 2007 // Pyramid Cabaret
with the Solutions Tix $10 adv $12 door
Available at Kustom Kulture or online at www.mosesmayes.com/tixsales.html
See you all on the dance floor!!!
›› Nov 22, 2007 - Moses featured on CMJ Magazine Mix CD
Some pretty cool news on the front - the song 'Tell Me' from our latest release 'Second Ring' will be featured in the December CMJ Mix CD that comes with their Monthly magazine! CMJ is the College Radio music authority in the USA and it's quite and honor to be selected. Check out CMJ at www.cmj.com
It's a crazy huge thing for Moses, we were hand picked by the CMJ staff from our success at the very kewl www.ourstage.com
Keep it rolling down South folks, we are trying are best to eventually spread the Moses live show down there, it's not an easy feat for those in the know on how this music biz works.
Anyway, thought we'd all let you know the good news...
›› Nov 15, 2007 - Back home safe & sound
Once again Western Canada you showed Moses the love! What a great tour people - from Brandon, MB to Tofino, BC people moved and made many cold clubs into a sweaty hot humid room. We also made some great friends with our touring compadres Girl Nobody- what a lovely sound people, make sure to check them out.
Obviously there were some highlights as usual and we'd like to point out some of those: Saskatoon, you guys made Lydia's Pub a sardine can, MooseJaw for hosting the WCMA's where Moses took home the hardware, Vancouver who packed the Media Club for an all out musical experience with our friends the Hermit & Girl Nobody, Tofino for giving us some amazing Halloween costumes (the He-Man guy was the best!), Edmonton for finally embracing us and coming to see us play and finally our friends in Banff who solidified our place as their chosen funkfusiondance act - you guys made that huge bar feel small! Honestly, that was one huge dance floor! But in reality, all the shows were right on....without a doubt.
We're back home now soaking in the year that was 2007 - an what an amazing year for Moses. We're heading back to our home studio now to write and record new material - we're looking forward to that. We've been on the road now for 3 years off and on and we're all pumped to get back to writing. But no worries, we're not done yet! We have a new single to launch off our 'Second Ring' record - more details will be announced soon on that. We also have a couple more shows to play close to home, those will be announced soon.
Other then that, enjoy the snow (ahahah) and you'll be hearing from us real soon...
›› Oct 22, 2007 - Moses
won the award
So how do you start off tour off on the good foot? Play two packed shows in your favorite Canadian Prairie cities and then head to Moose Jaw, SK and win a WCMA for Outstanding Instrumental album! That's right nation, Moses took home the hardware last night and celebrated in style. The best part though were the two shows to kick off the western swing - Brandon, you guys packed that dance floor and Saskatoon, it was cold outside but the bar...sweaty...very sweaty.
Thank everyone for giving us some energy on the first weekend here on the road - we're now zipping across the Prairies to meet up with our next tour drummer in Canmore. We also want to mention that Winnipeg's other Mayes, Romi Mayes, won two awards last night! The Mayes' and fellow Manitobans stole the show last night...makes ya feel kikda warm and cozy inside.
The rest of the West, here we come!
›› Sept 14, 2007 - Moses
nominated for an award
Moses Mayes was nominated for a Western Canadian
Music Award for best Instrumental Recording yesterday! This is
the third time the band has been nominated for a WCMA award and
won one back in 2001 for Outstanding Urban/Dance Recording.
Let's hope we win it! See ya in Moose Jaw kids...
›› Aug 28, 2007 - Tour time! &
we're coming with friends!
What's that? Miss
Moses already? Well that's ok cause the band is happy to tell
you that they will be heading out again this fall - this time
with our new friends Girl Nobody. A terrific sound from Canada's
West coast gem, Vancouver!
Check them
out, you'll be pleasantly happy that we sent you over there.
We'll be playing several shows with them and yah, that's very
exciting!
There's some more dates TBA, so make sure to check back on
this very site for those. We're stoked, you should be too as two
sounds combine to make one fabulous show.
Hope to see you all there...
›› August 13, 2007 - Second Ring DRM FREE..ahhh, again!
It's not the
first time we've announced this
- but this time it's a little
different. Instead of you
heading over to a digital music
store, you can now purchase our
new record 'Second Ring' from
our Moses
Store!
That's right!
'Second Ring' includes 10 DRM
songs with full album artwork
for a whopping $10! Avoid
shipping charges and you can
get it right from the source and
support the band knowing we will
receive all the proceeds!
Awesome huh? We think so.
So get on over to the store
and pick up a copy today!
›› July 27, 2007 - Ourstage?
Your stage! Everyonesstage!
Moses Mayes music is now posted
at this unique fan based voting
site called
OurStage.
Fans can vote for their
favorite music and bands can win
some cash including your funk
fusion fav's Moses Mayes!
The band even sat down for an
interview with them at the
10,000 Lakes Festival - we
imagine they may post it down
the road. We'll keep and eye out
for that for you.
›› July 13, 2007 - One more and
we're off to the lake!
So, three weeks and 19 shows
later, Moses has completed the
biggest chunk of the 2007 Second
Ring Tour! It's been a goodie I
tell ya, as the band played to
thousands of peeps at all the
major Jazz Festival across
Canada.
Now, the final
installment happens Thursday
July 19 when Moses takes to the
Saloon Stage at 1:30am at the
10,000 Lakes Festival. Honestly,
this is one of the best
festivals we've had the pleasure
of being at and to be invited
back this year is 'fantabulous'!
We'll see you all there to
finish this summer tour
off...thanks to all our fans
(new and old!) for checking us
out this summer.
›› June 20, 2007 - Vancouver
Show details...
DollHouse Studios presents: The Big Bad
'Fro-Down! featuring
Moses Mayes
Sweet Soul
Burlesque
DJ's RPG & Steamboat Fattie
Friday June 29th @ Dollhouse
42 - West 8th Ave
$10 @ the door... doors open at
11pm.
DRESS CODE VERY STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED (but not mandatory):
The way you like to FUNK,
however that may be.
›› June 5, 2007 - Toronto show
details!
Nufunk presents: Funk for Food
Moses Mayes
DJ Andrew Spence
Saturday July 7, 2007
El Mocambo Upstairs
$8 with canned good
$10 advance / $12 door
TICKETS OUTLETS: Online www.nufunk.ca &
www.ticketweb.ca In Person
Soundscapes
Play De Record
Rotate This
Shanti Baba
Sonic Temple
›› May 16, 2007 - Free Show -
Moses Taping a Pilot!
Moses Mayes will be one of the first bands
featured on a new pilot all about live Manitoba
Music. The show goes down June 12 at the West
End Culutral Centre and it's free to the public
(that's two free Moses shows this summer for our
hometown!!). Here is the press release all about
the show:
NEW TV SHOW TO FOCUS
ON MANITOBA MUSIC
May 16, 2007
The live show is back.
Following in the tradition of Winnipeg
television shows 10:00 Live and 10:30 Live, Shaw
TV is ready to launch Live at the West
End - a concert-based show highlighting
Manitoba music, co-produced by local industry
mainstay Johnny Marlow.
Taped at the venerable West End Cultural Centre,
the half-hour show will feature music and
interviews with some of Manitoba's best music
acts from every possible genre. Local Arts and
Entertainment reporter Tracy Koga will host,
recording two shows back-to-back.
The first show will take place on June
12, featuring groovy funk outfit Moses Mayes at
7:30pm and bluegrass monsters D.Rangers at
8:30pm. All Live at the West End concerts will
be free to the public.
›› April 30, 2007 - Tour, tour,
tour
Hey Kids! Sorry for the month
off-of-nothing-on-our-page here, we've been all
over the place with other projects and gigs. The
great thing is our summer tour is being posted
up here and we gotta admit we can't wait to hit
the Jazz Festivals across Canada as well as some
great clubs we love to play. Most of the Western
shows are posted, a few more are coming but
mostly all the Ontario and Quebec dates are
still coming in. Sit tight, you'll see all those
dates posted in the 'On Tour' section here on
the website.
So, now we are rehearsing and getting ready to kick it with all of you!
Over the past months, most of the band has recording and producing Maiko
Watson's record which sounds absolutely stunning. Maiko has a great old
school R&B feel and the band sounds great backing her up - look for that
release sometime down the road.
So until next time, keep looking for an official tour announcement and
if you have a gig that you think we'd love to be at, don't hesitate to
give us a shout...and if you want to be really update-to-date, sign up
for the newsletter up on the top right hand side of the page under 'Mail
List'.
Cheers folks!
›› March 27, 2007 - Summertime
is a coming
Thanks to all that came out to the Big Throw
Down, we had a great time and the dance floor
was packed as usual...Winnipeg, you rock!
So as summertime approaches our summer tour dates are rolling in
including many festival & club dates. We're super stoked to announce
that we will be opening for Herbie Hancock at the SaskJazz!!!!!!!
Mr.Hancock is the reason this band exists, and now we can mark JB and
Herbie Hancock on the list of peeps we've shared the stage with. Damn!
Can't wait for this summer.
More dates will be posted, until then we're laying low and writing and
recording more music for your ears. If you haven't already, make sure to
check out our new album 'Second Ring' that's still charting on the
campus charts like mad.
We're also really happy to tell you that Moses Mayes' music will be
featured in the inspiring documentary 'Make Goals Not War' (www.makegoalsnotwar.com).
This great film by our Hamilton, ON based friend Maty Campeonisimo is a
great idea that asks world leaders to consider soccer (or football)
matches to decide disputes instead of war! It's a great idea and the
first cut we saw was truly an entertaining and educational ride. Make
sure to check it out!
Thanks for checkin' in and see you all this summer....
›› March 14, 2007 - BTD Guest List Contest
Enter our Big Throw
Down contest to
win a pair of guest list spots to the
The Big Throw Down at the Garrick Centre Friday
March 23!
We're super stoked
to announce a huge show for our hometown with
Toronto's very own God Made Me Funky and up and
comers Little Boy Boom!!! One slam defying dance
floor jamming sure shot party called:
Molson & CKUW 95.9FM Present
The Big Throw Down Moses Mayes
God Made Me Funky
Little Boy Boom Friday March 23, 2007
Garrick Theatre - Winnipeg, MB All ages Event.
Show @ 8:30pm
Tix $15 (plus fees) through TicketMaster
$18 at the door if available
›› Buy Tickets
By demand we have provided tix through
Ticketmaster! Available online, by phone or
at any Ticketmaster location. This is gonna be a
sell out party so get your tix early!
›› Feb 15, 2007 - Second Ring
now DRM Free!
Moses Mayes'
latest release 'Second Ring now available DRM
free through Emusic!
That's right kids, now you can do what you
want, when you want, share it with everybody and
make it free to others on the Internet ;-) Well,
we hope you don't but either way that's how the
world works sometimes...
Enter our Mardi Gras contest to
win a pair of tickets to the Mardi
Gras at the Convention Centre in Winnipeg!!
We have 2 pairs of tickets to give-away for each
night. Mardi Gras happens February 23 & 24
where
Moses Mayes will be hitting the stage with
legendary Cajun artist Buckwheat Zydeco! For
more info on Mardi Gras visit their
Website.
›› Jan 13, 2007 - Climbing
higher and higher!
Moses Mayes' new record 'Second Ring' breaks the Canadian
Campus Top 20 this week! It's the highest we've ever been!
#12 on the
Chartattack charts and #15 on the
Earshot charts. Geez, what to say? Thanks so much for all
the airplay folks! You can keep it up by requesting Moses on
your local campus station and keep the record up there!
Some show news: the band will be
making two appearances at the Mardi Gras
celebrations here in Winnipeg - check the tour
section on your left for more. Also, the band has
been confirmed to showcase at this year's
Canadian Music Week in Toronto. So, look for
some more Ontario and Quebec dates to be announced
soon. This will most likely be the only performances
this spring in Canada before the summer festival
season kicks off - so make sure to check out the
shows when the band roles through town
That's it
for now, some more updates will be coming soon to
the website and another sureshot Moses tour video
from our 06 Fall Canadian Tour!
›› Jan 2, 2007 - Thanks for a
terrific 2006 people!
So that's it, 2006 is done! It was a fantastic year for us
- several tours across Canada and some parts of the USA, two
releases including our new full length 'Second Ring',
our new record hitting no.1 on several stations across Canada, some great
reviews in the UK and here at home and overall a good time at each and every
show we played!
Big thanks to both Winnipeg and Saskatoon
for ending the year off in style with shows on the New Years
weekend. Saskatoon, you guys packed that club and danced
right till the end - we very much appreciate your attendance
and enthusiasm that night. There's obviously so many people
to thank for our success's in 2006 and we know you know who
you are and how you held us high throughout the year.
Much more to come in 2007 - keep checking back here at
the site for more tour announcements this year. We can't
wait to get back on the road and play for you guys each and
every night. Make sure you check out and pick up our new
record Second Ring! You can get it right here at the
Moses Store, download it
through various sites like
iTunes, Napster and eMusic, or head down to your local
music store and pick up the CD! We also have some sweet new
t-shirts coming out soon - stay tuned for that.
Again, much love from the Moses Mayes Collective and we
look forward to doing it again in 2007!
›› Dec 11, 2006 - UK Reviews
for Second Ring
Underground Soul
››
www.underground-soul.com
If you like you’re funk wearing a pair of bright blue Adidas
Gazelle’s, an oversized hat and with a stylish middle class
IT girl on its arm then this is right on your guest list.
Canada has reared a funky house/dance combo called Moses
Mayes. The band, a 7 piece outfit from Winnipeg, confesses
to being influenced by Jamiroquai and it shows. In fact
unashamedly there are a lot of your favourite Acid Jazz
groups in the mix but what Moses Mayes have created is a
sound unique to them with a current dance culture vibe. With
titles like “Space & Time (Elevate)”,
“Elevate” & “Being” they
could easily be in Mark De Clive Lowe or Naked Music’s
circle of friends.
“2nd Ring” (their third album) starts with my personal
favourite on the set the excellent “Intrafusion”,
the guitar on the intro twangs like The Commodores “Machine
Gun” before sliding into some Bob James style keys.
“Tell Me” is how Jamiroquai would sound if old
cheekbones herself Sophie Ellis Bextor was fronting them.
“Full Moon” is classic Brand New Heavies
with an old school ghetto blaster rap over the top.
“Cause I Just Hav’ Ta” is another favourite,
recalling again the Heavies, Repercussions or Groove
Collective. As the album progresses were treated to slick
dance jams based on a fusion of funk, jazz funk and chill
out. Each band member shines when given chance to solo; I’d
love to hear Moses Mayes the live experience. Also worthy of
mention is the dreamy “Waking World”, wah
wah grooved title track and melodic Rhodes led
“Elevate”.
Until now I thought the best things to come out of Canada
were Mike Myers, Joni Mitchell & Due South (didn’t you just
love that show? Like a mix between Star Trek’s Mr. Spock and
‘The Littlest Hobo’). I'm pleased to add a unique funk band
playing music for the beautiful people to the list. Now I
have to go find their last two sets before I see them live.
I suggest you do the same… PS I left Bryan Adams & Greg
Rusedski off the list on purpose ;) 4/5
Love Sexy Magazine
››
www.lovesexymagazine.com
Second Ring is a happy hybrid of Big-band jazz, mellow
soul, and understated Hip-hop with plenty of funk added to
the mix. The journey passes through the soulful voice of
Ariane Jean in ‘Tell me’ and onto gentle Piano and strings
backed up by Sax, trombone, trumpets and a funky drum line
in ‘Cause I Just Hav’ta’.
Moses Mayes appear to be big fans of the synth and electric
organ, and perhaps get a little enthusiastic at some points,
tracks like ‘Full Moon’ miscalculate the measurements (and
some pretty cheesy rap doesn’t help) but the jazz vibe laid
down at the start sets the tone for mellow lounging and
chilled hip-hop in tracks like ‘Cause I Just Hav’ta’ and
‘Being’ bring out the Alice Russell/Zero 7 brand of mellow
in this album. LH
›› Nov 27, 2006 - Moses Live on
CIUT-FM Toronto!
Moses Mayes stopped by CIUT-FM at the University of Toronto for
a four song studio performance and interview. The studio
session will be aired Thursday Nov 30 from 8-10am on CIUT's long
standing morning show Take 5. Make sure to
tune in to hear some of the bands new material...
Moses Mayes are a seven piece self contained band hailing from
Western Canada. Their music has been variously described as a cross
between Jamiroquai and Prince with a garnish of Herbie Hancock.
Well, I can see where the allusions are coming from. There’s a
definite Jay Kay feel in there. Even the track titles (“Space and
Time” and “Elevate” for instance) could have walked of a Jamiroquai
set.
Then,
in places the bass-heavy electro funk could have been lifted off
Prince’s palette, while the set’s liberally laced with keyboard
fills that do remind me of Herbie H. Yet the album’s overall sound
is unique. It’s not a copy of anything, nor is it a pastiche.
Take
the beguiling cut “Tell Me”. It has the three elements I’ve just
discussed, but the spacey vocal could’ve come from Naked session
while the muted horn hints at Donald Byrd. On “Full Moon” the
vocal’s much funkier and leads into a some urgent hip-hop rhyming.
“Cause I Just Hav’ta” and “Second Ring” are classic acid-jazz
workouts, while “Being” is a light tune with heavy lyrics and a boss
nova undertow. It’s different to anything else on the set and
different to anything people like Jamiroquai or Prince have ever
attempted. In essence that’s the secret of the Moses Mayes sound.
Sure, they’ve listened to all kinds of music and been influenced by
all kinds of people… who hasn’t? But what they’ve gone on to do is
to take the ingredients and deliver something new and unique - their
very own sound
- which I urge you investigate. (RATING 4) (B.B)
Montreal Gazette - November 11, 2006
It's a fine line
between funk and fromage. The acid jazz era is long gone, and excursions
into fusion grooves are precarious undertakings. Moses Mayes rides the line
without making any major faux pas, but without offering much innovations. At
it's worst, this disc revisits territory the Brand New Heavies explored a
decade back; at it's best, it dips into Jamiroquai-ish soulful dance and
minimal house. A pleasant enough listen. 3/5
›› Nov 16, 2006 - Let the
reviews roll in!!!!
Moses Mayes – Montreal Mirror November 16, 2006 Second Ring (Dublum/Fusion III)
The dancefloor-ready grooves of funk/electro/house band Moses Mayes
easily evoke shades of Jamiroquai and Zero 7, complete with all the
musical chops needed to pull off such a comparison. They straddle the
fence with 12-inch cuts like the lovely “Being” and the upbeat shuffle
of “Tell Me,” both featuring the subtle vocals of Ariane Jean, while
instrumental tracks like “Remind” and “Waking World” point to the tight
musical talent making up this band. My only qualm is the problematic
“Full Moon,” which has everything you need to make a corny funk salad,
meaning excitable vocals, unnecessary rapping, a scratch solo, and lines
like, “We gonna funk for you.” Nice bassline, though. 8/10 (Scott
C)
›› Nov 13, 2006
Moses Mayes is happy to announce that Toronto based Jazz Trumpeter
Brownman will be joining the band on stage in Montreal, Ottawa &
Toronto! This is a must see as Moses joins forces with one of Canada's
leading Jazz players
›› Nov 8, 2006
Moses Mayes' DJ RPG speaks with Chartattack Magazine about
the record and what they hope to accomplish with it.
Read it here>>
And don't forget!
Moses Mayes Winnipeg CD Release Party
Pyramid Cabaret - Saturday Nov 11, 2006
with the Hummers / tix $10 adv at Kustom Kulture, Into the
Music,
Music Traders or $12 at the door. 18+ Event
And...we have a nifty little video from our
2006 Jazz Winnipeg performance to celebrate our home turf CD
release party. Just head on over to YouTube to see it! Here's
the link:
›› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjuntmvaLb0
›› Oct 20, 2006
Our new
record is coming out on November 7 across Canada through fusion 3
and worldwide through a ton of digital download sites shortly after,
hopefully we'll have some more news on official releases in other
countries soon. The record is dope, its a venture into old and new
for us, the whole band is on this one and again, it sounds amazing
and we can't wait to share it with you all.
We have a cd launch tour, called the First Ring Tour, happening this
fall pretty much right across the country! The dates are on the left
and more dates are TBA so keep checking back. We'll have a full
blown site going up in the next coming weeks as well as samples of
the new music and all the goodies from the old website.
What's
that? You want to hear what the new album sounds like?
Ok, ok...we guess that is the most important part right! Check out
our
Myspace page or hit up our
New Music Canada Profile - we've posted two tracks from the
record. Enjoy!
