With this debut EP, Mo Wrights delivers a jazz-focused and narrative-driven record navigating the inner dialogue of a creative struggle of inferiority, abstraction and commitment. The story finds him enlisting some friends along the way to advance from one act to the other.With the title track - ‘things2proof’ - Mo tries to combine his myriad of influences in a 6-minute record that weaves together elements of jazz, broken beat, acid jazz, fusion, hip-hop and hints of rock. The coherence comes from his poignant narrative, which resembles a four-act structure, telling the story of alienation and his internal experience of inferiority, creative frustration, and his eventual recognition of a solution, concluding by finally permitting himself to simply ‘be’.The b-side ‘proof of concept’ follows the title track and Mo embraces a more laid-back approach, sitting sonically closer to his beloved broken beat sound. Amsterdam-based pianist Misto Kay delivers a long soul-felt piano solo that carries the track into untold dimensions of groove.As a co-founder of the Amsterdam-based music platform Steppin’ Into Tomorrow, whose ethos is anchored in the principle of collaboration and unification of the Dutch scene is a deeply felt sentiment throughout Mo’s EP. He enlists a slew of emergent local legends, such as QUANZA, Jamie Peet, Han Litz, kotokid and Misto Kay to embellish and remix his creation. Similarly, the remixes emulate this ethos, featuring Kofi The Unknown, LYMA, Misto Kay and Jazz 'nDance. - written by JackSBEarly support from: Marco Weibel, Suze Ijo, KAMMA & MASALO, Lucas Benjamin, Ask Me Later, Daz-I-Kue, Robert Luis, Beraber. credits released March 15, 2024Written, produced and arranged by Mo WrightsMixed by Axewood Custom MusicAdditional production by Axewood Custom Music, Misto KayDrums recorded by Vincent Helbers at Flowriders StudioMastered by JohanzPressed by DeepgroovesCover photo by James GallagherCover Design by Mo WrightsPersonnelGuitar - QUANZA (1), Thierry Bakker (1), Danilo Mormandi (6)Flute - Han Litz (1)Bass - kotokid (1), Rafael Martinez Alders (6)Drums - Jamie Peet (1)Electric Piano, Synth - Misto Kay (4, 5)Electric Piano, Synth, Percussion - Mo Wrights (1, 4)Saxophone - Miguel Valente (5), Jaime Pineda Soler (6), Juan Martinez Schrijver (6)Drum programming - Mo Wrights (1, 4), 7, Kofi the Unknown (2), LYMA (3) Misto Kay (5), Quincy Speelman (6)Special thanks to: Lucas Benjamin, Tymon Bijlhout, Stijn van Wijk, Marivs, SIEM, Miguel Valente, James Gallagher, Michelle Jordaan, the Steppin’ Crew, Quincy Speelman & Jamila Meischke.
