Beautifully crafted shiny shimmering Indie Pop/Rock anthems from South Africa's vocal sensation Ike Moriz

16 MP3 Songs in this album (57:19) !
Related styles: Pop: with Live-band Production, Rock: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Solo Male Artist

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Details:
Mosquito Records London proudly presents Ike Morizâs 12th studio album entitled âBREATHING DREAMSâ (original, melodic Rock/Pop).

Since his last original Rock album release hit in 2007/2008 (All Around The World) Moriz has recorded & published eight Swing/Jazz albums, he filmed several music videos, and he toured South Africa & Northern Europe playing over 300 concerts. During this incredible 4 year-journey Ike composed, produced & recorded 16 beautifully crafted, unique, brand-new Rock/Pop songs (incl. 3 cover songs by The Talking Heads, Iggy Pop & Jeff Barry).

In the process Ike reunited with his incredibly versatile band of top South African session musicians at the infamous Paris studios in Cape Town. This powerful collection of poetic musical gemstones reflects the spiritual awakening & life journey of a highly aware, experienced, multi-faceted artist of the 21st century at the top of his game.

Moriz is breathing life into his dreams & ideas through his songs starting our journey of exploring this album with the epic, mythical opening song âAtlantisâ which offers a glimpse into Morizâs optimistic & realistic view of the human condition through the ages. It is followed by the upbeat, warm & feel-good title track âBreathing Dreamsâ and the folky pop ballad âApolloâ inspired by the ancient divine archetype. The next song is a classic carpe diem pop/rock anthem called âStillâ which is an energetic re-recording of his highly acclaimed hit song which first appeared on his debut album âMirrors and Shadeâ in 2003 (voted song of the month by Rock legend David Bowie).

Moriz then changes the setting with the spiritual Bob Marley-esque reggae tale of â(The journey of the) White Baboonsâ which comes as a pleasant surprise & also ends with one (listen out for it!). Our journey continues through Ikeâs tongue-in-cheek version of Iggy Popâs lesser known Punk Rock escapade âWhateverâ which acts as a spicy palate cleanser enabling us to fully absorb & appreciate the radio-friendly, catchy & infectious love song âNot About Youâ followed by Morizâs shiny & minimalist version of The Talking Headsâ classic âHeavenâ.

âAnother Me & Youâ is probably the darkest, heaviest & most grungy song of the album beautifully showing the dark side of falling in love. It leads smoothly into the angry & powerful rock song âHold My Breathâ which ironically contains the longest held note of the album and with a length of just over 21 seconds (on the word âbreath-ohuhohâ) one second longer than the believed longest held note in a song in UK chart history by Harket in âA-haâs 2000 song âSummer Moved Onâ.

The soft & dramatic alternative indie pop ballad âDemianâ inspired by Hermann Hesseâs famous book of the same title leads us into the light-hearted Beatles-like love song âIn Every Placeâ before Moriz changes the pace with the eerie disillusioned vision of âRight Thenâ. âPeace Dreamâ is a collaboration with the South African vocals ensemble âBrothers With Voicesâ from the Hout Bay township who Ike has been mentoring & sponsoring since 2007. It contains both English and âXhosaâ lyrics. The album ends with a very bare and raw version of Jeff Barryâs âI Believe It Can Be Doneâ which has never before been released on CD as it only appeared as a song sung by actor Ray Sharkey in a long forgotten 80âs movie called âThe Idol makerâ. Last but not least, song number 16, the bonus track is a re-recording of Ikeâs debut album song âYou Couldâ: A very catchy and enigmatic rock/pop love ballad.

Tracklist:
(1) ATLANTIS
(2) BREATHING DREAMS
(3) APOLLO
(4) STILL
(5) (THE JOURNEY OF THE) WHITE BABOONS
(6) WHATEVER*
(7) NOT ABOUT YOU
(8) HEAVEN**
(9) ANOTHER ME AND YOU
(10) HOLD MY BREATH
(11) DEMIAN
(12) IN EVERY PLACE
(13) RIGHT THEN
(14) PEACE DREAM (UPHUPA NGOXOLO) feat. Brothers With Voices
(15) I BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE***
bonus track:
(16) YOU COULD (2011)

(c)2011 Ike Moriz. Mosquito Records London; â¨All songs written & produced by Ike Moriz, except track(6)* written by Iggy Pop, track(8)** written by David Byrne & Jerry Harrison and track(15)*** written by Jeff Barry.

cover design: www.lape-art.de (Lars Pestrup) 08/2011
cover photograph: Stefan Herrmann 08/2011

Distribution: Select Music Distribution in SA
Publishing: Ike Moriz (Mosquito Records London)
Sub â Publishing: Sheer Publishing in SA

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