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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
Ike Moriz's 3rd studio album to be released, 2008.
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Cover photograph by Michael Cleary, Cape Town, SA.
Design by Lars Pestrup, lape@mosquito-records.com.(c)(p)Ike Moriz 2007
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
IKE MORIZ: ALL AROUND THE WORLD
(pre-release date / internet only: Nov'07; full release: 11.9.08 )
1st Single (Aug/Sept'2008): "ALL AROUND THE WORLD" (track 7)
2nd Single (Sept/Oct'2008): "KILLING GAMES" (track 3)
3rd Single (Nov/Dec'2008): "STARRY NIGHT" (track 6)
- feat. TV celebrity Elana Afrika -
International SA Indie Pop star and actor IKE MORIZ (Cosmopolitan hot talent) has returned from London where he recorded parts of his 3rd studio album entitled “ALL AROUND THE WORLD”. The hot new 12 track CD includes a remix of Ike’s hit ‘STILL’ produced by hip London producer Max Bravo in collaboration with George Michael’s producer Steve Kent. ‘The Darkness’ session guitarist Jim Barnes has written the opening song for this album.
The 1st single to hit the airwaves in 2008 will be the powerful & rebellious freedom anthem "All Around the World". Ike’s songs will also appear in the hot new international TV series ‘Cooked’.
Further single releases are planned for late 2008: Firstly the bowie-esque "Killing Games" & at the end of the year, the beautifully elegant, 'Xmassy' love-ballad-duet "STARRY NIGHT". It features the gifted 5FM DJ & top SA TV celebrity ELANA AFRIKA. Further singles are: the cheeky, Reggae-like "I'll be your man" and the spacey 'Pink-Floydian' "All Your Heroes Are Dead". Other songs include the deeply dramatic, philosophical & angst driven "Whereof one cannot speak"; the tragic Buddhism inspired love poem "Always You (Samsara)"; the romantic and edgy "Watching the Sun"; the optimistic 'feel-good' "Anything You Want" as well as the dark & beautifully deranged “Bite The Dog”.
Ike Moriz explores a wide range of different emotions and stylistic elements while staying true to his original energetic brand of colourful, melodic, catchy & enigmatic British Pop/Rock reflecting the life of an inspired modern artist living at the southernmost point of Africa.
Tracklist:
(1) WHEREOF ONE CANNOT SPEAK*
(2) ALL YOUR HEROES ARE DEAD
(3) KILLING GAMES
(4) ALWAYS YOU (SAMSARA)
(5) ANYTHING YOU WANT
(6) STARRY NIGHT feat. Elana Afrika
(7) ALL AROUND THE WORLD
(8) BITE THE DOG
(9) I'LL BE YOUR MAN
(10) PEACE DREAM
(11) WATCHING THE SUN
bonus track:
(12) STILL (BRAVO MIX 2007)**
Ike has recently moved back from the UK where he has received wide acclaim for his 2 albums ‘Mirrors & Shade’ & ‘Play Me’. His original songs were played in 17 countries worldwide and Ike has appeared in many major feature films like ‘Alfie’, ‘Shanghai Knights’ and ‘Love Actually’ as well as UK TV series ‘Eastenders’, ‘Family Affairs’ and ‘The Bill’ et al. Ike is sponsored by Trigger Clothing, Billionaire and Cape City Volkswagen.
Rock legend David Bowie himself voted Ike’s songs as top song of the month on his web site! ‘South Africa’s own indie pop idol’ (The Citizen, Cape Argus) studied music and acting in South Africa, Germany and Holland after a jet-setting childhood. The singer, actor, producer and songwriter spent 5 years in London, fronting rock bands, performing in musicals and running his own independent label Mosquito Records London, before returning to his favorite country SA at the end of 2005. PLAY ME has taken radio charts by storm while his music videos have rocked DSTV channel MK89 with FHM super models Lisa-Marie Schneider and Lilian Ndlovu in the lead.
In the US, Ike was described as “Bowie without the glam meets Oasis without the self-importance teamed with UK chart alternative without the boredom”. For further information visit www.ikemoriz.com.
(c)2008 Ike Moriz. Mosquito Records London;
All songs written & produced by Ike Moriz,
except track(1)* written by Jim Barnes.
Distribution: Select Music Distribution in SA
Publishing: Ike Moriz (Mosquito Records London)
Sub – Publishing: Sheer Publishing in SA
For further information and/or interviews with Ike Moriz, please contact
Louise Crouse / suukiemusic@gmail.com /
021 447 9877 / 076 705 1642
or mail@mosquito-records.com
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OFFICIAL
PRESS RELEASE
Album to be released 2005-11-07
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Cover
photograph by Michael Cleary, Cape Town, SA.
Design by Lars Pestrup, lape@mosquito-records.com.(c)(p)Ike Moriz 2005
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
IKE MORIZ: PLAY ME
This 8 track rock album was recorded in London right after Ike Moriz`s return from the ‘Mirrors and Shade tour’ in April 2005. This is Ike’s second independent studio album on his label Mosquito Records London and like on his previous UK releases, all songs were written, produced and released by the artist himself.
PLAY ME is packed with a new drive and energy that
springs from Ike’s exposure to many different
countries, life on the road and, most importantly,
moving back to South Africa after years in London.
Songs like the rhythmic and dramatic ‘I feel
Real’ and the heavy yet laid back ‘Light
is Dark’ and ‘Evacuate Me’ reflects
the artist’s intense need for change.
The fiery opening song ‘Hey, hey-hey, hey’
pulls the listener right into the world of Ike Moriz.
It is followed by the extremely hooky title track
‘Play Me’. Bearing in mind that all songs
are also released digitally (itunes etc.), Ike has
chosen to treat most of the tracks as if they were
Single releases: they are equally strong, impressive
and emotive. However, the title track will be the
first single to hit the shelves in South Africa in
October/November this year. An exciting video of this
track was shot in Cape Town this month involving top
SA director Johan Nel of ‘Fokofpolisiekar’
fame and SA top model Lisa-Marie Schneider.
Expect no less than excellent, unique, brand new proudly
South African music with a very international sound.
Ike Moriz has gained international acclaim since starting
to work as a solo artist with George Michael’s
and Marc Almond’s producer S. Kent in London
in 2002/2003. However, he has been writing and producing
his own material for much longer than that, starting
in 1995 shortly before studying music in SA, Germany
and Holland. He has been described as “Bowie
without the glam meets Oasis without the self-importance
teamed with UK chart “alternative” without
the boredom.” His songs have been aired on the
radio + TV in 17 countries, and he has just finished
the “Mirrors and Shade tour 2004/05” promoting
his debut album in the UK, Holland, Germany and South
Africa. The previous singles have reached high radio
chart positions in the UK, Holland and SA, and he
has gained more and more support from an international
fan base over the past 3 years.
Ike has also enjoyed working on movie sets, doing
small parts in international movies eg. Look out for
him as a barman in ‘Alfie’, a pianist
in ‘Bridget Jones 2’ and a reporter and
friend of the bride in ‘Love actually’.
Ike Moriz has returned to the road, bringing "PLAY
ME TOUR" to an audience in South Africa. By using
the words "PLAY ME" for both his new album,
single and tour, Ike is taking a cynical look at the
egotistical, money & fame driven pop culture of
this century. You can keep up to date at www.ikemoriz.com
Tracklist:
1. Hey, hey-hey, hey
2. Play me ( first radio single )
3. I feel real
4. Every time the sun
5. Light is dark
6. Evacuate me
7. Dull blue eyes
8. The sad songs
Distribution: Select Music Distribution
Publishing: Ike Moriz (Mosquito Records London)
Sub – Publishing: Sheer Publishing in SA
For further information and/or interviews with Ike
Moriz, please contact Liny Kruger at Rhythm Promo:
021 556 1726 / 082 464 1926 / liny@mweb.co.za
…And they shall play him again and again and
again ...!
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Official
Press Release - 2005
Written by E. Taylor |
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Cover
photograph by Michael Cleary, Cape Town, SA.
Design by Lars Pestrup, Hamburg, GE.(c)(p)Ike
Moriz 2005 |
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Play me & Light is Dark (double A-side CD Single + video of "Mirrors and Shade").
What a romantic & persuasive enigma.
Releasing the title track of his upcoming 2nd album as the
latest single is a bit like eating the main course before the starter,
but hey, rock stars are supposed to be controversial, and you’ll get a
remix & the video clip of his amazing debut album title track for
extra helpings! |
Ike Moriz's stunning and vital new (double A-side) single will be released independently on Ike's Mosquito Records London in October 2005. It is the vivid & powerful self expression of a young South African artist, driven both by great optimism and intense new millennia angst, combining the British cool with his SA routes. Reflecting life away from SA among 11 million people in London throughout his work:
"I wanted to create something powerful with lots of texture & intensity. Stripping all my ideas down to their core, something strong emerged, that couldn't be stopped in the process and had a paradox life of its own. I could feel how it prevailed against the empty materialism & plastic music of our time! In many senses I see this CD and the upcoming album as a new dawn and a return to the routes; quite literally so, as I will introduce it back home in SA for the 1st time in person as well and I am looking forward to that enormously!"
In this regard, the brand new songs are full of life and death, love and hate, light and darkness. They seem to mirror the artist's deeply emotional world of contrast. Listening to his songs, it almost feels as if Moriz and the listener are melting as one: He leads us into his world reflecting our own. What a joyride! What a tour!
Ike Moriz has gained international acclaim since starting to work as a solo artist with George Michael's and Marc Almond's producer S. Kent in 2002/2003. However, he has been writing and producing his own material for much longer than that, starting in 1995 shortly before studying music in SA, Germany and Holland. He has been described as "Bowie without the glam meets Oasis without the self-importance teamed with UK chart 'alternative' without the boredom." His songs have been aired on the radio + TV in 17 countries, and he has just finished the ?Mirrors and Shade tour 2004/05? promoting his debut album in the UK, Holland, Germany and South Africa. The previous singles have reached high radio chart positions in the UK, Holland and SA, and he has gained more and more support from an international fan base over the past 2.5 years.
Starting in July 2005, Moriz will return to the road,
bringing "PLAY ME TOUR" to an audience in many countries over six months.
By using the words "PLAY ME" for both his new album, single and tour, Ike
is taking a cynical look at the egotistical, money & fame driven pop
culture of this century. You can keep up to date at www.ikemoriz.com!
"And they shall play him again and again and again ...!"
First
studio album
to
be released May 03rd
2004
Cover
photograph by Lars Pestrup; Greenwich, London. (c)(p)Ike
Moriz 2004
OFFICIAL
PRESS RELEASE 20th February 2004
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His songs have already
been played on the radio and TV in 17 countries
world-wide.
They were voted “Song
of the Week” at davidbowie.com twice
(Still
/ You Could).
Now they have found their place on his UK debut album:
IKE
MORIZ - MIRRORS AND SHADE.
The
11 track album was recorded over the past few months in
London
with the highly acclaimed band, that has played the London circuit
with
Ike in the
past; including long-time MORIZ musicians guitarist Jim
Barnes,
drummer Alan van Kleef and vocalist Rike Duser.
The
spirited and addictive title song Mirrors and Shade (UK No1, NL No.2),
like concentrated 'Moriz elixir' filled with urgency and passion, leaves one
wanting more. Right from track one, it is apparent, that this is highly
original &
skilful self-expression and not another hollow &
senseless attempt to gain
fame & fortune a la 'Pop Idol'.
We
uncover a great diversity of musical face: from the atmospheric and
enigmatic Still, the intense Another Day and the accoustic, dark
and theatrical Flame
Blue to the heavy and grave indie anthem
Visionary
and the
romantic Britpop tribute Drowning (in London
Town).
Of course,
we also find the radio hits Fall into the sun (SA no1)
and
"You could (thrill me, kiss me, kill me,...)" (NL no5)!
Based
in London since 1999, Ike is of South African / German descent. His
new
style has emerged from his diverse musical experiences, fronting
bands in
London, Cape Town, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
The
full track listing is as follows:
(1)
Another Day
(2)
Mirrors and Shade - radio mix
(3)
Fall into the sun
(4)
Flame Blue
(5)
You Could (thrill me, kiss me, kill me, ...) - radio mix
(6)
Still
(7)
Visionary - radio mix
(8)
Drowning (in London town) - radio mix
(9)
Our Gold
(10)
Fake Fatale
(11)
Another Day - reprise
For interviews, live sessions & press shots contact Ike
(mail@mosquito-records.com).
Further
information on Ike and
his work - including reviews, videos,
photos and lyrics - can be found at
www.ikemoriz.com
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