“Mocky dwells in his own musical universe, swathed in an air of mystery, and his unique vibe has charmed many a critic, fellow musician, and discerning fan. His is a land of soul minimalism, his sparse, leisurely compositions drawing upon funk, Afro-beat, free jazz, classical, and whatever else might curry his flitting (but not fleeting) fancy. While dealing mostly in instrumentals, when Mocky injects words into the mix, he does so with a Nick Drake-esque feather touch, in both his vocals and his lyrics. (…) Saskamodie, released by Crammed Discs in 2009, proved to be somewhat of a breakthrough record for Mocky, earning universally positive reviews, including raves from Pitchfork and the BBC.”
(All Music Guide)

“If Saskamodie was a film, it would undoubtedly be The Science of Sleep by Michel Gondry.  Please take that as a wholehearted endorsement”
(BBC)

“An exceptionally musical album – there’s no other word for it – that could fail to seduce only the hardest of hearing, or the hardest of hearts”
(Pitchfork, 8.0 review)

“An amazing record…a big hit for me”
(Gilles Peterson)

“A revelatory gem of post-war sensibility…an evocative unit”
(Plan B)

Over the holiday season Gonzales and Mocky went into the studio and cooked up a duo version of a little gem from the album Saskamodie: “Guiding Light” - sounds like a theme to a great TV show, now we just need the TV show! And on the virtual flip side of this free single you can find Gonzales’ captivating original solo piano recording of this tune. Get your free download HERE !

Get your skis and skates we are going to the Winter Olympics! And don´t forget your drumsticks! Mocky and Feist are cooking up a special show to make Canada proud at 2 concerts at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics! With special guests (from members of The Hidden Cameras to The Great Lake Swimmers and more!) plus a choir with percussion capes?! … and of course Mocky on drums … just another day at the office?

“Mocky has a reputation for surprising people with his music”, ran the first line of the biography for “Saskamodie”, Mocky’s sublime debut album for Crammed Discs … and sure enough, the man is at it again: this time with one of the world’s greatest living rappers – GZA, no less, from the mighty Wu-Tang Clan – in tow.
By way of making the heaven-sent jazz-pop melodies of ‘Bird Of A Feather’ even more infectious, Mocky calls upon Mr “Liquid Swords” to add a signature burst of gruff street philosophy  which, while keeping to the song’s ornithological theme – “They say the early bird gets the worm/ ‘cos it never has to fight for the crumbs and then take flight and turn” – turns it into a loose, rolling rap jam that marks a slight return to Mocky’s musical past, as well as placing GZA in a new and comparatively upbeat (dare we say ‘chirpy’?) musical context …
The digital single package comes with two further mixes of the same track: a slightly shorter radio edit, and the ‘Rollerskating Jam’, which finds Mocky in J. Dilla/Madlib mode, looping and chopping the original into a low-slung, tweaked-out groove for the head-nodding b-boy in us all.

Click HERE to download “Saskamodie” directly from our label Crammed Discs.