Mosé + The FMLY

Melbourne hip-hop soul crew Mosé + The FMLY, kicked off their ‘Copper Dollar National Tour’ last weekend in Brisbane, and will be hitting the stage at Revolver this Saturday night in Melbourne, before moving on to Sydney and Adelaide, over the next few weekends.

Mosé + The FMLY have enlisted an exciting cast of local support acts in each city, to help them deliver an energetic and unforgettable live experience. Giving them a hand this weekend in Melbourne is Back Back Forward Punch bringing their disco-electro party vibes from within their very own Garden of Kitsch.

WHAT: Mosé + The FMLY – Copper Dollar National Tour
WITH: Back Back Forward Punch & Marcus
WHERE: Revolver Upstairs - 229 Chapel Street, Prahran
WHEN: Saturday, May 10
RSVP: Facebook.com/events/1488996307987498

If you’re not residing in Melbourne-town, here are the other tour dates and venues info:

Saturday, May 17 - GoodGod Small Club, Sydney (supporting L-FRESH AKA The LION)
Saturday, May 24 – Rocket Rooftop, Adelaide (with supports TIL The Break,Headphone Piracy & Marcus) - Acid Stag

Melbourne hip-hop/soul outfit, Mosé + The FMLY, have been crunching their debut national tour, with the band performing a slew of shows throughout May.

The FMLY lead by Melbourne rapper Mosé, have put together an energetic live show, that has seen the group play sold-out shows, residencies and supports around Melbourne the best part of the last two years. The crew even took their soulful brand of hip-hop to the U.S. for a 2012-13 five-show tour playing shows in New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego.

The tour supports the release of the new single Copper Dollar and also gives the chance for the crew’s burgeoning audience to finally see them live in their city. Mosé + The FMLY also plan on releasing their debut studio EP, after the Copper Dollar tour.

Catch Mosé + The FMLY live this Saturday 24th May Adelaide Rocket Bar – $10 w/ Til The Break, Headphone Piracy & Marcus - allaussiehiphop

Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?
A lot of people say we sound like The Roots. I get that, hip hop band, makes sense. Others, say we sound like Rage Against The Machine and we can get fairly heavy, but we're too nice for that. We get pretty synthy too, so it's really a mixture of hip hop and maybe this new future soul business?

When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/single/etc?
So we're going on our first tour this month around Australia. Well really only four cities, but that warrants a tour right? We're heading to Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and our hometown Melbourne. I also released a single entitled Overdose to go with the tour, which is pretty cool. Check it out.

What part of making music excites you the most?
The feeling you get when you put pen to pad, and look up and a few hours have past and you've got this sweet track. Sometimes when you push for ideas too hard it doesn't work, but that natural process and hearing the end product is something special.

What part of making music discourages you?
Honestly, sometimes looking around at the community around you can make you ecstatic, or just break your spirit. Sometimes the hip hop community can make me cringe. The issues and complacency that comes with the genre and its commentary on the separation from other hip hop streams like the US or UK scene. Just make music or shut up.

Describe the best gig you have ever played.
Could be when we played at this sweet bar in San Diego, or one of our many shows at The Espy. San Diego was sweet, because no one knew what they were in for, and probably looked at us and clowned us. But we got on stage and were able to get the whole crowd live, great feeling. The Espy is just always loose, great vibe.

If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you?
I would love to say someone like Denzel Washington or Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold from Entourage), but let's be honest it'd either be Jerry Ferrara (Turtle) from Entourage or Victor Rasuk (Hispanic guy from How To Make It In America), or some Bollywood star.

If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be?
Prince, Nas or Outkast. Or Kanye West.

Why should everyone come and see your band?
At the end of the day, we're home-grown hip hop who try and do the music that we love justice. We put everything into our live show, and make it as hype as possible, and we love the crowds, and make sure you know it! - See more at: http://www.beat.com.au/music/60-seconds-mos-fmly#sthash.eRplFQyt.dpuf - Beat Magazine

Speech Therapy asks Mosé

How many members make up the FMLY and which roles do each of you partake?

Six people comprise the FMLY, myself (Mosé) taking the role of MC, Tash Fernando taking the role of Backing Vocals, DroopyRoof on the Guitar, Constant Voglis on the Bass, Loyal Tuariki on Drums and Matt Brewer on Keys.

Where do you find the majority of inspiration derives from when making music?

My inspiration comes from life and people and from my faith. When I make music I observe and report and create situations that intrigue the listener, leaving them wanting more of the scenario (and my rhymes).

If you guys could fight one band in the world dead or alive who would it be?

Simple Plan/Jonas Brothers, it'd be an easy win and a win for society.

In ten years where do you hope to see yourself?

Selling out Madison Square Garden! And inspiring people.
- Beat Magazine

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Droopy and Mosé are two artists hailing from Melbourne, Australia who recently dropped their collaborative micro-EP, "Palace", on their SoundCloud page. The EP features three tracks that blend Droopy's epic instrumentals with Mosé's smooth flows. The full album can be downloaded for free via the SoundCloud link below. Don't sleep on this. The EP is incredibly dope. - The Essence of Rap

Droopy and Mosé are two artists hailing from Melbourne, Australia who recently dropped their collaborative micro-EP, "Palace", on their SoundCloud page. The EP features three tracks that blend Droopy's epic instrumentals with Mosé's smooth flows. The full album can be downloaded for free via the SoundCloud link below. Don't sleep on this. The EP is incredibly dope. - The Essence of Rap

Droopy & Mosé are just two young musicians from out of Melbourne, Australia and recently dropped a 3 track micro EP titled “Palace”. With very playful production, each song showcases the two fellas ability to make internationally friendly music for the masses. Check it out today. - Get Your Buzz Up

Here’s a special three-track micro EP entitled ‘Palace’ which is a special collaborative effort by Droopy & Mosé and features a succinct sound, put together in a short time.

These artists are two young cats from Melbourne, Australia, who love making hip-hop music and performing in front of large crowds.

Droopy & Mose could very well be the next great music crew coming out of Australia so I would put these guys on your radar.

The EP is about ten minutes long and everyone has ten minutes to kill so check out their Palace below. - Hip Hop Amore

Here’s a special three-track micro EP entitled ‘Palace’ which is a special collaborative effort by Droopy & Mosé and features a succinct sound, put together in a short time.

These artists are two young cats from Melbourne, Australia, who love making hip-hop music and performing in front of large crowds.

Droopy & Mose could very well be the next great music crew coming out of Australia so I would put these guys on your radar.

The EP is about ten minutes long and everyone has ten minutes to kill so check out their Palace below. - Hip Hop Amore

So, tell me a little bit about yourself.

G’day mate. My name’s Mosé. I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I am currently a musical artist, but some people call me a hip hop emcee. I produce a few beats on the side, wear fresh clothes, and…you know, I love a drink with the mates!

Where did the name ‘Mosé’ come from?

Mosé, Mosé. Well, it’s an interesting situation here. My last name is actually Mohan. For a long time now, I really feel like, lyrically, I need to have a say. More say. Get the word out, and try to get my gospel out. So I decided to put them both together, add a bit of flavour, and I got Mosé.

*Mosé comments on the name ‘Prophet Jay’: “Prophet Jay. I like that. I’m kinda feeling that. Prophet Jay…”*

Alright, cool. What are you trying to do with your music.

Man, I’m just trying to reach the people who really need to be reached – the people who really need a good dose of good vibes, and basically some really good music, along with a really sweet message that gets people up. I want people to be inspired by my music. I want people to walk away with goosebumps, like after I’ve finished listening to Empire State of Mind, Bittersweet Symphony, or Imagine by John Lennon. Or any Nas track.

*laughs* *Have you heard the BET cyphers? The beats are crazy. Have you heard the beats? ‘Cos Primo spins on them, yeah. The beats are craaazy.*

You were affiliated with the now defunct Rhythm Project. How was that?

RP was good, man. I mean, it seriously gave me a lot of insight, and a lot of opportunity. You know, I enjoyed performing with them, I enjoyed doing my thing. I got a lot of exposure, but exposure to a lot of things. Sad to see RP break up after such a long time, as well.

Early last year, you released your debut EP, ‘In The Name Of…’. Can you tell us a little bit about how that went down?

Yeah, I put that EP together in about 2 weeks. Written and recorded for about 2 weeks. It had been building up for a couple of months though. I built up to those two weeks for a couple of months. Yeah, it was good. Pressed and released. I didn’t expect to see as much success as I got. I was just selling it independently at my gigs, and it was crazy to see the support that I got, and the amount of copies sold. I didn’t expect to see the success from the relatively small project.

So there’s been talk of an upcoming album release. Can you give us any insight into where that’s at?

Well, we’re not in the baby-stages yet. We’re still writing the record, still recording a lot of tracks. We’re just trying to make some music that people. Music that people can bump on a regular basis. It’ll probably be finished by next March/April.

Cool, cool. What can we expect from the record, in terms of production and any guest artists?

Umm. Hmm. In terms of production, you’ll be seeing a lot of production from myself and my man, DroopyRoof. He’s dope. He’s real dope. Also have a few beats from a producer called P.R. from Sydney. In terms of guest artists, they will come in the form of EN-V, also out out of the Western Suburbs of Melbourne, Soloi Kalepo and Tammy Ari.

Sounds good. A lot of up and comers, then.

For sure, for sure. That’s what we’re trying to do. Trying to get people who have helped me out, and I’m just trying to show my respect and my appreciation.

You work closely with DroopyRoof. How did that relationship begin?

I met Droopy back in high-school. You know, and we sort of just hit it off. We both loved music, we both loved the grassroots level of making music. I think we had a real cool vibe around us, a real cool energy supporting us. So I was like, ‘Yo, we should do something with this.’ So, uh, I guess the rest is history.



Sweet as. Can you tell us who you cite as your major influences?

Major influences. *exhale*. Musically, I’d say that there’s a whole lot of cats. Nas, for sure. He is probably one of my major influences. Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, and even the Beatles. People like Israel Houghton, Kirk Franklin – everyone from Mozart to MGMT.

Fairly broad in your influences. A lot of rappers these days all sound the same. What are your thoughts on the hip hop game today?

Too many people try to change something that is so simple, and so humble and grounded. Overexaggerating, and over-elaborating something that needs to just get back to its roots and just have a good time with it and just vibe. I mean, back in the day we never saw any such beef or - I mean, we still have some of the underlying issues such as racism and the portrayal women, but in the end of the day we have to make music that upholds and uplifts our fellow brothers and sisters.

Hip hop started out as party music. Today, a lot of the most successful ‘hip hop’ can still be considered party music. Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida. Yet people say that hip hop is dead. Is it really that different, or has it merely evolved?

Ooh. That’s a very good question. Well, - Robust

Featuring more than 40 acts over a huge fortnight of live music, you'd be forgiven for assuming the schedule for our Live Lodge pop-up venue at The Workers Club was already bursting at the seams. Think again. Somehow we've managed to find a little space and squeeze in even more great live music acts, announcing today the line-ups four weekend matinee shows.

All shows starting at 1:30pm with tickets available on the door.

Sunday, September 28: The Baudelaires
w/ Willow Darling, Aimee Volkofsky & The Molotovs
$5

Saturday, October 4: Mosé + The FMLY
w/ JUVE, Neon Queen
$5

Sunday, October 5: Don Fernando
w/ Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene, Low Fly Incline
$8

Sunday, October 12: The Underhanded
w/ River Of Snakes, Elbrus
$8 - Rolling Stone Australia

We could almost smell each other’s passion for music before we started talking about it.

I’ll back up before we start talking about each others scents.

Mosé and I met at our 9-5 a little over 2 weeks ago.

I quickly found out he was in a hip hop band and he knew me from my involvement with the ‘Travelling Rock Circus’ a couple years back. I won’t lie, I was a little skeptical when he said he was in a hip hop band, but as soon he listed off a few of his influences (Nas, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest) I was curious.

Nek minute, I find myself lost, late for the show, driving from @voodooink in a friends car, in the pouring rain on a Saturday night, trying to get to the @theevelynhotel. (Thanks Tom you wanker! Also check out Tom’s stuff, it’s sick at @tomroytattoos)

They had already started when I came in, soaking wet, and still getting over the heart attack I had when I couldn’t find the windscreen wipers in @majesticd123 ‘s car. Little did I know I had walked into a fucking dream. I never thought I would see a hip hop act (let alone band) of this lineup up play at local spot @theevelyn. They ran through Funky and Busty originals, a Pharrell medley, and all I could think about was how I wanted to have a house party and I wanted them to play it.

Dumbly enough though, I spent most of the time in awe with my mouth open or dancing on the dance floor that I did capture enough (and could not get enough) to write this little piece.
I told Mosé I was going to come the following week and his spot on our blog had to wait, before driving like a grandma back home, remembering windshield wipers were on the left hand side.

By the following Saturday I was almost regretting my promise to return as I lay in the back of my friend Anna’s car in absolute agony on our way to the @the_espy . Unable to move my legs due to the sport I had played earlier in 38 degree heat and hungover from the bottle of Captain Morgan I had polished off the night before. Once again Mosé + The FMLY turned my night around. I had walked in a cripple and left drunk, happy, and cured. Some would say I was healed by Funk and Hip Hop

To give you an idea the makeup of Mosé + The FMLY, here is their lineup:

Mosé: Vocals + Rhymes

Ta$h Fernando: Vocals

Drums: Loyal Tuariki

Bass: Constant Voglis

Keys: Christopher Lisati

Guitars: Droopy

‘Lisati’ and ‘Droopy’ constantly swapped between their guitars and the 3 or 4 keyboards they had set up, creating a versatility few others have live, with Droopy’s background as a Producer highly evident. ‘Constant’ and ‘Loyal Tuariki’ were the beat and bass machines behind the music, and my god live drums make a difference at a hip hop gig, simple as that. ‘Fernando’s’ vocal range added this beautiful layer of soul underneath ‘Mosé’s’ impeccable flow and hype-guy antics! Then, just when you think you’ve seen it all, ‘Lisati’ bursts out a solo with just his keys and his voice, a magnificent wailing intro.

I was then completely won over by a final tribute medley for the one and only Biggie.

I’ll just go on the record one more time to say you haven’t seen this kind of thing locally, and you should go see them while they’re still playing at this level.

Cheers guys! - Monkee Lounge

Mose + The FMLY: ‘88 (Indie)
- Sleek rapping and techy but lush production from six-piece collective Mose, out of Melbourne. (Hayley Elliott-Maclure) - 4ZZZ

2014 saw countless successes for Melbourne hip hop artists Mosé + the FMLY. The group comprised of a six piece band fronted by rapper Mosé released two singles which not only attracted the attention of Triple J, but saw their tracks blasted across local airwaves amongst other good things.

In preparation for the group’s forthcoming EP, Mosé + the FMLY have just released a new track titled ‘Lotus Flower.’ The track embodies everything these guys are about; old school cool clashing head on with fresh, futuristic creativity and an unalterable state of chill.

And as if focusing on their own thing wasn’t enough, Mosé + the FMLY is also currently a part of the hip hop collective known as 90s RD alongside other local Melbourne acts including current ACCLAIM fave Baro.

‘Lotus Flower’ gives us a little glimpse in to what’s to come from the group that have already started 2015 off on the right foot. Listen below. - Acclaim Magazine

Hailing from Australia’s adorned cultural hub, Melbournites, Mosé + The FMLY have recently dropped their long awaited future soul journey in the form of EP, Slow Drip. Featuring the acclaimed single, Roads it’s safe to say the honey-dipped hip hop and intergalactic synths fly side by side gracefully in Slow Drip, leaving no room whatsoever for unoriginality or mediocrity.

Slow Drip is an exploration of soul and hip-hop lyrics. With Mosé’s delicious flow, candy-sweet soundscapes and some impressive cameos, the EP can’t miss.

The band themselves couldn’t wait to drop their masterpiece and were eager to take us through the tracks in this exclusive commentary. Read and learn.

Roads
The track is a really good representation of us as a band. Its origin is in a produced beat but is 100 times better when we play live.

I C U (Passing By)
I C U is the second oldest song on the EP. It features our original drummer, Loyal Tuariki. Has some nice textures and really builds into a driving force. Lush harmonies in the hook by EMRSN.

Movie Tickets
Movie Tickets is a groove based song that blends future hip hop with an old school feel. An ode to our collective love of A Tribe Called Quest.

Chains
This tune started with the verse riff. Wanted it have a salsa/latin vibe, but after a jam it opened up into the dreamy chorus and became the heavier number we have today. Jace XL from Hiatus Kaiyote killed the hook as well.

Chill
Another older track put together around that soulful, sublime guitar line. We weren’t going to include this on the EP, but we kept playing it live and it’s too infectious not to keep.

Guns Birds
Droopy came correct with the modulating synth on this one. This track is another dreamy one with a sweet bassline and some incredible raps from the maestros N’fa and Cazeaux O.S.L.O. - Hhhhappy

If RAWDIVERCITY was Odd Future, Mose + The FMLY would be The Internet. This album is tight. SLOW DRIP is not an apt title. For your regular local-rap-head the first 30s of this tape alone would probably be too much to handle. There’s nothing even close to this setup currently in the Australian hip-hop sphere.

The moment anyone gets into band-rap territory, they risk turning into a complacent funk/soul backing-group. Mose and his family are already dope in my books just for avoiding this pitfall + putting their own spin on things.

The first thing that comes to mind when listening to SLOW DRIP is: all the hard work that must’ve gone into its construction. Let’s just ignore the hours spent trying to domesticate, record & mix this exploding soul-tornado of a band for a second and focus on the songs. Tracks like “ICU” & “GUNS BIRDS“ may feel like loose jams at times, but they are actually very-deliberately structured to keep listeners engaged.

The tape peaks with rap-cuts like “Chains” where the FMLY’s backing really pushes nostalgia forward. At moments like these, Mose + The FMLY truly encapsulate that post-gospel sound… the one championed by dudes like Blood Orange & Flying Lotus until dudes like Kanye West, Chance the Rapper & Anderson Paak did it bigger and arguably better.

These guys also address a tonne of other influences/genres throughout the tape. You’ve got ode’s to N*E*R*D, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai and surely, the soundtrack to most Will Smith movies all in here. I love the fact that listening to some of these songs makes me feel like I’m 8 years old again, getting turnt to Video Hits on a Sunday morning.

Mose + The FMLY have limitless potential. “SLOW DRIP” isn’t a tape that will make them a household name but it’s an essential step forward and definitely worth listening to nonetheless.

I’m just some dude, but I’d love to see the drummer experiment when it comes to recording. Like record his track, then replace each hit with thick-ass samples or something. The live-feel is dope on this whole tape, but rap people are stubborn when it comes to drums… or production in general.

Music-fans of today value production-quality over songwriting & talent. When you play a normal person anything slightly lo-fi they don’t even hear it as music. They tune-out immediately and say “this is weird”.

We shouldn’t falsely deny the beauty of pristine, stadium-ready mastering… but there’s still something very disturbing about the fact that “technical know-how” and budget largely dictate your value as a musician in 2016.

In closing, SLOW DRIP is dope.

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