Mocean Worker Returns With 'Enter The Mowo!'

“...Fantastic..." - The Philadelphia Inquirer

“There's a growing body of work combining jazz and electronica, and the best record the fledgling genre had produced, until now, was probably St. Germain's 'Tourist.' Adam Dorn, aka Mocean Worker, has bested St. Germain with his new album, Enter the Mowo!" - Salon.com “The triumph of MoWo! is Dorn's ability to make his funky dance tracks sound as warm, live, and inviting as the classics from which he draws inspiration." - Earplug.com

New York, NY -- Mocean Worker, aka Adam Dorn, has just released, Enter The MoWo!,, his fourth and finest album to date. And it's busting at the seams with old school breaks, tenor saxophone vamps, funky soul jams, heavy flute grooves, enchanted cinematic soundscapes and earthy electronic jazz. “This is my favorite of the four Mocean Worker records to date because it's totally inspired by what I grew up listening to," states Dorn. “As much as I like my other albums, Enter The MoWo! is a clearer snapshot of what I want to do as a composer and artist."

With special guests including David “Fathead" Newman, Bill Frisell, Sex Mob's Steven Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes, Houston Person, Shivaree's Ambrosia Parslee, Jane Monheit, Hal Willner and Les McCann, Mocean Worker enlists support from a roster of artists and musicians who define their respective genres. He steers clear of pure dance music styles featured on his previous albums, and embraces his roots this time around. Having grown up around legendary jazz & R&B artists as the son of Atlantic Records' producer Joel Dorn, and beginning his career in the studio with the likes of Miles Davis, Marcus Miller and E.U., Dorn deftly takes on those vast influences and gives them all a voice on this latest outing.

Over the course of Enter The MoWo!, the listener is taken for a sonic ride that's unequaled in modern electronica. On “Chick A Boom Boom Boom," it's a house party -- the floor's shaking and everybody's grooving. Ray Charles alum, David “Fathead" Newman, otherwise known as “The King of The Texas Tenors" delivers big. “Right Now" is a 21st century spin on a 1940's Cab Calloway groove with Steve Bernstein playing infectious trumpet.

RollingStone.com called it: “the perfect downtempo gem to rival Mr. Scruff's popular single, 'Get A Move On.'"

An undisputed highlight is the stanky funk gem, “Shamma Lamma Ding Dong," sited by NPR's “All Songs Considered" as the reason why Enter The MoWo! was one of the most anticipated releases for Spring 2004. On the track, the legendary jazz icon Rahsaan Roland Kirk is sampled on flute, while Frank Guathier of Rhinoceros, also on flute, plays live. The pair cut it up over a steady groove that promises to be as funky as anything released this year.

“Salted Fatback" finds Mocean Worker joined by soul jazz stalwart Houston Person and guitar pioneer Bill Frisell for a dose of ninth dimension voodoo, while “Blackbird" reworks Nina Simone's tale of loneliness and despair into a haunting masterpiece. On set closers, “Float" (with Jane Monheit) and “Collection II," the music slowly evaporates in a hallucinatory and gorgeous fade.

“Things just seemed to fall into place during the making of this album. All of the guest artists brought everything they had to the table," concludes Dorn. “Hopefully for the listener it's a fun listen because that was certainly the vibe when we were recording."

Look for Mocean Worker tour dates to be announced shortly.