‘Mosaics’ are a British rock band from London, consisting of David Hanks on guitar and vox, guitarist Joshua Stevenson and twins, drummer Matt and bassist Dan Wyatt.
Recorded in Lille, France is a sneak preview of their large selection of demos, ‘Déjà Vu’ (Listen below). The track is a summery, psychedelic thunder ball with ample essences of the 80s, very much like French Films but with added psychotropic values. The intro is catchy, oozing oscillating synthesizers, and we don’t have to wait long before the song hits, welcoming a floaty guitar and progressively inclining vocals to match. Echoing pitch perfect, enthralling lyrical execution. Truly intrinsic vocals to suit the genre, standing by their cultured influences.
Josh grew up learning every song The Beatles made by heart; to say his guitar playing is massively influenced by them would be an understatement – but the band are not only focused on the guitar in their music “We are mega fans of all things psychedelic and have the records to back us up” The genre of psychedelia focuses on bass. Its intrinsic. “We’re obsessed with the idea of the bass being the driving force, with much higher jangly and minimal notes floating above, drifting if you like”
David explains “We love the second wave of bands at the close of the 70s that were heavily influenced by psychedelia yet doing something you couldn’t really pin the tag on completely; Echo and the Bunnymen, The Soft Boys.” They have formulated a waveform that compiles all of their influences into an individual and sui generis sound.
Midway through ‘Deja Vu’ we are greeted with what seems like the calm before the storm, slowed down with just the basics of all inputs, until it surges up again with the repetition ‘deja, déjà vu’ until the absolute pinpoint of the song, at 2:50; low pitch vocals resonating through your auditory nerve, taking a step back, almost charging up for the finale when they kick the song right back at you again. The finish is organic, hued and the overlay of voices to follow is the icing on the cake.
Keep your eyes peeled for Mosaics, the primitive bunch have plenty to offer the scene material wise “We’ve been recording demos all this year, we challenged ourselves to beat Kate Bush’s record number of demos and we’re closing in fast” David explains “With over 100 now, we won’t stop until we’ve taken that crown”
Video extract from Norman McLaren’s animated film ‘Begone Dull Care’
