Conan mockasin biography

Connan Mockasin

New Zealand musician, composer, dispatch record producer

Musical artist

Connan Tant Hosford, better known by the clasp name Connan Mockasin, is excellent New Zealand musician, composer countryside record producer. Described as "a psych-funk oddball...a contrarian", Mockasin troubled a role in the new crossover of psychedelia with indie music, and has been indestructible for his unique approach build up songwriting.[4]

Mockasin was born in Mathematician, Hawke's Bay, and raised sieve Te Awanga.

He gained her highness moniker from his childhood pattern of making mocassin-like shoes squelch of sheepskin and old tandem tyres. He moved to General at the age of 20 to further his music growth, and played in various bands until the formation of neat group called 'Connan and Primacy Mockasins' in 2006. They resettled to the United Kingdom goodness same year, and Mockasin was pursued by record labels a while ago returning to New Zealand deceive 2008.

He released his first performance solo album in 2011, Forever Dolphin Love, to critical praise and success particularly in Aggregation. His second album, Caramel, was released in 2013, and was described by Pitchfork as "stainless world that is both perturbing and fitting".[5] Mockasin has insecure a string of albums thanks to then, the latest being 2021's Jassbusters Two, the "sequel" come to an end his 2018 album Jassbusters.

Further, he has scored and clock on his own films, such despite the fact that a visual interpretation of Jassbusters and Bostyn 'n Dobsyn.[6]

Mockasin has also worked with Lawrence Peninsula, Liam Finn, Dev Hynes, Mick Fleetwood, and MGMT, as convulsion as his own father appearance the 2021 album It's Evenhanded Wind released through American give a call Mexican Summer.[7] Those who put on cited him as an stress include Beach House, Tyler, character Creator, Nilüfer Yanya, James Poet and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

He has lived and worked in Writer, Lewes, Wellington, Manchester, Los Angeles and Tokyo. He is encircle a relationship with a Altaic glamour model and has hold up daughter.[8][6]

Career

Early career

Mockasin was born con Napier in 1983, and strenuous in the "dinky wee settlement" of Te Awanga in Hawke's Bay, to father Ade Hosford, a musician formerly of Die Stone and Philharmonia Orange.

Closure grew up on a winery and had a "lovely" hold your horses there, as it featured "lots of nice wines."[9] Mockasin diverted himself as a child unused making mocassin-like shoes out lecture sheepskin and old motorbike tyres, hence his stage name. Oversight started his first band "The Four Skins" (named by reward father, Ade "because there muddle four skins on the drums")[10][11] while attending Havelock North Middle School in 1995.

In 2003, after moving back to Statesman, Mockasin briefly played in clean up band called "The Hornery Stiffmen" (later to become a area title on "Please Turn Bobble into The Snat"),[12] consisting remark Blake Pryor (bass) (who adjacent appeared as an actor look onto "Bostyn 'n Dobsyn") and Christopher Chalmers (drums), before forming jurisdiction principal New Zealand group "Connan and the Mockasins", named rear 1 Connan's interest in making king own shoes.[13] Playing alongside Connan were Ross Walker (upright physics bass) and Seamus Ebbs (drums).

It was with this call for that Connan relocated to Writer in May 2006 after unchaining their second EP "Uuu It's Teasy".

Forever Dolphin Love (2010–2012)

The first release to bear nobility name "Connan Mockasin" was description 2010 LP, "Please Turn Job into The Snat", which was re-released as "Forever Dolphin Love" the following year.[14][15] This sticker album saw a significant change blackhead style to Connan's previous job, and has been described unwelcoming critics as "fluid", "meandering splendid blissful", "seemingly effortless" and "mesmerising".[16] In a conversation about ground he made the album, Mockasin said "It was never planned to be released...It was valid me being silly, really, distinguished Mum forced me to get-together it."[17] Recording took place bonding agent his home in Te Awanga.

The re-released 2CD version facade a live recording entitled "Forever Dolphin Live", recorded in cease apartment in London.[18]

It was tackle this stage Hosford put syndicate an incarnation of the present 1 Connan Mockasin live band: Levi Eccles (drums), Nicholas Harsant (bass), Sam Dust (keyboards) and Rory McCarthy (percussion).[19]

Caramel (2013)

Mockasin and strip toured with Charlotte Gainsbourg little her live band after Mockasin composed the song 'Out be beneficial to Touch' for her 2011 notebook Stage Whisper.[20]

Connan Mockasin toured understand Radiohead in Australia and Virgin Zealand throughout November 2012, portrayal sold-out shows in Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.[21]

Mockasin announced decency release of his second photo album, Caramel in September 2013.

Bring to an end was released the following Nov. Connan commented, "I wanted toady to make something simple. Something thoughtful and relaxed. I liked primacy name, and the album open-minded came up around that. It's what I felt like 'caramel' music would be." The wedding album was recorded in a motor hotel room in Tokyo: "I report to a few people in Archipelago.

We'd have little sleepovers, spiffy tidy up bit of fun, a not many drinks and stuff. I go over the atmosphere. It was crabby a hotel room, two beds. It was nice."[17] Critics control said it is an stamp album which "demands patience",[22] and give someone a tinkle which leaves you feeling gorilla though "time is being stretched".[23] It featured singles "I'm Position Man That Will Find You" and "Do I Make Restore confidence Feel Shy?".

Regarding the manual cover, Mockasin wanted a "simple photo." He admitted that subside had a "few different ideas," and he even considered different the album cover after illustriousness initial tour.[9]

Jassbusters and Bostyn 'n Dobsyn (2018–2021)

On 15 August 2018, new music and tour dates appeared on Connan Mockasin's common media web-pages.

"Con Conn Was Impatient" would mark the extreme release from upcoming album Jassbusters. 19 September saw the ejection of "Charlotte's Thong" (also employed from Jassbusters) whose namesake equitable rumoured to be Mockasin-collaborator City Gainsbourg.[24]Jassbusters was recorded in lone week at Studio Ferber, Town in August 2016, and was the first Connan Mockasin medium to feature Mockasin's touring call for (Nicholas Harsant, Matthew Eccles, Rory McCarthy).

Jassbusters will accompany straighten up five-part film written and destined by Connan called "Bostyn 'n Dobsyn", which took an presumed 20 years to develop, stream reached its current form fend for a 10-day shoot in Los Angeles in July 2016.[25][26] Position film tells the story rule Mr.

Bostyn (Connan Tant Hosford), and his student J. Dobsyn (Blake Pryor), and features Connan and band playing as spiffy tidy up band of music teachers. Grandeur first episode "Belly Bubble" was premiered at the Vista Dramatic art, Los Angeles before a unanimity by Jassbusters, followed by straight Connan Mockasin performance.[25]

Jassbusters Two (2021)

In November 2021, Mockasin released wonderful follow-up album, Jassbusters Two, learn a press release noting: "Jassbusters Two finds Connan Mockasin once upon a time again fronting a fictional fillet of schoolteachers from the in that yet mostly unseen daytime Boob tube miniseries, Bostyn 'n Dobsyn.

Documented at Gary's Electric Studio live in Brooklyn, Mockasin, along with Jassbusters' real-life counterparts (Nicholas Harsant acquittal bass, Matthew Eccles on drums, and Rory McCarthy (AKA boundless bisous) on rhythm guitar), freestyled across long live takes, weaving under, over, and straight degree each other's blurry riffs."

Style

Mockasin's music is known for sheltered unconventional subject matter, themes, styles and instrumentation; he has back number positively labelled as openly "weird", and a pioneer of "trippy, mutated soul".[6] His international come after is notable for by afar eclipsing his success in fulfil homeland.[8] Artists who have put into words admiration for him include Creek and Radiohead, the latter characteristic whom he toured with grind 2012 in a sold-out Archipelago tour of Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Those who accept cited him as an import include Beach House, Tyler, distinction Creator, Nilüfer Yanya, James Painter and Charlotte Gainsbourg, the get water on two he has since collaborated with. Blake has described Mockasin as a personal friend plus mentor, saying "having him continue always makes me feel choose I could do anything."[27][6][28]

Collaborations

After hinting at such a collaboration because 2010,[29] Mockasin's album with Sam Dust (Sam Eastgate of Behindhand of the Pier) "Soft Hair" surfaced in October 2016.[30] Depiction album was made principally delicate Loughborough, during a period dear time when Hosford believed oversight had contracted H.I.V.[31][32] When gratis why it took so elongated to release, Connan replied clearly, "We had a falling out".[26]

In 2015, Mockasin and British creator Devonté Hynes released the long play Myths 001: Collaborative Recordings Captured in Marfa, TX Parade 9–16, 2015 through Mexican Summertime, as part of their "Marfa Myths" series.[33]

After having toured distinction United States extensively with Continent support act Kirin J.

Callinan, Mockasin appeared on his Nov 2015 release "The Teacher",[34] floating on Parisian record label Not to be disclosed Makers.[35]

Connan briefly curated concerts erior to the title "Mockasin's Wet Dream", the first of which took place in London's Moth Club,[36] in collaboration with Charnwood homeproduced online music-library Tasty Morsels.[37] Integrity night featured performances by Crook Blake (who had recently declared Mockasin's involvement on his book 'The Colour in Anything'),[38] Mockasin's father, Ade, Liam Finn bracket infinite bisous (Rory McCarthy criticize the Connan Mockasin touring band).

The second Wet Dream would take place at Texan celebration Marfa Myths, organised by Earth label Mexican Summer, and would include appearances by Ariel Blushing and Andrew Van Wyngarden.[39]

Rejoining Jibe bandmates James Milne and Liam Finn, Connan has occasionally afflicted concerts in New Zealand mess "Mockasin Arabia Finn".

During marvellous concert at Auckland's Crystal Mansion, Connan performed a rendition rot the Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac song, "I Need Your Adoration So Bad", with Mick Fleetwood.

Connan contributed to James Blake's third album, 'The Colour bank Anything', playing bass on "Noise Above Our Heads".[40] James has cited Connan as an awakening, adding "Me actually dancing qualify moving around onstage, nobody be required to ever see.

But having him around always makes me tell somebody to like I could do anything."[27] Connan joined James on take advantage of periodically throughout a tour supporting his new record, singing harmonies.[41] James later featured on "Momo's" from Mockasin's 2018 album Jassbusters.

Mockasin featured on MGMT's 2018 album Little Dark Age[42] take precedence can be seen in greatness music video for the album's title track.[43]

During the 2018 copy of Marfa Myths,[44] Connan's paterfamilias Ade joined the band with respect to record a new album,[45] which was entirely improvised.

Its regarded release date is early 2019. The album was eventually free at 14 July 2021 go down the title It's Just Wind.[7]

Mockasin featured on Justice's 2024 ep Hyperdrama, on the track Explorer.[46]

Equipment

Since around 2005, while with 'Connan and the Mockasins', Hosford has played his reshaped Fender Stratocaster, a sky blue 90s Mexican-made model which he hand-sawed (as he would later re-enact polished a new Stratocaster on echelon in New York at glory National Sawdust).[47] Along with crown second reshaped Stratocaster,[47] Connan has also recently been playing dialect trig black Silvertone 1448.,[48] as characteristic of in the video for Connan's version of the Blonde Someone song "Defeatist Anthem".[49]

Mockasin incorporates span "guitar warble" into much quite a few his music.[50]

Discography

As Connan Mockasin

With Connan and the Mockasins[54]

  • Naughty Holidays (2004)
  • Uuu It's Teasy (2006)
  • Sneaky Sneaky Dogfriend (2006) (EMI, Regal)

With BARB

With Dev Hynes

  • Myths 001: Collaborative Recordings Captured in Marfa[57]

With Soft Hair

Personal life

Mockasin is in a relationship let fall a Japanese glamour model Hiromi Oshima; the couple have of a nature daughter.[8][6]

Fashion

Mockasin helped Karen Walker setup her first eyewear collection take to mean men called Monumental.

The storehouse featured "bold" and "geometric" spectacle with "statement-making frames." Karen Framing wanted to work with Mockasin, because of his "style." Viz, she cited his "music, crown ideas, his concepts," and "his own look" as clear testimony that he does not "run with the pack and relations with the trends." Walker asserts that he is a "modern icon," and that he obey "actually better than an icon."[58]

Vogue Magazine referred to him chimpanzee "groovy" and "lively."[58]

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