This brand new single incorporates many musical elements: they include the groove and guitars of surf rock; the mystery and danger of the ’60s spy genre; a rap-styled vocal; orchestral voices such as bass clarinet & piccolo, and a big-band influenced climax, all driven by a throbbing jungle beat. Searching for an unusual and unexpected topic about which to write, I have always found the Moose to be a fascinating animal with myriad complex behaviors. The Moose happens to be one of my primary totems, so additionally this subject is quite personal and ripe with vibrant spirit. His character informs the whimsy and excitement I wrote into the arrangement. My objective was to create a stimulating musical work that would appeal to all generations, from ages 1-111, to delight and amuse with an action-packed, full length dance number that could get people moving, entertain and educate. Viva la Moose! Watch the Mooose-ic video on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DpDvbi643I
Lyrics can be found inside the deluxe new CD/DVD package, available on this website
from
There Is A Moose - Wild Untamed Single + 4 Bonus Tracks,
track released November 2, 2023
ROBERT HICKS: music & lyrics, all vocals & voices, electric keyboard solo & grand piano
MICHAEL JAMES: all guitars, Telecaster guitar solo, fretless bass
PAUL MAZZIO: trumpets
STAN BOCK: trombones
DAVID EVANS: bass clarinet
TIM JENSEN: flutes, piccolo
TODD STRAIT: drums
NATE HENDRIX: drum programming
CHRISTOPHER WOITACH: pedal steel guitar
JEN HARRISON: French horn
Engineered by Sacha Müller, Michael James & Bobby Torres
Mastered by Dana White at Specialized Mastering
Mixed by Michael James
Recorded at:
Pindango Studios - Portland, OR & Estudio Rio Gato - Petaluma, CA
Cover painting by Ian Stuart
Graphics production by Owen Clark
Disc art: Kirsten Hallingstad
Produced and Arranged by Robert Hicks