See all 2 pictures

MoShang

11,903 plays (3,389 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Add to my Library Share

MoShang is a sound jeweller living in Taiwan. Inspired by the sounds of Asia, MoShang collects rough audio-diamonds (be they overheard conversations, street-ads blared from blue-trucks, street processions or funeral chants) and fuses them with traditional Chinese instruments and laid-back beats to create a unique blend of down-tempo Electronica he likes to call “Chinese Chill”.

Although he is slightly embarrassed to admit it, MoShang (aka Jean Marais) started his musical career as a choral singer in his native South Africa in the early 1980’s. Around the same time, he received his first computer - a Commodore VIC-20. His passion for music and computers would eventually culminate in the release of his debut solo album ”Made in Taiwan” in 2004. Along the way, MoShang was the front man of Duusman (an Afrikaans language art rock band), played the saxophone for Tsunami (on the Gallo Jazz label), and produced 10 tracks on three award-winning music and poetry albums with the celebrated South African poet Breyten Breytenbach. He was half of the Afrikaans pop-duo 12Hz with Riku Latti, and he received a South African AVANTI award for his music to the short film “Angels in a Cage”.

In 2006, MoShang’s track “Nun Other” was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.

MoShang’s second album, ”Chill Dynasty”, was released in September 2006.

Tagged as:

chillout, electronic, ambient, downtempo, electronica
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Chill Dynasty
MoShang
Buy at CD Baby ($12.97)
Made in Taiwan
MoShang
Buy at CD Baby ($10.25)

Top Tracks

1	Comfort Zone full track	26
2	Nun Other full track	12
3	Too Much Desire full track	6
4	Tall Tale full track	5
4	Comfort Zone (Sinlaku Mix)	5
4	And She Swung full track	5
7	Invocation	4
7	Weeping Willow full track	4
7	Waiting For The Bus full track	4
7	Street Song full track	4
7	Dragonbeat full track	4
12	Soli full track	3
12	Mandarin For Beginners full track	3
14	The Optimist full track	2
14	Sun Gong Moon Song full track	2

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

2Serenity wrote:
July 2009

Moshang released a new album!!!!! http://moshang.net/soundjeweler_blog/

View Profile | Leave 2Serenity a shout
xtreme84 wrote:
April 2009

I love the Ubuntu 904 music theme included on the examples folder

View Profile | Leave xtreme84 a shout
MatusKozacik wrote:
November 2008

Poslední palačinka!

View Profile | Leave MatusKozacik a shout
Legion23 wrote:
March 2008

The free Album has it´s own website: http://asianvariations.com/

View Profile | Leave Legion23 a shout
Krackatoa wrote:
December 2007

great stuff love the funk,jazz world fusion sound you got there, and a vic 20 gamer from way back too :) perfect

View Profile | Leave Krackatoa a shout
HealeyIsland wrote:
November 2007

Beautiful music, very beautiful. We are on the artists laboratory together.

View Profile | Leave HealeyIsland a shout
2Serenity wrote:
September 2007

MoShang has done a new album which is his collaborations with other artists. Please check out: http://moshang.net/

View Profile | Leave 2Serenity a shout
2Serenity wrote:
May 2007

I was playing around one day and heard some tracks from MoShang's Chill Dynasty and I was thoroughly impressed. The music is extremely relaxing and I love how he incorporates sounds from other cultures (South African) into the Asian vibe. I even bought his second album - Made in Taiwan. I love both albums! Spiritual rejuvenation!

View Profile | Leave 2Serenity a shout

See all 8 shouts

Videos

Play Soli

Listeners

Swarigami
Top Listener
saturnaliarevel
Top Listener
DonFeloni
Top Listener
zigzag72
Top Listener
ManfredMoon
Top Listener
LaoShuFo
Top Listener

Recent Activity

Davidrex999, mangoteapot and saturnaliarevel added MoShang to their libraries. Sunday evening
farangstar tagged MoShang with sommer, chillout, electronic and one other tag. November 2009
jenna12381, EclecticBliss and cengga added MoShang to their libraries. November 2009
A deleted user tagged MoShang with electronic and chillout. September 2009
and 2 other people added MoShang to their libraries. September 2009
tozelot and roberto2002 added MoShang to their libraries. July 2009
tozelot tagged MoShang with ‘lounge’. July 2009
tehx tagged MoShang with chillout, ambient and electronic. April 2009
tehx, freakalad and Lakuna83 added MoShang to their libraries. April 2009
claudia_l connected MoShang to the group Creative Vibes Label. January 2009