Glasgow-based Soundsystem and production unit Mungo’s Hi Fi fuse modern Dancehall with half time Drum and Bass on their new track MORE FYAH, featuring the vocals of Eva Lazarus

Mungo’s Hi Fi, are pleased to share the video to album track ‘More Fyah’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘More Fyah’, released 19th July via Scotch Bonnet Records.

Fusing modern dancehall with half time drum and bass, ‘More Fyah’ encapsulates the experience of the UK festival scene, bringing flavours of carnival, underground clubs and sound systems together.

‘More Fyah’ was as commissioned as part of the live theatre production, KID_X. The show has been created by the combined skills of Bassline Circus, MHz, and Feral. Mungo’s Hi Fi were asked to write the music for the show while Eva Lazarus wrote the lyrics and has a starring role in the performance. KID_X will be at Tramway, Glasgow on the 31st May and 1st June and then the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the Made In Scotland Programme 20-25th August at Assembly Roxy. The creation of ‘More Fyah’ was Funded by Creative Scotland and PRS Foundation Open Fund.’

Mungo’s new album ‘More Fyah’, is a stunning collaboration with Eva and follows the success of their 2017 hook-up on the critically acclaimed ‘Amsterdam’ EP. A genre-melding masterpiece, it traverses between Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, Grime, Hip Hop, and other Bass flavours. Eva seamlessly tackles every track with her unique lyrical flow and wide vocal range, matched by Mungo’s infectious signature sound. From the feel-good vibes of ‘Dub Be Good 2 Me’, the ragga mash-up title track ‘More Fyah’, the summery riddims of ‘Light As A Feather’, featuring London reggae artist Kiko Bun, to the roots sampling ‘Babylon Raid’, featuring Jamaican reggae legend Max Romeo, Mungo’s have a sound that is deeply rooted in dub and reggae’s lineage, backed by the sharp, sassy and slick vocals of Eva.

Raised out of one of the most musically creative cities in the UK, Mungo’s Hi Fi have made a massive contribution to Glasgow’s story with a respectful nod to Jamaican sound system tradition. Founded in 2000, Mungo’s was formed by two like-minded DJs, inspired by the free party scene but following the Jamaican tradition of King Tubby and Prince Jammy. True to reggae/dancehall’s DIY ethos, they built their first sound from speakers found in a skip and began producing on an old Atari. They started inviting visiting vocalists to their regular nights in Glasgow to hold the mic and then join them in the studio. Following early recordings on London’s Dubhead records, including debut album ‘Mungo’s Hi Fi Meets Brother Culture’, they founded the Scotch Bonnet Records label in 2005.

Today, Mungo’s is a global operation with six members: all committed to spreading their philosophy of serious, seismic productions plus easy going democratic dancehall fun. Highly collaborative, they’ve worked on remix projects with Leftfield, Coldcut, Submotion Orchestra, Kahn and Prince Fatty in the UK to Major Lazer in the US and are currently expanding links with East African Records based in Uganda. The vocal collaborations go much further, from foundation Jamaican legends such as Sugar Minott, Ranking Joe and Johnny Clarke to contemporary artists like Charlie P, Kenny Knots, YT, Solo Banton, Parly B and Marina P.

Mungo’s Hi Fi x Eva Lazarus – More Fyah via Scotch Bonnet Records
(19th July)

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