Biography
Hailing from South Korea, Mogwaa fashions an eclectic array of sounds tailored to sunset gatherings on a tropical shoreline, pulling influence from eighties boogie, house, and electro. In addition to a string of high-energy club singles, he has issued mellower Balearic beat projects such as the 2022 mini-album Del Mar and Hazy Dreams in 2023.
Seoul resident Seungyoung Lee, performing as Mogwaa, launched his recording career with the eccentric boogie-funk of Déjà Vu in 2017 on the American imprint Star Creature. The following year saw the release of the soundtrack-like mini-album 07307, while Redseal Records put out the reggae-tinged single “Mi Male Curiosity.” Mogwaa honored influential R&B producer Kashif on 2019’s Till Dawn; that same year also yielded the EP Pilgrim along with a 7" single shared with Andre Gibson. Lee maintained an especially active schedule throughout 2020. Days in the Hood surfaced on the Thai label More Rice, and 8Balltown issued the 7" Mogwaa N Jam, a set of slow jams featuring vocalist Xin Seha. The EP Eu Li, recorded with Mr. Ho, incorporated Brazilian funk carioca elements on its opening cut “Bail-E.” Also appearing that year were the eighties R&B-styled Open Mind and the more aquatic Turquoise. MM Discos released Mogwaa’s Balearic mini-LP Del Mar in 2022, after which Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records issued the club-focused From Above EP; Zen2000 closed the year with A Garden Inside. Gudu followed in 2023 with the house EP Drifted, while MM Discos presented the Balearic album Hazy Dreams.
Seoul resident Seungyoung Lee, performing as Mogwaa, launched his recording career with the eccentric boogie-funk of Déjà Vu in 2017 on the American imprint Star Creature. The following year saw the release of the soundtrack-like mini-album 07307, while Redseal Records put out the reggae-tinged single “Mi Male Curiosity.” Mogwaa honored influential R&B producer Kashif on 2019’s Till Dawn; that same year also yielded the EP Pilgrim along with a 7" single shared with Andre Gibson. Lee maintained an especially active schedule throughout 2020. Days in the Hood surfaced on the Thai label More Rice, and 8Balltown issued the 7" Mogwaa N Jam, a set of slow jams featuring vocalist Xin Seha. The EP Eu Li, recorded with Mr. Ho, incorporated Brazilian funk carioca elements on its opening cut “Bail-E.” Also appearing that year were the eighties R&B-styled Open Mind and the more aquatic Turquoise. MM Discos released Mogwaa’s Balearic mini-LP Del Mar in 2022, after which Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records issued the club-focused From Above EP; Zen2000 closed the year with A Garden Inside. Gudu followed in 2023 with the house EP Drifted, while MM Discos presented the Balearic album Hazy Dreams.
Albums
Singles
