When South Korean balearic prodigy Mogwaa came to MM Discos with an idea for his rst full-length album, we were a bit surprised.rnHe said, ‘I want to do an album of bossa tracks with synths, a drum machine and my guitar’. We obviously had to take him uprnon that deal.rnrnFresh from the recent Bandcamp feature on his own brand of danceoor-ready modern boogie, Seungyoung Lee (aka Mogwaa)rnarrives back on MM Discos with his - and our - rst full length exercise. With six tracks per side of 80s inuenced synth and bossarnbadness, ‘Hazy Dreams’ is an exercise in simplicity, and more proof of the ever-expanding musical horizons of one of the scene’srnmost virtuosic instrumentalists.rnrnPairing a sensitivity to the construction of ambient, funk, bossa and cassette-tape 80s experiments with his own cinematic subtlety,rn‘Hazy Dreams’ takes a gentle, minimalistic approach, crafting its own escapist world that oers a welcome diversion from thernsteady ow of busy balearica and downtempo.rnrnOpening track ‘Full Bloom’ paints a picture of midsummer at dawn, some clear-skied island where lush vegetation climbs throughrnhibiscus gardens. ‘Nacimiento’ is an AOR/bossa crossover evoking West Coast yachting in full afternoon, and A3, ‘Soothing’, addsrna touch of wistfulness with reverb-doused guitars over meandering bass motifs.rnThe easy kick-and-snare combo of ‘Levitation’ sets the scene for a drum machine love aair, unrequited love on the rocks, andrn‘Flashback’ plays with short delay trails and o-kilter melodic sequences, where you feel the soft presence of the nebula approachingrnat the break of day. Closing out the A-side, ‘Dispatching’ reaches out even further into the imagined cosmos of Mogwaa’srnpicture-perfect world, portraying an ambience at dusk, observing, calmy, as pued-up pink clouds melt into the evening canvas.rnOn the other side, Mogwaa explores quiet corners with ‘Illusions’, a slow meditation on the nature of simple presence, and ‘Echoesrnof You’, a stream of subdued brush strokes that crescendo into higher frequencies on gently undulating pads. B3, ‘Moondance’,rnups the tempo and recalls classic Mogwaa with its sideways shue and starry melodic refrain, pivoting through folk-dancernmoods and surprising chord changes.rnNearing the end of the album, ‘Footprints’ wades through tall grass in search of altered states, innite and hypnotic, changingrncourse only to crouch down and study the landscape, and B5, ‘It always comes and goes’, pictures the to-and-fro of jetstreams andrncomets in the blinding midday sky. Finally we have the closing credits of ‘Swingin’ that looks o into the horizon, jaunty and exalted,rna guitar-led tribute to an easy-going world, and ultimately mindful of the power of dreams.rnWe’re humbled to have such a special record for our rst full-length release on the label.rnLimited stock - don’t sleep on this.