MPH Releases Track "Mirage" with Collaboration from Skrillex
MPH – one of the most in-demand producers in the new wave of UK Garage – teams up with Skrillex on “Mirage,” out today via DisOrder/Capitol Records. Fans have been waiting on the massive track ever since MPH teased it at EDC Las Vegas in May. “Mirage,” which samples Red Rat’s early aughts Jamaican dancefloor classic “ShellyAnn,” is saucer-eyed euphoria verging on delirium: driving drums, sputtering bass and warped vocal chops tangling with beaming chords and a synth line that bounces with infectious energy.
The two artists recorded the song in one afternoon, messing around with no intent other than to see what came out. MPH recalls, “Skrillex would do some bits and pass the laptop to me. I’d do some bits and, pretty soon, we’d married our sounds together.”
After performing at festivals around the globe this summer, including Parklife in the UK and Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, and the upcoming CRSSD Festival in the U.S., MPH will play his biggest headline shows to date this Fall. The tour will launch on September 19 at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen. The North American leg kicks off October 2 at REALM in Portland, OR, and includes shows at Ogden Theatre in Denver (November 14) and Black Creek Assembly in Toronto (November 27). He’ll wrap up the run at Knockdown Center in New York City (November 28).
With a name that implies speed and a sound that defies limits, MPH sits at the bleeding edge of UK garage and bassline’s global revival with a sound that bridges dark, gritty low-end heft to lush, uplifting melodies — playing some of the world’s biggest stages like Coachella and Glastonbury, creating a modern classic with his shimmering remix of Calvin Harris’ “I’m Not Alone,” and landing on the USBs of tastemaking stars from Skrillex, Fred again.., Chris Lake, Disclosure, Peggy Gou, Sammy Virji, and more.
