MÒZÂMBÎQÚE leans into the metamorphic flow of his music, granting space for the sound to grow continuously. Born Andrew Smith, MÒZÂMBÎQÚE settled on his artist name during a formative trip to Africa. Post-college, he and a friend booked a one-way ticket to Zimbabwe. He trekked through South Sudan, Kenya, and Mozambique and wound up in the Comoro Islands, where a misunderstanding landed him in jail. As fate would have it, he cleared everything up with the locals, who proved warm and hospitable as he finished his trip. During 2022, he remotely recorded the Peril 1998 EP with Soft Palace, sharing ideas back and forth and bringing the tracks to life. "The approach was, 'Let's do whatever feels good,'" Andrew reveals. "To us, no idea is a bad idea. The EP is very eclectic. It's all electronic music, but there are slower songs and more upbeat house songs as well. That's why our collaborative relationship works well. We're never worried about what genre it is as long as we enjoy it."