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The First Studio album by twin guitarists Will and Dave Mora of El Paso / Austin Texas. "Live from Moraq" was recorded at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studio under the direction of Boo McLeod and Donny Wynn. As the twins presented their songs to Wynn and McLeod, they developed the concept of twin guitarists using their riffs as their own secret way of communication. The guitars were detuned to give the music an exotic, as well as extraterrestial feel. Wynn kept a copy of Bjork's Volta on hand to serve as an inspiration in compiling the songs. The appearance of the Moras caused Wynn to re-ignite his own studio and performance skills (Long-time drummer for late friend and mentor Robert Palmer) and enlist a stable of seasoned musicians such as Brad Hauser (Bassist- New Bohemians), Billy Harvey, Chris Maresh (Bassist- Eric Johson), and the Tosca String Quartet. Brian Standefer of Screen Door Music Composed the String arrangments. Ater the project was completed in Austin, the tapes found themselves in the skilled hands of Industry legend Jason Corsaro (Soundgarden, Bebel Gilberto) who mastered the album in New Jersey. The album proves to be a sum of its parts, melding creative novelty with industry proficiency. "Live From Moraq" presents a body of work that defies logic as it presents a view of the world perhaps as seen from a distant vantage point. Witness the emo stylings of "Do You Believe" and the paradoxical "I Thought I Told You the Truth" as they intermingle merge with the folky "California". The guitar and drum presentations of "Independent Woman ", " Last Time" and "Good Austin Night" project rapid kinesis of the music in response to the underlying message. "In My Head" closes the album with an indundation of harmonics from all involved in the recording. The strings are present throughout the entire track, yet manifest themselves toward the end as the embodiment of the chaos within.