Chris Moss Acid
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Chris Moss Acid is a British acid house
and electronic musician
named Chris Moss. Moss is also known simply by his forename Chris.
Chris Moss Acid's output is largely defined by the classic acid house sound, often composed by Roland TB-303
, SH-101, TR-707, ESQ1, Casio SK1 and a Commodore 64
. His output also includes ambient
, drill 'n' bass and guitar songs.
in December 2004, the nights were called
Egon Spengler which were put on by The Egon Spengler crew aka Bournemouth Hardcore Massive which consisted of Sam Ross and Ryan
Keegan. The nights were popular, as they brought some of the leading IDM acts to Bournemouth including Ceephax, Ladyscraper
, Mully, Shitmat
, Cylob
, Chris Clark and local experimental bands such as The Mylar Blackout & Glockenspeil. The nights ran from December 2004 until July 2006.
Since 2005 Chris Moss Acid has released an influx of free download mp3 albums through his website and net labels (reportedly making 50 albums a week) covering various styles of acid house
, techno
and hardcore techo music.
Some of his albums and EPs have been released on the now defunct net label Net-Lab (The Sub & Commando Acid EP). A track Classical Rinse was written especially for Net-Lab's compilation Acid Blue. It was a piece of classical music
but written with the use of Roland TB-303
.
In 2006 Chris Moss Acid contributed a DJ Mix under the pseudonym Brad Striker to another Net-Lab's compilation called Road Rash II.
In March 2006 Chris Moss Acid self-released a C90 cassette tape titled Butyric Acidosis which was requested via e-mail.
The edition was limited to 26 copies personally made with the help of Chris Moss Acid's associate Kaen.
He released Chris Moss Acid Presents the Warriors Acid Ep on Wrong Music in August 2006 and the Split LP with Mully with the football themed Italia 90 trax in 2008. Wrong Music's Etc. compilation CD includes Chris Moss Acid's track Sub Merge from The Sub album.
Besides Wrong Music and Net-Lab, Chris has released noted electronic music albums on Malta's Complex Sound Sagacity label, V/VM
's sister label Vukzid, Swishcotheque recordings, Sweden's Rucksack Records and Futonic Records.
Besides the MP3 releases, Chris had his first 12" EP released in 2007 on Chicago's Mathematics Recordings called London's Calling EP. Upon release London's Calling EP shot to the top ten best selling records on Clone Records (a popular electronic music retailer). The site praises the EP for having "very direct and pure house tracks".
The official Warp Records
retail website describes the release as "absolutely excellent" and describes the single Acid Buddy as following: "rolling chords and mental acid set the scene for this track which has incredible emotional exuberance and energy."
In April 2006 Chris did a 30 minute live radio session on London's Resonance FM
playing on the show Underplayed. Chris's
session consisted of a heavier approach to acid house music, borderlining experimental and gabba
music as well as more traditional
acid house
.
In the early part of 2007 some of Chris's unreleased and rare tracks got played on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1
Tuesday night show.
In September 2007 and June 2008 Chris did a DJ Mix on Transmit with Arveene on Dublin's Spin 1038
, Chris did an hour mix of mainly his own productions.
Since then Chris has played concerts all over Europe, covering countries such as Malta, Ireland,Lithuania, Holland, Belgium and Russia and his tracks have been included into various compilations on top European electronic music labels such as Holland's 030303 and Belgium's WeMe, where Chris collaborated with DMX Krew
on the track 'Bang The Gong'.
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
and electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
named Chris Moss. Moss is also known simply by his forename Chris.
Chris Moss Acid's output is largely defined by the classic acid house sound, often composed by Roland TB-303
Roland TB-303
The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a bass synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation from late 1981 to 1984 that had a defining role in the development of contemporary electronic music.-History:...
, SH-101, TR-707, ESQ1, Casio SK1 and a Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
. His output also includes ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, drill 'n' bass and guitar songs.
Output
Chris Moss Acid started out DJing at his friend's local electronica night in BournemouthBournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
in December 2004, the nights were called
Egon Spengler which were put on by The Egon Spengler crew aka Bournemouth Hardcore Massive which consisted of Sam Ross and Ryan
Keegan. The nights were popular, as they brought some of the leading IDM acts to Bournemouth including Ceephax, Ladyscraper
Ladyscraper
Ladyscraper is the performing name of Wayne Adams, a UK breakcore artist. He is one of many artists associated with the Wrong Music label. He is also a member of bands Proudhon and Wearepower....
, Mully, Shitmat
Shitmat
Shitmat is the performing name of Henry Collins, aka Henry Collinz, a breakcore artist from Brighton, England.-Biography:His music, sometimes referred to as "Mashcore", is known for the humorous use of samples atypical of "serious" electronic artists and deliberate use of clichés...
, Cylob
Cylob
Cylob is the alias of UK electronic music maker Chris Jeffs. A trombone player in his youth, he progressed to experimenting with electronic music and recording in his late teens.-Career:...
, Chris Clark and local experimental bands such as The Mylar Blackout & Glockenspeil. The nights ran from December 2004 until July 2006.
Since 2005 Chris Moss Acid has released an influx of free download mp3 albums through his website and net labels (reportedly making 50 albums a week) covering various styles of acid house
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
and hardcore techo music.
Some of his albums and EPs have been released on the now defunct net label Net-Lab (The Sub & Commando Acid EP). A track Classical Rinse was written especially for Net-Lab's compilation Acid Blue. It was a piece of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
but written with the use of Roland TB-303
Roland TB-303
The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a bass synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation from late 1981 to 1984 that had a defining role in the development of contemporary electronic music.-History:...
.
In 2006 Chris Moss Acid contributed a DJ Mix under the pseudonym Brad Striker to another Net-Lab's compilation called Road Rash II.
In March 2006 Chris Moss Acid self-released a C90 cassette tape titled Butyric Acidosis which was requested via e-mail.
The edition was limited to 26 copies personally made with the help of Chris Moss Acid's associate Kaen.
He released Chris Moss Acid Presents the Warriors Acid Ep on Wrong Music in August 2006 and the Split LP with Mully with the football themed Italia 90 trax in 2008. Wrong Music's Etc. compilation CD includes Chris Moss Acid's track Sub Merge from The Sub album.
Besides Wrong Music and Net-Lab, Chris has released noted electronic music albums on Malta's Complex Sound Sagacity label, V/VM
V/Vm
V/Vm is the experimental music and sound collage project of James Leyland Kirby, from Stockport, England. Although starting out mainly in the style of noise music, Kirby is also a composer of original electronic music and remixes. His vast output is released primarily on his own V/Vm Test Records...
's sister label Vukzid, Swishcotheque recordings, Sweden's Rucksack Records and Futonic Records.
Besides the MP3 releases, Chris had his first 12" EP released in 2007 on Chicago's Mathematics Recordings called London's Calling EP. Upon release London's Calling EP shot to the top ten best selling records on Clone Records (a popular electronic music retailer). The site praises the EP for having "very direct and pure house tracks".
The official Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
retail website describes the release as "absolutely excellent" and describes the single Acid Buddy as following: "rolling chords and mental acid set the scene for this track which has incredible emotional exuberance and energy."
In April 2006 Chris did a 30 minute live radio session on London's Resonance FM
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
playing on the show Underplayed. Chris's
session consisted of a heavier approach to acid house music, borderlining experimental and gabba
Gabba
- Music :* Gabber , a subgenre of techno in electronic music.* Gabba , a tribute band covering the pop songs of ABBA in the punk style of The Ramones* Gabba Front Berlin, a 1990s German techno band of gabba music...
music as well as more traditional
acid house
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
.
In the early part of 2007 some of Chris's unreleased and rare tracks got played on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
Tuesday night show.
In September 2007 and June 2008 Chris did a DJ Mix on Transmit with Arveene on Dublin's Spin 1038
Spin 1038
Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band , but on 103.8 FM...
, Chris did an hour mix of mainly his own productions.
Since then Chris has played concerts all over Europe, covering countries such as Malta, Ireland,Lithuania, Holland, Belgium and Russia and his tracks have been included into various compilations on top European electronic music labels such as Holland's 030303 and Belgium's WeMe, where Chris collaborated with DMX Krew
DMX Krew
DMX Krew is the recording name of Ed Upton. He has released 6 full albums on Aphex Twin's label Rephlex Records and numerous singles/EPs for both Rephlex and his own Breakin' Records. DMX Krew's sound spans several electronic music genres but had mostly been rooted in early electro-pop/breakdance...
on the track 'Bang The Gong'.
Releases
| 2006 — Butyric Acidosis — Not On Label |
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| 2006 — The Sub — Net Lab |
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| 2007 — Cassette Tape Tracks Vol.1 — Vukzid |
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| 2007 — Cassette Tape Tracks Vol.2 — Vukzid |
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| 2008 — Italia ‘90 TRAX — Wrong-Lab |
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| 2008 — Schottky Diode — Swishcotheque |
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| 2008 — Sub 2 — Futonic Records |
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EPs
| 2006 — Baseball Furie Acid EP — Retropublik |
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| 2006 — Commando EP — Net Lab |
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| 2006 — Project 168 EP — Project 168 |
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| 2007 — London’s Calling EP (12") — Mathematics Recordings |
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| 2007 — The Warriors Acid EP — Wrong-Lab |
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| 2009 — Tear Dance EP — Swishcotheque |
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| 2010 — BH303 EP — Complex Sound Sagacity |
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| 2010 — Inteceptor — Not On Label |
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| 2010 — This Was Meant To Be The Future — Not On Label |
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Remixes
- 2008 - Redos Vol 2 (Feeling Sorry For Inanimate Remixes) - Bizarre Apparatus (Chris moss acid puck mix) - Experimedia
Appearances
- 2005 - Chrismarse - Roasted Nut Acid - Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society
- 2006 - Amtek - Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey You - Give Daddy The Knife
- 2006 - Etc. - Sub Merge - Wrong Music
- 2007 - Electromeister 2.0 - Sub Up - Sonic Walker
- 2007 - I ♥ Acid - Perfection In Cruelty - Not On Label
- 2008 - Various Acid (12”) - Bang The Gong - WéMè Records
- 2008 - Acid Blue - Classical Rince Net Lab - Net Lab
- 2008 - I Feel Bass - I Feel Bass - Rucksack Records
- 2008 - Music From Mathematics - Niacins Touch Mathematics Recordings - Mathematics Recordings
- 2008 - Various Acid (12”) - Bang The Gong - WéMè Records
- 2009 - 030303 (12”) - Bryant Acid - 030303
- 2009 - Music From Mathematics - Naphthalene Sunset - Mathematics Recordings
- 2009 - Music From Mathematics Vol. 2 (12”) - Naphthalene Sunset - Mathematics Recordings
External links
- The Official Chris Moss Acid website
- Chris Moss Acid discography at Discogs.com
- Chris Moss Acid on Last.fm
- Chris Moss Acid on Soundcloud