Moss

Contact

Martijn Grootendorst (VeeJay)
VeeJay,
info@grootendorst.tv
Phone: +31-(0)6. 26252297

Adriaan Pels (Record Company)
Promotions, Excelsior Recordings
adriaan@excelsior-recordings.com
Phone: +31-(0) 6. 55747787

Jaap Bossen (Tourmanager)
Tourzaamheden
jaap@tourzaamheden.nl
Phone: +31-(0) 6. 14563140

Anders Meisner (Record Company)
Int. Label Manager, Excelsior Recordings
anders@excelsior-recordings.com
Phone: +31-(0) 6. 11310108

Jean Correia (Booker)
French booker, La Prod JV
jean@laprodjv.com
Phone: +33-(0)1. 42647274

Kai Lehmann (Booker)
German booker, Kumpels & Friends
kai@kumpelsandfriends.com
Phone: +49 (0) 351. 40775223

Jörg Timp (Public Relations)
PR, Starkult
joerg@starkult.de
Phone: +49-(0) 211. 30211712

Hendrik de Rycker (Booker)
Belgium Booker, Rockoco
hendrik@rockoco.be

Toon Boland (Sound)
Geluidsman,
toonboland@planet.nl

Sebastien Vuignier (Booker)
TAKK
contact@takk.ch

Links

MOSS Official Site
Twitter
Excelsior Recordings
Facebook

About Moss

MOSS is an indie band based in the Netherlands. Their own blend of rhythmic indie rock with vocal harmonies and a psychedelic side-note surprised the media and fans as an almost unexpected departure from their earlier sweet and enduring pop-songs. The reviews for their rhythm driven record are raving and their live shows ecstatic with added visuals.
To date, they released two records on the Excelsior label and their songs have been featured on numerous compilations.

Moss is releasing in France, UK and Germany

A selection of past shows in 2010:
Le Cylindre - France 24-04-10
Oranjepop - Holland 30-05-10
The Great Escape - UK 14-05-10
Oerol - Holland 14-06-10
Zwarte Cross - Holland 17-07-10
Haldern Pop Festival - Germany 14-08-10
Lowlands Festival - Holland 22-08-10
Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland - Holland 04-09-10
Popkomm - Germany 08-09-10
MAMA-event - France 16-10-2010
CMJ - USA 23-10-10
Barhouse, Essex - UK 02-11-10
The Dublin Castle, London - UK 03-11-10
The Captain's Rest, Glasgow - Schotland 04-11-10

Release Never Be Scared / Don't Be A Hero
France: March 2011 (Excelsior / ZaZa Media Corp / Le Prod JV)
Germany: March 2011? (Excelsior / Starkult / Kumpels & Friends / H'Art)

Short Biography

The Great Escape: Amsterdam’s Moss released their 2nd album last year. It all started in the confinement of an English farm on the outskirts of London. Inspiration came in many forms. A live show by the Brian Jonestown Massacre set the tone. A conversation in a pub with a man who insures satellites for a living was food for thought. The energy and vibrancy of the streets of London filled their heads and Phoenix played constantly on the car stereo to and from the studio sessions. Back home some credit has to be given to the old bomb shelter in Amsterdam, where they set to work moulding this collection of ideas into an intense, dark and driven sound. The band’s sound is hard to pin down, taking cues from a rich musical tapestry but always focussing on a finely honed song writing craft.

Quotes From Press Reviews

"This show will go in the books as one of the highlights of the year." - VPRO 3Voor12, Paradiso headline review

"Moss has made one of the finest records made last year and the live performance easily lives up to the high expectations." -Nu.nl, Noorderlslag 2010 review

"Never Be Scared / Don 't Be A Hero sounds old and modern, simple and complex and is in all respects a masterpiece."
- Parool

"Moss is the best that the Netherlands has to offer on a musical level." - KindaMuzik

"Moss still knows how to keep the attention, because their songs have evolved tremendously in one year.' - Muziek.nl