According to the biography accompanying our download version of the band’s sophomore album the band went through some inspirational changes, something which was set about after witnessing a Brian Jonestown Massacre gig. The band then secluded itself in a small farm outside London to write the new material, and got further inspirations from a pub chat with a fellow whom apparently insures satellites, and several walks through the London streets at night. They then returned home to the recording basement in Amsterdam, and developed their ideas into a intense, broodingly dark and driven sound. Soft late ‘60s Psychedelica, is the best way to describe things, with a whisper of science-fiction to boot (coming from occasional synth noises and freaky echoed guitar parts). Occasionally Ambient-like, but even more so a slight progressiveness in the psychedelics is present. On top, singer Marien Dorleijn comes along with his soft-moaning voice, only occasionally showing a slight bit of “aggression” (he is, by the way, nicely and harmonically backed at several occasions). A mixture which works spookily on the imaginative mind, when played late at night!

Check it all out at myspace.com/moss123 (do not confuse with the Occult Horror Doom Metal act from Southampton, UK), or at one of the band’s upcoming shows (mainly concentrated on Dutch territory for the time being, I’m afraid), where the mixture of old and new material (which they – the others being Bob Gibson, Jasper Verhulst, and Finn Kruyning – will try to re-create on stage with the addition of second guitarist Michiel Stam to the line-up) will surely bring some very interesting evenings.

88/100

Tony.