Main image

American percussionist, born in 1949, New York City, USA.

Education: BA degree in Russian History (Trinity College, 1970).

Musical Training:
1963-68: studied percussion at Hartt College of Music and Hartford Symphony with Joe Porcaro, Al Lepak, Richard Lepore
1969-70: percussion student of Tanjore Ranganathan, Wesleyan University 1971-73: composition student of Bill Dixon, Bennington College.
1971-73: percussionist for the Bill Dixon Ensemble

Performance History: Since 1973, over 1000 solo percussion / voice concerts plus 3000 concerts with various collaborators, theaters and orchestras.

ALBUMS


Anna Homler, David Moss, Kommissar Hjuler, Mama Baer*
Anna Homler David Moss Kommissar Hjuler Mama Baer
2016, Lathe Cut Clear, ,
Contemporary/Poetry
David Moss, Hannes Strobl*
At The Beach: Music For Voice And Electric Bass
2014, CD, Album, Monotype Records
David Moss & Sdeng
Many More Voices
2012, CD, Album, Tempo Reale, ,
Free Improvisation/Abstract/Experimental
David Moss, Alex Cline, Andrea Centazzo
Koans: Volume Two
2006, CDr, Album, Ictus Records, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Andrea Centazzo, David Moss, Steve Hubback, Jeffrey Daniel Jensen, Per Oliver Jorgens*, Brake Drum Percussion
Koans: Volume Three
2006, CDr, Album, Ictus Records, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
David Moss
Sogna Suite
2006, CD, Album, Atopos, ,
Contemporary/Free Improvisation
Olga Neuwirth - Vincent Crowly, Constance Hauman, David Moss, Georg Nigl, Andrew Watts, Jodi Melnick, Grayson Millwood, Lukas Rössner, Rodolfo Seas-Araya, Gavin Weber, Kai Wessel, Klangforum Wien, Johannes Kalitzke
Lost Highway
2006
Jaap Blonk & Koichi Makigami* & Paul Dutton & Phil Minton & David Moss
Five Men Singing
2004, CD, Album, Les Disques Victo, ,
Experimental/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation/Spoken Word/Vocal/Speech
David Moss
Vocal Village Project
2002, CD, Album, Intakt Records, ,
Free Improvisation
Frank Schulte, David Moss & Phil Minton
Nosferatu
2002, CD, Album, Poise Odd
David Moss & Michael Rodach
Fragmentary Blues
1999, CD, Album, Traumton Records, ,
Free Improvisation
Sergey Kuryokhin* & David Moss
2 For Tea
1998, CD, Long Arms Records, ,
Free Improvisation
David Moss
Time Stories
1998, CD, Album, Intakt Records, Intakt Records, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Free Improvisation
Klaus König (3) - David Moss - The Bobs - Klaus König Orchestra
Reviews
1996, CD, Album, Enja Records, Stiftung Kunst und Kultur des Landes NRW
David Moss
Moss Tales
1995, CD, Album, the listening room, ,
Free Improvisation/Spoken Word/Experimental
David Moss / John King (6) / Otomo Yoshihide
All At Once At Any Time
1994, CD, Album, Les Disques Victo, ,
Abstract/Noise/Experimental
Henning Christiansen & Ben Patterson & David Moss
Dust Out Of Brain / Staub Aus Dem Gehirn
1993, CD, Ltd, Museum Für Moderne Kunst Weddel
David Moss / Axel Otto / Frank Schulte
The Day We Forgot
1991, CD, Album, No Man's Land
David Moss
My Favorite Things
1991, ,
Art Rock/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
JoPo* + Markus Stauss Meet John King Electric World, NY* Feat. David Moss + Jean Chaine
JoPo + Markus Stauss Meet John King Electric World, NY Feat. David Moss + Jean Chaine
1990, CD, Album, Xopf Records
Joe Sachse • David Moss • George Lewis
Berlin Tango
1990
David Moss
Dense Band
1985, ,
Avantgarde
Eugene Chadbourne, David 'Hot Hands' Moss*, Jon Rose, Rik Rue
Country Music Of Southeastern Australia
1984, ,
Musique Concrète/Experimental/Free Improvisation
David Moss
Full House
1984, ,
Free Jazz/Musique Concrète/Experimental
Tom Cora, David Moss
Cargo Cult Revival
1983, ,
Free Improvisation
David Moss, Andrea Centazzo, Alex Cline
Percussion Interchanges
1981, LP, Album, Ictus Records, ,
Free Improvisation
Lytle* / Cartwright* / Moss*
Meltable Snaps It
1981, LP, Album, Cornpride, ,
Free Improvisation/Jazz-Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
David Moss
Terrain
1981
David Moss - Baird Hersey
Coessential
1977, LP, Album, Bent Records (4), ,
Free Improvisation
Denseland
Chunk
2010, ,
Experimental/Free Improvisation/Spoken Word
Meltable Snaps It
Points Blank +
1993, ,
Free Jazz/Experimental
Anna Homler
Dō Ya Sa´ Di Dō
1992, CD, ,
Experimental
Sonz Of Sinai
Crossover
2005, CDr, Album, Kol-Bo Academy Of Music & Fine Arts, Simchat Torah Beit Midrash
Somewhere In Between
Gone Again
2002, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Prog Rock/Classic Rock
Material
At Soundscape, Hell's Kitchen
2020, ,
Avantgarde/Free Improvisation/Noise
Denseland
Disco Dictionary
2017, Cass, Album, arbitrary
Denseland
Like Likes Like
2013, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Minimal
Denseland
Chunk
2010, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental/Poetry
Material
Live From Soundscape
1994, CD, Album, DIW, ,
Noise/Free Improvisation/Experimental
David Moss Dense Band
Texture Time
1994, CD, Album, Intakt Records, Intakt Records
Markus Stauss Project
New Duos 'N' Trios
1992, CD, Xopf Records
The Golden Palominos
Thundering Herd: The Best Of The Golden Palominos
1990, ,
Folk Rock/Avantgarde
Direct Sound
Five Voices
1989, CD, ,
Free Improvisation
David Moss - Dense Band*
Live In Europe
1988, ,
Avantgarde
Meltable Snaps It
Points Blank
1986, ,
Free Jazz/Experimental
The Relative Band
The Relative Band '85
1985
The Golden Palominos
The Golden Palominos
1983, ,
Avantgarde

APPEARANCES +


Frieder Butzmann
juHrop - Szenen und Arien aus einer Oper in klingonischer Sprache
2024, 2x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Experimental
Various
ZZAJ: Jazz From The 23rd Century
2022, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label, ,
Experimental
Trondheim EMP
Poke It With A Stick/Joining The Dots
2020, 2xCD, Album, Crónica
Sławek Janicki
Favorite Duets
2019, CD, Album, Mózg
Frank Schulte
Survival Songs
2019, 17xFile, FLAC, Not On Label (Frank Schulte Self-released), ,
Experimental/Avantgarde
Daniele Lombardi
Divina.com
2016, DVD, NTSC, Neos
Various
The Kitchen Improvises: 1976-1983
2015, CD, Album, Orange Mountain Music, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary
Various
N° 345
2013, CD, Comp, Spex (2), ,
Downtempo/Indie Rock/Experimental/IDM
Meltable Snaps It
Inroads W​/Bradfield & Lindsay
2013, 4xFile, FLAC, RM, Not On Label (Meltable Snaps It Self-released), ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2010
2011, 4xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Neos, ,
Contemporary
Various
November Music 2011
2011, CD, Comp, Car, November Music, ,
Abstract/Post-Modern/Experimental/Modern Classical/Contemporary
Static
Freedom Of Noise
2011, ,
Downtempo
Various
Blood, Muscle & Air: The Intimate Voice
2008, CD, Album, Comp, Sonic Arts Network
Peter Machajdík
Namah
2008, CD, Album, Musica Slovaca
Stefan Litwin
Programs IV: The Bells
2007, CD, Telos Music Records
Uri Caine
The Classical Variations
2007, CD, Comp, Winter & Winter, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Classical/Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz
Andrea Centazzo
Koans (The Ultimate Percussion Collection)
2007, 3xCDr, Comp + Box, RM, Ictus Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Jean Chaine And His Ulterior Lux
The Dancing Man
2005
Various
Vijftig-En-Een-Half
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Kontrans, ,
Free Improvisation/Vocal/Avantgarde/Experimental/Spoken Word
Ensemble Modern
Plays Frank Zappa - Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions - A Selection Of Works
2003, CD, ,
Contemporary/Avantgarde
Paul Brody's Detonation Orchestra
Animals And Cowboys
2002, CD, Album, NRW Jazz, ,
Klezmer
Bill Dixon
Odyssey (Solo Works)
2001, 6xCD + Box, Ltd, Num, Archive/Edition, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Spoken Word
Various
ALBUzerxQUE Vol. 5
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Zerx
Johann Strauss* - Marc Minkowski
Die Fledermaus (Salzburger Festspiele 2001)
2001, DVD-V, PAL, Arthaus Musik
Uri Caine Ensemble
The Goldberg Variations
2000, 2xCD, Album, Winter & Winter, ,
Post-Modern/Vocal/Instrumental/Turntablism/Dixieland/Neo-Romantic/Baroque/Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz/Gospel/Klezmer/Minimal/Tango
Uri Caine Ensemble, La Gaia Scienza
Robert Schumann - Love Fugue
2000, CD, Album, Winter & Winter, ,
Contemporary/Romantic
Heiner Goebbels
Surrogate Cities
2000, ,
Contemporary
Sebastian Gramss Underkarl*
Jazzessence
1999, CD, TCB Records (2),
Dirk Raulf, Frank Schulte
Teatime Vol. 2
1998, 2xCD, Poise, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation/Field Recording
John Zorn
The Parachute Years 1977-1980 (Lacrosse Hockey Pool Archery)
1997, 7xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Tzadik, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Free Improvisation
Nomad
Live
1997, CD, Album, Not On Label (Nomad Self-released),
Various
Angelica 1995
1996, CD, AI Associazione Di Idee, ,
Experimental/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
The Music Of Extraplatte - Vienna/Austria Extra Jazz '95/96
1996, CD, Comp, Extraplatte,
Disarray
Bleed
1996, ,
Thrash
Fast Forward
Same Same
1995, CD, Album, Experimental Intermedia Foundation, ,
Modern Classical/Experimental
Richard Teitelbaum
Golem
1995, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Experimental
Jean Chaine
Sunk In The Sun
1995, CD, Album, Atonal Records, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
Roberto Paci Dalò, Isabella Bordoni
Many Many Voices
1995, CD, Album, the listening room
Anna Homler, Geert Waegeman, Pavel Fajt
Macaronic Sines
1995, CD, ,
Modern Classical/Avantgarde/Minimal
Frank Schulte
Switchbox
1994, CD, Album, No Man's Land, ,
Experimental
Jacki Apple
Thank You For Flying American (Stories And Songs 1980-1991)
1994, CD, Cactus Foundation, ,
Sound Art/Spoken Word
Mia Zabelka
Possible Fruit
1993, CD, Album, Extraplatte, Extraplatte, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Musique's Action
1993, CD, Album, Vand'Oeuvre, ,
Art Rock/Experimental/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
Various
Vocal Neighborhoods
1993, CD, Comp, Leonardo Music Journal, ,
Spoken Word/Experimental
Richard Scott with Rex Casswell
The Magnificence Of Stereo
1992, CD, Album, Sruti Box, ,
Free Jazz/Musique Concrète/Free Improvisation
Nicolas Collins
It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
1992, CD, Trace Elements Records, ,
Modern Classical/Spoken Word/Experimental/Contemporary
Eugene Chadbourne
Blotter LSD C&W 2001
1992, CD, Album, Delta Recording Co., ,
Country Blues/Acoustic/Psychobilly
John King (6) / Electric World
Hot Thumb In A Funky Groove
1992, CD, Album, Enemy Records
Various
Hardis Bruts (Hommage À L'Art Brut)
1992, CD, Album, In-Poly-Sons, ,
Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Experimental/Prog Rock
Musci* - Venosta*
A Noise, A Sound
1992
Jacki Apple
The Culture Of Disappearance (A Dirge) / The Amazon / Palisade
1991, Cass, Not On Label, ,
Sound Art/Spoken Word
Various
Les Mystères Des Voix Vulgaires
1990, ,
Art Rock/Experimental/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Platzlinger
Best Of...
1989, LP, Album, Marat Records, ,
Punk/Indie Rock/Free Improvisation
John King
Electric World
1989, CD, Album, Ear-Rational Records, ,
Art Rock/Free Improvisation
Steve Hubback's It's My Head*
The Joy Of Life
1989
Various
A Classic Guide To No Man's Land
1988, CD, Comp, No Man's Land, ,
Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
La Nuit Des Solos
1988, LP, Album, Vand'Oeuvre, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Sound Symposium 1988
1988, Cass, Comp, C90, Sound Symposium
Nicolas Collins
100 Of The World's Most Beautiful Melodies
1988, Cass, Not On Label (Nicolas Collins Self-released)
Jon Rose
Forward Of Short Leg
1987, LP, Album, Dossier, ,
Free Improvisation
Carlo Curley
Carlo Curley Live! At Royal Festival Hall
1987, CD, Album, Pro Arte
Various
Legende YU Rocka 2.
1987
Moniek Darge
Sounds Of Sacred Places
1987, ,
Experimental/Field Recording/Ambient
天鼓*
Slope - ゆるやかな消失
1987
Various
Sound Symposium 1986
1986, Cass, Sound Symposium, ,
Aboriginal/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Contemporary
Various
Bad Alchemy Nr 3
1985, Cass, Bad Alchemy, ,
Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
Bill Laswell
Work Song
1984, 12", Megadisc
Arto Lindsay / Ambitious Lovers
Envy
1984
Kip Hanrahan
Desire Develops An Edge
1983, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Avantgarde
Bill Laswell
Baselines
1983, ,
Experimental
Michael William Gilbert
In The Dreamtime
1982
John Zorn
Archery
1981, ,
Abstract/Experimental
Michael William Gilbert
The Call
1980
Baird Hersey & The Year Of The Ear
Have You Heard?
1979
Baird Hersey & The Year Of The Ear
Lookin' For That Groove
1978, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Big Band/Free Jazz
L. Sprague De Camp
Robert E. Howard's Conan: The Bloodstained God / The Curse Of The Monolith
1976
Baird Hersey With Dave Liebman*
The Year Of The Ear
1975, LP, Album, Bent Records (4), ,
Fusion/Prog Rock/Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock
Larry And Myra
Eat The Day
1970, LP, Album, The Alien Nation, ,
Folk
Eugene Chadbourne
Bye Bye DDR
Cass, Album, Not On Label (Eugene Chadbourne Self-Released), ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Eugene Chadbourne
Nijmegen Hassen Hunt
Various
Eternal Poet EP
2022, 10", EP, Misbits Recordings
Various
The Emerald EP
2018, 10", EP, Misbits Recordings
Various
Waywords And Meansigns - Opendoor Edition
2017, 145xFile, MP3, Album, Not On Label, ,
Sound Art/Spoken Word/Speech/Audiobook/Avantgarde
Various
Blue
2016, CD, Comp, WFMU
Swod
SSS Podcast #077
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, SeekSickSound, ,
Modern Classical/Ambient
Various
Membra Disjecta For John Cage
2012, CD, Comp, Ltd, Tonspur/Hermes Ear, Hermes' Ear, ,
Abstract
Barbados!
Coffin Train
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 128, Not On Label (Barbados! Self-released), ,
Prog Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Synth-pop
Various
Sound Art @ Het Apollohuis
2011, 2xCD, Comp, WERGO, ,
Experimental/Drone/Ambient/Noise/Sound Poetry
Various
Il Libro Della Voce
2010, CD, Comp, Boo, Auditorium Edizioni, ,
Contemporary/Avant-garde Jazz
Various
La Voce Performante - Vocoralità Del Novecento
2009, CD, Comp, 3Vitre, ,
Poetry/Experimental
Various
Il Gesto Del Suono 2.0
2009, CD, Comp, Auditorium
David Paton & Friends*
Originals
2007, CD, Album, David Paton Songs, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Music Dances Itself
2006, CD, Comp, Ltd, Sonic Arts Network, ,
Radioplay/Musique Concrète/Field Recording/Experimental/Avantgarde
Various
Musicport 2005
2005, DVDr, DVD-V, Album, Not On Label,
Сергей Курёхин
MP3 CD2
2005, ,
Neo-Classical/Avantgarde/Soundtrack/Jazz-Rock/Experimental/Classic Rock
Various
Ice Sculpture Theater
2003, CD, Comp, Enh, Tedium House Publications, ,
Noise/Experimental
Various
A Classic Guide To No Man's Land - Pieces & Songs
2003, 2xCD, Comp, No Man's Land, ,
Avantgarde
Hörner* & Kapfer*
Alles Lalula 2 (Songs & Poeme - Von Der Beat-Generation Bis Heute)
2003, 2xCD, Comp, LIDO., ,
Poetry/Sound Poetry
Various
Fümms Bö Wö Tää Zää Uu: Stimmen Und Klänge Der Lautpoesie
2002, CD, Comp, Urs Engeler Editor, ,
Musique Concrète/Spoken Word/Experimental
Various
Vooruit Geluid Festival
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Vooruit, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk/Minimal/Free Jazz/Modern Classical/Avantgarde/Easy Listening/Art Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Ethereal/Electro/Experimental
Various
Albuzerxque Vol. 4
2001, CD, Comp, Zerx
Various
2021 Klangwelt Moderne
2000, 2xCD, Comp, 20/21 - Music of Our Time,
Various
Because Tomorrow Comes #1
1998, CD, Comp, Because Tomorrow Comes, ,
Speech/Spoken Word/Experimental
Various
Klangkunst
1996, CD, Comp, Prestel-Verlag, ,
Experimental/Sound Art
Various
Mixing It
1994, ,
Field Recording/Contemporary Jazz/Contemporary/Fusion/Ambient/Experimental
Various
Tellus #25 - Site-Less Sounds
1991, CD, Comp, Tellus, ,
Experimental
Various
Ear Magazine Presents Absolut CD #3, Improvisation/Composition
1991, CD, Album, Comp, Ear Magazine, ,
Avantgarde/Experimental/Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
Modern Sounds
1990, LP, Comp, C.A.G.E. Records, ,
Abstract/Field Recording/Experimental/Sound Art/Sound Collage
Various
The Aerial #1 (Winter 1990)
1990
It's My Head
Joy Of Life
1989
Various
Decade: The First Ten Years Of The Music Gallery
1986, Cass, Comp, C90, Music Gallery Editions, ,
Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Noise/Spoken Word/Modern/Experimental/Poetry/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation/Folk/Minimal
Various
It Must Be Afternoon By Now
Cass, Comp, Not On Label
Various
Dinosaurs
Cass, Comp, Silent, But Deadly, ,
Experimental
Bill Dixon
Collection
1999, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
The Grotto Farm Tapes Vol. 4
1996, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
The Grotto Farm Tapes Vol. 14
1996, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Folk/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Country Rock/Alternative Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Acoustic/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Free Improvisation/Soft Rock
Arto Lindsay / David Moss / Mark Miller*, John Lurie, Elliott Sharp, Ned Rothenberg
Noise New York IV
1983, Cass, Unofficial, C90, Black Mask Tapes, ,
Free Improvisation
The Golden Palomino's*
Live At The Public Theatre
CDr, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Golden Palominos)
Carla Bley
Escalator Over The Hill
2xCDr, Unofficial, e.b,
Carla Bley / Paul Haines
Escalator Over The Hill - A Chronotransduction - Bologna July 14, 1998
2xCDr, Unofficial, Not On Label (Carla Bley), Not On Label (Paul Haines)
Ensemble Modern
Plays Frank Zappa - Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions - A Selection Of Works
,
Contemporary/Avantgarde