Chris Moss Acid is a popular music producer from the UK acid house scene. He has collaborated, remixed and performed along artists such as Ceephax, DMX Krew, Adonis, Luke Vibert, Shitmat, Chris Clark, DJ Scotch Egg, Chevron, Cylob and Richard Devine.
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Chris Moss Acid started out Djing at his friends local electronica night in Bournemouth in December 2003, 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 2003 until July 2005.
Chris Moss Acid is also involved with Brighton's Wrong Music record label & Net label Net-Lab on which Chris Moss Acid has released 2 Ep's on Net-Lab (The Sub,Commando Acid EP) also a DJ Mix under the monikers Dj Jo Quaid 5 and Brad Striker appears on Net-Labs Road Rash 2 Remixed Compolation and on Wrong Music's Net-Label he released Chris Moss Acid Presents the Warriors Acid Ep and has a track Sub Merge on Wrong Music's Ect.. Compolation. Since 2005 Chris Moss Acid has Released an influx of Free Download Mp3 Albums Through his website every month (reportedly making 50 albums a week) covering various styles of acid house, Techno and hardcore music.
In March 2006 Chris Moss Acid self-released a C90 cassette tape titled Butyric Acidosis in which it was a request via e-mail. The edition was limited to 26 copies personally made with the help of Chris Moss Acid associate Kaen. The cassettes were ordered by customers all over the world, including countries such as England, Ireland, America, Australia, Russia and South Korea. In October 2006 Chris Moss Acid re-released the album as a free mp3 download via email featuring 3 additional tracks.
In April 2006 chris did a 30 minute live radio session on Londons Resonance FM playing on the show 'underplayed'. Chris' Session consisted on 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' unreleased & rare tracks got played on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1 Tuesday night show. In September 2007 Chris did a Dj Mix on 'Transmit with Arveene' on Dublin's Spin 1038, Chris did an hour Mix of mainly his own productions.
Chris Moss Acid is also signed to Chicago acid house label Mathematics Recordings which released his first 12" vinyl London's Calling Ep.
Chris is an avid supporter of the American football team the Green Bay Packers
Critical Reaction Upon release London's Calling Ep shot to the top ten best selling records on clone.nl (a popular electronic music retailer). The site praises the album as "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 "Rolling chords and mental acid set the scene for this track which has incredible emotional exuberance and energy."[http://www.warprecords.com/mart/music/release.php?catMATH016&fc_type12]
Discography *Chris moss acid - Project 168 ep (2006 - p168) *Baseball Furie Acid Ep (2006 - Retropublik) *Butyric Acidosis C90 cassette tape/.Mp3 (2006 - self release) *The Sub (2006 - Net-Lab - NL002) *Dj Jo Quaid 5 Plays The Hits Mix (as Dj Jo Quaid 5) (2006 Net-Lab NL004) *Commando EP (2006 - Net-Lab - NL006) *Amtek (as Dj Jo Quaid 5) (2006 - GDTK12) *London's Calling EP 12" (2007 - Mathematics - Math016) *Cassette Tape Tracks Vol.1 (2007 - V/Vm Test Records/Vukzid - Vukzid303_1) *Chris Moss Acid Presents...The Warriors Acid Ep (2007 Wrong-Lab) *Cassette Tape Tracks Vol.2 (2007 - V/Vm Test Records/Vukzid - Vukzid303_2)
Compilation appearances: *"Roasted Nut Acid" on Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society: Chrismarse (2005 - GPFSCD04) *"Train Mix" (as Brad Striker) on Roadrash Remixes (2006 - Net-Lab NL005) *"Sub Merge" on ETC.. (2006 Wrong Music WNG010) *"Perfection in Cruelty" on I Love Acid compolation (2007 I Love Acid event CD Flyer - ACIDCD01)