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Mos Generator
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Background information
Also known as The Mos Generator
Origin Port Orchard, Washington, USA
Genres Heavy Rock, Progressive Rock
Years active 2000 - Present
Labels H42 Records, Ripple Music, Heavy Psych Sounds, Small Stone Records, Argonauta Records, Kozmik Artifactz, Music Abuse, Roadburn Records, Listenable Records, South Spit Records, Lay Bare Recordings, Stickman Records, Devil's Child Records, Nasoni Records
Associated acts Mind Funk, Stone Axe, Big Scenic Nowhere, Saltline, Voodoo Gearshift, Heavypink, Treepeople, Turbid North
Website Mos Generator Facebook
Current members Tony Reed
Jono Garrett
Sean Booth
Past members Shawn Johnson
Scooter Haslip


Biography[]

"If there's such a thing as fusing some soul into a doom palette, MOS GENERATOR has achieved that. Seldom will you hear an unambiguous merge between the two outside of BLACK SABBATH's "Sabotage". Mos Generator have tapped into a loud vibe featuring sinister and coarse nuances yet with something revealing far more heart". - Ray Van Horn Jr.- Blabbermouth

Mos Generator formed during the winter of 2000 in Port Orchard, Washington from the ashes of a ten year off & on collaboration between its three members, all of which are long time veterans of road & studio. The need to strip down to the basics of hard rock was apparent from the start and continues to be the foundation for all the bands recent material. Mos Generator have released 9 full length studio albums, a retrospective album, 2 live albums and a plethora of split 7" and 12” singles on such labels as Listenable, Roadburn, Small Stone, Ripple, Nasoni, Lay Bare, Hevi Sike, H42, Devil‘s Child, Kozmik Artifactz and Heavy Psych Sounds. Touring has been just as important to the profile of the band as making records has. Over the years Mos Generator has shared the stage with many great heavy rock bands across Europe and North America including extensive tours with Saint Vitus, FU Manchu, Elder, Spirit Caravan and Atomic Bitchwax. They have also played many prestigious festivals throughout Europe including 2 appearances at Hellfest in France, opening up a whole new fan base to the Mos Generator sound. after 20 years of making music Mos Generator show no signs of slowing down.

"It’s as pure an example of heavy rock as I’ve heard." - JJ Koczan - The Obelisk

Origin of the name[]

Tony Reed recalls:[1] "When we started jamming and recording demos we didn’t have a name. The original rhythm section and I were old friends and we had known each other for a very long time, something around 10 or 12 years. We used to be together in another band in the early ‘90s and we had this one bass drum that just sounded amazing. Shawn Johnson put it away in a garage and it eventually got moss all over it. So we called it the Moss Generator. And then when we went to record the first demos we wanted a better bass drum sound and I said: Fuck, I wish we had the Moss Generator. And then we decided to call the band just like that, but we took one S off, for some reason, I cannot remember."

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

  • The Mos Generator (2002, Music Abuse)
  • The Late Great Planet Earth (2005, Nasoni Records)
  • Songs For Future Gods (2007, Roadburn Records; Small Stone Records)
  • Nomads (2012, Ripple Music)
  • Electric Mountain Majesty (2014, Listenable)
  • Abyssinia (2015, Listenable)
  • Shadowlands (2018, Listenable)
  • Spontaneous Combustions (2019, Kozmik Artifactz)

Extended Plays[]

  • Tales From The Vault (2007, Flotation)
  • Lies of Liberty (2016, Red Cobra; 2017, South Spit)
  • The Firmament (2016, Stickman)
  • Exiles (2019, Glory or Death)
  • I've Got Room in My Wagon (2020, H42 Records)
  • The Lantern (2021, Argonauta Records)

Singles[]

  • Jam Room Demos Volume II (2008, RxEvolution Recordings)
  • Wroomb / Tracks (Tall Bodies) (2015, Stickman)
  • Record Store Day 7" (2015, Self-Released)
  • Anthem (2016, Self-Released)
  • The Dance of Red (2017, H42 Records)
  • No Warning (Flexi Mix) (2021, Sacred Raven)

Splits[]

  • Jamroom Demos Volume One (With The Hitch) (2007, Flotation)
  • Pick Up / Lonely One Kenobi (With Seedy Jeezus) (2013, Blown Music)
  • Live Split (With Ancient Warlocks) (2015, Self-Released)
  • Mos Generator / Teepee Creeper (With Teepee Creeper) (2015, Music Abuse)
  • Mos Generator / Isaak (With Isaak) (2015, Heavy Psych Sounds)
  • The Theory of Light and Matter (With Stubb) (2015, HeviSike Records)
  • Mos Generator / Sower (With Sower) (2015, Devil's Child)
  • Vol. IV / Spit Out The Crap (With Daily Thompson) (2015, H42 Records; Ripple Music)
  • Gamma/Hydra / The Siege (With Year of The Cobra) (2016, H42 Records; Ripple Music)
  • Covering Queen (With Void Vator) (2020, H42 Records; Ripple Music)
  • Mos Generator / Di'Aul (With Di'Aul) (2020, Argonauta Records)

Live Albums[]

  • In Concert (2013, Lay Bare Recordings; 2015, Listenable)
  • Live in Europe 2013 (2013, LameIsMe)
  • Night of The Lords (2019, Devil's Child)

Compilations[]

  • The Vault Sessions (2006, Music Abuse)
  • Destroy! The Mos Generator 2001-2008 (2008, RxEVOLUTION Recordings)
  • Electric Nomads Demos (2014, Self-Released)
  • Strange Powers, Astral Projection, Reincarnation, and Spiritual Healing Through Sonic Vibrations (2020, Music Abuse)

Members[]

Current Lineup[]

  • Tony Reed - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (2000 - Present)
  • Jono Garrett - Drums
  • Sean Booth - Bass

Past Members[]

  • Shawn Johnson - Drums
  • Scooter Haslip - Bass

List of Known Tours[]

External Links[]

References[]

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