Andy Moor (The Ex)
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Andy Moor is an experimental music
ian, best known as the guitarist
of the UK band Dog Faced Hermans
and the Dutch punk collective The Ex. He was also a founding member of Kletka Red and along with Isabelle Vigier and Yannis Kyriakides created the experimental music label Unsounds.
Moor was born in London
, England
. He began his musical life in Edinburgh
, Scotland
, playing guitar with the band Dog Faced Hermans
, a group that mixed post punk with traditional music and improvisation
s.
In 1990 he moved to the Netherlands after an invitation to join Dutch band The Ex. Andy is featured in the 2008 film "Roll Up Your Sleeves", directed by Dylan Haskins
.
His latest projects include a quartet with Ken Vandermark
, Terrie Hessels and Paal Nilssen Love called Lean Left, and duos with Anne James Chaton and DJ /rupture
and Colin Mclean and Christine Sehnaoui. Moor continues to be a full time member of The Ex.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
ian, best known as the guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
of the UK band Dog Faced Hermans
Dog Faced Hermans
The Dog Faced Hermans were a four-piece band whose style could be described as anarcho-punk incorporating folk and noise influences as well as unorthodox instrumentation.-History:...
and the Dutch punk collective The Ex. He was also a founding member of Kletka Red and along with Isabelle Vigier and Yannis Kyriakides created the experimental music label Unsounds.
Moor was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He began his musical life in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, playing guitar with the band Dog Faced Hermans
Dog Faced Hermans
The Dog Faced Hermans were a four-piece band whose style could be described as anarcho-punk incorporating folk and noise influences as well as unorthodox instrumentation.-History:...
, a group that mixed post punk with traditional music and improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
s.
In 1990 he moved to the Netherlands after an invitation to join Dutch band The Ex. Andy is featured in the 2008 film "Roll Up Your Sleeves", directed by Dylan Haskins
Dylan Haskins
Dylan Haskins is an Irish broadcaster and social entrepreneur.Haskins first became known as a proponent of the DIY ethic in Ireland for his work on several projects initiated as a teenager, including the establishment of all ages, non-alcohol spaces in north Wicklow and Dublin.He has since become...
.
His latest projects include a quartet with Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark is an American jazz composer and saxophone and clarinet player.A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compositions, which typically balance intricate orchestration with passionate...
, Terrie Hessels and Paal Nilssen Love called Lean Left, and duos with Anne James Chaton and DJ /rupture
DJ /rupture
DJ /rupture is the pseudonym of Jace Clayton, a New York-based American DJ and producer. He used to play in the drum and bass collective Toneburst, and DJ'ed in Boston during the late 1990s...
and Colin Mclean and Christine Sehnaoui. Moor continues to be a full time member of The Ex.
Discography
- Locks (with Kaffe Matthews) (2001, CD, Unsounds)
- Thermal (with John ButcherJohn ButcherJohn Butcher may refer to:*John Butcher , Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club*John Butcher, 1st Baron Danesfort , British lawyer*John C...
/Thomas LehnThomas LehnThomas Lehn is a German-born piano and synthesizer player active in free improvisation and contemporary music.Lehn has recorded with Marcus Schmickler, Keith Rowe, John Butcher, Phil Minton, Phil Durrant, Radu Malfatti, Axel Dörner, Cor Fuhler, Gerry Hemingway and is a member of the electronic...
) (2001, CD, Unsounds) - Red V Green (with Yannis KyriakidesYannis KyriakidesYannis Kyriakides is a composer of contemporary classical music, and sound art. His music explores new forms and hybrids of media, synthesizing disparate sound sources and highlighting the sensorial space of music...
)(2004, CD, Unsounds) - Live in France( with DJ Rupture) (2007, CDr)
- Marker ( solo )(2007, CD, Unsounds)
- Patches (with DJ \Rupture, 2008, CD, Unsuitable Records)
- Everything But the Beginning (with Colin McLean) (2009, CD, Unsounds)
- Le Journaliste (with Anne James Chaton )(2009, CD, Unsounds)
- Rebetika (with Yannis KyriakidesYannis KyriakidesYannis Kyriakides is a composer of contemporary classical music, and sound art. His music explores new forms and hybrids of media, synthesizing disparate sound sources and highlighting the sensorial space of music...
, 2010, CD, Unsounds) - Folia ( with Yannis KyriakidesYannis KyriakidesYannis Kyriakides is a composer of contemporary classical music, and sound art. His music explores new forms and hybrids of media, synthesizing disparate sound sources and highlighting the sensorial space of music...
,) 2010, CD, Unsounds - Guitargument (with Mia ClarkeMia ClarkeMia Clarke is a guitarist and backing vocalist from the British alternative rock band Electrelane. She was born in Brighton, England and following a short period living in the Czech Republic moved to Chicago, United States in 2008....
, 2010, CD, hellosQuare Recordings) - Transfer 1 Departures (with Anne James Chaton 2011 7 inch single Unsounds
- Transfer 2 Princess in Car(with Anne James Chaton 2011 7 inch single Unsounds
External links
.- http://www.theex.nl/
- http://www.unsounds.com/