Got my eye on you - (a brief history)

BLACK MOSES was formed in the spring on 1999 after a chance encounter between two old friends, Graeme Flynn (bass/ vox ex-Penthouse) and Jim Jones (guitar / vox ex-Thee Hypnotics). As a result of the dissatisfaction with their previous bands and the current state of music in general they decided to renew an age-old writing partnership and the concept of Black Moses as monster groove machine was born. In the early stages rhythm was supplied courtesy of long-time Bristol based stone groove supremos "The Heads", but feeling the need for full time commitment the dymanic duo eventually recruited Chris Buncall as their permanent drum major and began the work of fusing equal parts Curtis Mayfield and MC5 into the masterpiece that is their Lunasound recording debut.

But now on to the suspects themselves…

JIM JONES (Guitar/ Vocals) - Should be a stranger to few of you having first plied his trade to great effect with one of the UK's only real contemporary influences on the "grunge" movement of the early 90's, Thee Hypnotics . Thee Hypnotics toured extensively in Europe and the USA with the likes of Mudhoney, Tad, The Black Crowes and the Cult among many others. They also hold the honour of being the first British band to have a release on Sub Pop. Extensive touring in the USA was beginning to reap it's rewards when the band were involved in a car accident which seriously injured their drummer. This unfortunate chain of events knocked the band out of action for over a year and they were sadly never able to regain their lost momentum. Thee Hypnotics last album "the very crystal speed machine" was produced by Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes and released on Rick Rubin's American recordings (at the behest of said Black Crowe it should be added). Sadly due to label difficulties the album was not afforded the promotion it deserved and after a few final years of frustration the band finally officially split in 1998.

GRAEME FLYNN (Bass / Vocals) - was a founder member of British blues punk powerhouse Penthouse. The band scored single of the week in the Melody Maker for their first two singles on the Kitty Kitty Corporation (the label founded by Quickspace). After extensive touring in Europe Penthouse signed to World Domination Recordings and unleashed their debut album "Gutter Erotica". The album hit the ground running as a big critical favourite, but just as the band got a real buzz going World Domination shut down their European office leaving the band with no record deal and no promotional budget! As luck would have it Beggars Banquet had already been sniffing at the heels of the quartet and soon had them signed and working again. Penthouse cemented their new relationship by releasing an EP of remixes (courtesy of Kris Needs, The Low Fidelity All Stars among others) from the gutter erotica sessions. As usual, just when things were beginning to heat up problems arose, this time in the shape of Bob Guccione head of the Penthouse magazine publishing empire who took exception to "some greasy British musicians" taking the name in vain and forced a change of moniker upon them. Now newly christened 50 tons of Black Terror and with the US release of their Gutter erotica album (now re-titled Demeter) under their belts the boys headed to NY for a roof raising performance at CMJ New Music Seminar in November '98. Sadly inter band relationships were not at their best and after a tour of the east coast of the USA Graeme decided to call it quits…

CHRIS BUNCALL (Drums / Vocals) - started his musical career in little known Warp records signings V. They parlayed their buffalo tom Indie rock styling into one album entitled "some moving, some stood still" in 1994 and promptly ran into tragedy as their singer was killed in a car accident. Undaunted by such omens Chris moved onto take up lead vocals with Lahonda and the band signed a development deal with Island records. The fruits of their efforts were one solitary single "Dista 310" which didn't spend too much time worrying the hit makers of the day. Never one to miss a chance for a change of pace he was next found collaborating with Jarvis Cocker and All Seeing Eye on the "Walk With A Panther" single, and from there moved to playing drums for the Mark D (longtime Melvins Bass Player and Lunasound Artists himself) Volcano! It was in this last emsemble that he met Graeme who was standing in for a couple of London shows…