Ultra-Ecstasy for the Ear
An unadulterated eclectic collaboration between Chris and comrade-in-arms E23 of “Splatterhead and the Oblivion Brotherhood” fame.
The Holy Cow is Cosmic Now
HOLY COSMIC COW is Indo/Canadian Raj Ramayya latest single release from his album SPICE AGE ADVENTURES with lyrics by Chris. The album also includes Chris’s lyrics on two more songs.
A Thousand Years On
Chris wins Japan’s 2023 “Classics Day Cultural Foundation Prize” — “an award honouring individuals who have contributed to the dissemination and enlightenment of Japanese classical culture.”
The Blue Bamboo
Chris writes a new version of Mioko Yamaguchi’s famous song “Moonlight Princess,” released on a double album on the 40th anniversary of the original recording.
Behind the Mask: One Hundred Haiku
Released 2/25/2023, Chris’ latest publication in partnership with photographer Ryo Ohwada. A beautiful full-colour edition of bilingual poems and photos.
Head Shots
Two new releases featuring Chris’ lyrics, to kick off the Year of the Rabbit with a “mochi-pounding” drum roll of the modern merged with the traditional!
Thriller Thrills!
Behind the Mask is back – back on Michael Jackson’s THRILLER album! To celebrate the album’s 40th anniversary the song, written by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chris Mosdell and Michael Jackson, will be returned to the track list of the original record.
Puma Power
A unique bilingual collaboration between poet, environmental sound artist, experimental contrabass musician, interpretive dancer and the “Jimi Hendrix of Psychedelic Lighting”!
Bird Girls in Full Flight
Chris recently wrote the “insert song” for the opening episode of the new TV anime series “Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story” – a song that hopes to inspire thousands of girls to take up “clubs”!
The Silly Season
To celebrate poetry month in America, Chis (aka Mozz) will perform his Goofy Guru Show on April 22nd, 2022 at Millburn Public Library, NJ.
The Butterfly Effect
Collaborating with “butterfly” artist Nao Kimura, Chris’ poetry was printed, fossil-like, on stone at Osaka Tsutaya’s in-house gallery.
Concrete Music
An in-depth interview with Chris about his VISIC (visual music) album Equasian in Aquarium Drunkard.
Unmasked: Behind the Mask – One Hundred Haiku
A hundred haiku — each poem exemplifying an image of a culture that defines the initial song and observes the people and the social settings that have influenced his lyrical output.
Red Hot Gravity
At the inauguration of the Ace Hotel, Kyoto, the lyricist wrote the “poetic scenario” to accompany the composition by French conductor Yannick Paget.
Under the Dragon
A rare event at Kyoto’s Koshoji Temple – poetry, gagaku, environmental soundscape and the recitation of Buddhist sutra.
The Seventh Sense
A multimedia remix of the Tanabata legend set in contemporary Tokyo with a stellar cast of artists and musicians.
Life on Mars
Recently Chris has forged a close partnership with the inimitable “cosmic pink” avant-garde musician Coppe.
Poems and Mobile Phones
A bilingual reading from “The City that Silk Built” at Beams Gallery Shinjuku, and a momentary photo op.
The Flame of Peace
A poem to accompany the “Peace Flame of Hiroshima” at a series of events throughout Japan.
Celebrating Stravinsky
Chris’s poetic scenario informs seasonal symphonies in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Stravinky’s RITE OF SPRING.
Behind “Behind the Mask”
The hazy line between myth, memory and Michael Jackson’s recording of Chris’ lyric “Behind the Mask”.
The Third Hand
An exhibition of the contemporary “47 Ronins,” opened at the Spiral Garden Gallery, and all of Chris’s hands were on display.
Aorta Avenue
Chris’s poem Aorta Avenue, based on the great Tokyo 246 highway, wins the Colorado Festival of Literature Grand Prize for Poetry.
Locked Up Lyrics
On display at the 20th Anniversary of Harakuku’s Laforet Museum – a time capsule containing a collection the lyricist’s notebooks and pens.
A Hundred Shibuyan Sages
A set of cards, based on the Japanese New Year’s game: “Karuta” with images, shot in Shibuya, by photographer Yuriko Takagi.
Gundam and the Gang
A “rhythm blizzard” of theme song lyrics written for Japanese anime, together with the legendary composer Yoko Kanno.
The Hat is Back
EQUASIAN, Chris’s classic “VISIC” (visual music) opus is re-released in all its soft-cased, limited edition glory through Sony Music.
Strange Beauty
Collaborating with French photographer/film director Marc Rigaudis, Chris composed the musical score for Etrange Cuisine.
Sarah Sings
Sarah Brightman recorded the song When Firebirds Sing—an operatic opus set in the arena of ancient Japan, with lyrics by Chris.
Anime Archives
The lyricist continues his partnership with the composer Yoko Kanno with a song for the finale of the anime WOLF’S RAIN.
The Incendiary Orchestra
The Incendiary Orchestra showcases Chris’s latest book: “City of Song,” with a fiery performance at Tokyo’s SuperDeluxe.
A Song To Heal
On April 25, 2005, a commuter train at Amagasaki, near Osaka derailed. Chris wrote healing lyrics to a song sent to the families.
Spicy Wolf
Chris writes the theme song for the mega-hit thirteen part anime TV series Spice and Wolf (Okame to Koshinryo).
Birdboy
Chris’s seal: “mo-zu” translated literally reads: “one hundred tongues” — ideograms representing the bird “the shrike” found in his lyrics.
The Indian Odyssey
Chris was invited by the Institute of Tagore Studies and Research at Santiniketan, West Bengal, for a stay as “visiting fellow”.
Long Distant Lyrics
Suddenly resurrected lyrics were picked up by virtuoso violinist Chieko Kinbara for album Velvet Night, sung by Ingrid Schroeder.
Pills to Pop
Six “medicinal” songs for VITAMIN Q – a group with roots in Japan and strong ties to England.
An Atomic Combination
While promoting his Yellow Fever album (an ingenious Latin interpretation of YMO songs) “Senor Coconut” met our lyricist in Tokyo.
Great Goofiness
In a parallel universe, Chris wrote and illustrated “Silly Billy Trilogy: A Collection of Utter Mozzsense” under his pen name Mozz.
