"... Dense Band has always been a statement about music and pleasure. I believed it was possible to make dense, intense music with intelligence, humor and passion: to make music that was filled with personal sound; music that was commited to wild combinations of texture, rhythm, energy and song; music that was highly improvised inside of clear song-structures; music that was physical, weird, and almost danceable! Except for structural informatoin in each piece, I almost never told Dense Band Musicians what to play. We enjoyed the surprises and extreme changes that each musician brought to the group." David Moss, 1994

Graphic design: Fabrizio Gilardino
Photos: Silvia Luckner

All pieces composed by David Moss (© & p 1993, GEMA), except #5 (Eugene Raskin), #12 (Moss, Chaine, Coleman, King), #13 (Moss, King). Text fragments in «Invisible Cities» from the writing of Ital Calvino.
«Collision Course» is a duo by Coleman & Moss, «Double Broke Back Blues» features vocals by King & Moss.
TEXTURE TIME was recorded & mixed in a 'live' session, direct to digital 2-track. There are no overdubs.
Recorded & mixed by Peter Pfister: February 22/23, 1993 at the Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland.
Digital Mastering on June 29, at Studio Peter Pfister, Berikon, Switzerland.
Monitor mix for 'live' session by Katrin Brändli.
Thanks to Patrik Landolt, Rote Fabrik, Peter Pfister, Hubert Fehrenbacher (Theater im Marienbad, Freiburg), Norbert & Elsbeth Bach (Club W71, Weikersheim); and to Jean, John, Anthony for their energy, ideas, and sound.
Special thanks to Fredi Bosshard, who encouraged and helped me in every way to make TEXTURE TIME.
Produced by Intakt Records, P.O. Box 468, CH 8024 Zurich, Switzerland Executive Production: Fredi Bosshard