Amoss

Amoss is a United Kingdom drum and bass project from Herefordshire. The name has functioned as a duo and as a solo performance identity. Roles: producer and DJ. Genres associated with Amoss include drum and bass, drumstep, jungle and liquid funk.

The project began as a duo. James Evans and Andy Tweedale met around 2006 in Herefordshire and started producing together in the mid-2000s. Their first vinyl release was the 12" single "Glurg Monster" on Cyclone Recordings, issued in December 2010. They have released music on Renegade Hardware (their track "Flex" appeared on the Inception EP), Horizons Music and Dispatch Recordings. In 2018 James Evans and Andy Tweedale are credited together on the album Everything Is Temporary. According to MusicBrainz and Resident Advisor, Andy Tweedale left the Amoss project around 2017; since then Amoss has been used as the performance name of James Evans.

As performers Amoss has DJed across the UK and Europe. Festival appearances include Outlook Festival and Meeting Points. Their contributions to the scene span club sets and recorded releases: studio production on labels (Cyclone, Renegade Hardware, Horizons, Dispatch) and live DJ performances at UK and European events.

Musical style and production approach: across the available releases Amoss operates between rolling drum and bass and the smoother edges of liquid funk, while also touching drumstep and jungle textures. Production hallmarks include focused break programming and layered low-end design. Beats are built with edited, syncopated drum patterns and emphasis on transient clarity in kick and snare. Bass work favours layered sub and mid-range elements to give weight on larger systems while preserving definition in the mix. Atmospheric elements appear as sustained pads and reverb-treated textures that sit behind the drums and bass rather than replace them. In DJ sets the project has combined these production elements with track selection that moves between energy-led rollers and more melodic liquid passages, aligning the studio sound with dancefloor pacing.

Signature sounds and specific examples: the Cyclone 12" "Glurg Monster" is the earliest released document of their production style and demonstrates tight drum editing with a pronounced low end. The Renegade Hardware appearance — the track "Flex" on the Inception EP — places their work within a label context known for weight and clarity, while their 2018 album Everything Is Temporary collects material credited to both James Evans and Andy Tweedale and shows their capacity for longer-form sequencing and varied tempos.

Role in the scene and collaborations: Amoss’s outputs have been both club-facing singles and a full-length album, plus festival DJ slots. The project’s label list (Cyclone Recordings, Renegade Hardware, Horizons Music, Dispatch Recordings) and festival appearances underline simultaneous activity as a producer and as a touring DJ across the UK and Europe. The 2018 album is explicitly credited to Andy Tweedale and James Evans, preserving the duo’s authorship for that release.

Specific influences: public statements or a documented list of personal influences for James Evans or Andy Tweedale are not widely available in the sources cited. What is documented are the labels, releases and appearances noted above, and the timeline of the project from two-person collaboration (met 2006) to James Evans continuing Amoss after Andy Tweedale’s departure circa 2017.

Current status: following Andy Tweedale’s exit around 2017 (per MusicBrainz and Resident Advisor), Amoss is now used as the performance name of James Evans. The project’s recorded catalogue and festival appearances remain the primary public record: Glurg Monster (Cyclone Recordings, December 2010), "Flex" on the Renegade Hardware Inception EP, releases on Horizons Music and Dispatch Recordings, and the 2018 album Everything Is Temporary credited to Andy Tweedale and James Evans.