/ song writer . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Ant im atter . ▁ ▁Musical ▁history ▁ ▁M oss ▁began ▁writing ▁music ▁for ▁a ▁solo ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁after ▁numerous ▁disappoint ments ▁with ▁previous ▁bands , ▁the ▁idea ▁being ▁that ▁no ▁longer ▁could ▁a ▁key ▁member ▁pull ▁out ▁leaving ▁the ▁current ▁project ▁in ▁ru ins . ▁ ▁From ▁ 9 6 – 9 8 ▁the ▁solo ▁project ▁went ▁through ▁numerous ▁name ▁changes , ▁from ▁‘ The ▁Re pt ile ▁Bra in ’ , ▁to ▁‘ He avy ▁Soul ’ ▁and ▁eventually ▁‘ Cloud ▁One ’ . ▁The ▁style ▁of ▁music ▁early ▁on ▁was ▁instrument al ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁lean ing ▁towards ▁rh yth mic ▁psych ed el ic ▁rock / tr ance . ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁vocals ▁to ▁M oss ’ s ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁musical ▁direction , ▁where ▁the ▁writing ▁turned ▁to ▁dark , ▁mel od ic ▁ac oust ic ▁rock . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁recorded ▁key ▁tracks ▁‘ Over ▁Your ▁Should er ’ , ▁‘ S av iour ’ , ▁‘ To o ▁Late ’ ▁and ▁‘ Ang el ’ ▁( l ater ▁re - t itled ▁to ▁‘ Ang el ic ’ ). ▁ ▁Ant im atter ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁when ▁Dun can ▁P atter son ▁( then ▁of ▁An ath ema ) ▁approached ▁M oss ▁to ▁record ▁an ▁album ▁with ▁him