Mooey Moobau

Mooey Moobau is the name of the voice- and word-heavy music project started by Joe Tepperman in 2007. His phonetic songs are ruled by natural speech rhythms and melodies, and he performs them with an abandon that recalls Patti Smith as much as it does Public Enemy. Drawing on his own research work in applied linguistics, Mooey Moobau uses jagged voice collage on recordings and live tape edits at shows, backed up by a constantly shifting lineup of serious improviser friends from Los Angeles.