Moss Garden

This article is about a musical piece. For the small, soft plant, see Moss. For the moss garden at Saihō-ji, see Saihō-ji.

"Moss Garden"
Song by David Bowie from the album "Heroes"
Released	October 14, 1977
Recorded	Hansa Studio by the Wall, West Berlin July–August 1977
Genre	Electronic, Ambient
Length	5:03
Label	RCA Records
Writer	David Bowie, Brian Eno
Producer	David Bowie, Tony Visconti
"Heroes" track listing
"Sense of Doubt" (7) "Moss Garden" (8) "Neuköln" (9)

"Moss Garden" is an instrumental piece written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977 for the album "Heroes". It was the second of three instrumentals on Side Two of the original vinyl album that segued into one another, following "Sense of Doubt" and preceding "Neuköln".

The track features Bowie plucking a koto, a traditional Japanese string instrument, the sound of which has been likened to "a banjo half asleep".^[1] In contrast to the forbidding "Sense of Doubt" that precedes it, "Moss Garden" is a tranquil, ethereal piece, described by biographer David Buckley as "Bowie and Eno at their most painterly and abstract".^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p.92
2. ^ David Buckley (1999). Strange Fascination - David Bowie: The Definitive Story: p.324