This LP has been blogged brilliantly elsewhere (check out the write up at “Studio!”) so we’ll keep it short and sweet, and leave you to check out ‘Life is a Jungle’ pitched down to minus 8. It’s truly anthemic, and contains an amazing break down. Oh, and I love the cover. There, I said it.
Daniel Donnachie, former resident of The Bomb, Chairman of the Cosmic Committee and compiler of regular Cosmic Dancing mixes via his Facebook group (join up here) is starting a new residency at Moog in Nottingham (which continues tonight with a BBQ on the roof terrace). Here is a recording of the opening night which delivers a smorgasbord of totally cosmic tracks from this unstoppable force of nature.
Part 1
Jollymusic - Radio Jolly (Extended) (2001)
Crazy Girl - Bad Ass Reputation (Version) (2004)
Kurt Van Eeghem - China Jon (2007) EOAO
J.E.N. - Afro Maniac (2004) EOAO
Amon Duul II - Kismet (Pilooski Edit) (2007) EOAO
Kikrokos - Life Is A Jungle (1978)
Next Evidence - The Joint (2004)
Barabbas - High Light (1976)
Part 2
UB’s - You Can Get It (2006) EOAO
J.E.N. - Space Drums (2004) EOAO
Surface - Sounds Ska (1994)
Kraak & Smaak - No Sun In The Sky (Henrik Schwarz Remix) (2007)
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous! (Soulwax Remix) (2007)
The Yorkshire Rapper - Erotic Booty Spank (2004?) EOAO
Debbie Jacobs - High On Your Love (1979)
The Paper Dolls - Get Down Boy (Additional Edits By Love On The Run) (2007) EOAO
Slave - You & Me (1978)
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DJ Cosmo (a.k.a Colleen Murphy) first began working at a record store in Boston, and it was music, too, that decided her pick of college: N.Y.U had a radio station and pretty soon she stepped up to become programming director of the station. After visiting parties at The Loft in ‘91, she invited David Mancuso to play on her radio show. Next, as the legendary DJ became a friend and musical mentor to Cosmo, she began spinning at The Loft alongside people such as Francois K., Lil Louis, Danny Krivit and managed the original Dancetracks record store with Joe Clausell by day. With friend Nikki Lucas she established the label Bitches Brew in London, founded a publishing company and released her own Ch’I productions as well as a host of other music. She is also a founding member of the Lucky Cloud Sound System, which puts on parties with David Mancuso (the Loft) at the Light in London four times a year.
“She’s very devoted and very pure about the music. She’s one of the only people I would trust, both with the music and with the equipment, to fill in for me.”
David Mancuso.
In January this year, Cosmo came to play in Nottingham at a party hosted by Basement Boogaloo at The Maze. She has kindly given us permission to post the recording that we made of her set for your listening pleasure….
Keep up with Cosmo via My Space, Cosmodelica, her regular show on Samurai FM, Cosmic Music, Bitches Brew and Lucky Cloud.
DJ Cosmo (a.k.a Colleen Murphy) first began working at a record store in Boston, and it was music, too, that decided her pick of college: N.Y.U had a radio station and pretty soon she stepped up to become programming director of the station. After visiting parties at The Loft in ‘91, she invited David Mancuso to play on her radio show. Next, as the legendary DJ became a friend and musical mentor to Cosmo, she began spinning at The Loft alongside people such as Francois K., Lil Louis, Danny Krivit and managed the original Dancetracks record store with Joe Clausell by day. With friend Nikki Lucas she established the label Bitches Brew in London, founded a publishing company and released her own Ch’I productions as well as a host of other music. She is also a founding member of the Lucky Cloud Sound System, which puts on parties with David Mancuso (the Loft) at the Light in London four times a year.
“She’s very devoted and very pure about the music. She’s one of the only people I would trust, both with the music and with the equipment, to fill in for me.”
David Mancuso.
In January this year, Cosmo came to play in Nottingham at a party hosted by Basement Boogaloo at The Maze. She has kindly given us permission to post the recording that we made of her set for your listening pleasure….
Keep up with Cosmo via My Space, Cosmodelica, her regular show on Samurai FM, Cosmic Music, Bitches Brew and Lucky Cloud.
