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This year, I’m attempting to distil the essentials out of my unwieldy music collection into a couple of new mix series. No surprise that one of the subjects will be the ever-present 'cosmic' tag.
Cosmic music (for me) is the genre between all genres, a vibe that can be found everywhere from folk to goth to disco. The centre of gravity around which it all orbits is the 1980s, & there is definitely a new wave/post punk/leftfield disco idea at the heart of it, but when combing through everything I've tagged 'cosmic', there's more than that. It's not just that 100bpm balearic tropical disco thing. But it does have something to do with viewing everything as dance music, be the tempo fast or slow, the beat upfront or barely present.
Compiling chronologically seems against the cosmic grain, as often it works best when apparently disparate tracks are dropped next to each other, but I needed some arbitrary system to get things going. Plus it's interesting to hear things develop over time.
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Just what I needed this morning - fab stuff. Fun fact - I got into art college thanks to Atomic Rooster. My portfolio was crap, aside from a few good technical drawings. Guy interviewing me was obviously conflicted and asked me if I liked Atomic Rooster. I automatically said yes - Boom! Looked them up as soon as I got home!
Taste in music should be how all important decisions are made. Even if you're lying!
I think my (lack of) a haircut at the time made it seem likely I was telling the truth!