July sees this very site featured as part of an article in no other than the Guardian Guide music section, highlighting the recent interest in the Cosmic/Balearic scenes.
Just in time for this months podcast of ‘Makin Music’…
We hear the influence that Bill Laswell has here at Cosmic Disco with tracks from the likes of Material, [...]
Likeminded Liverpudlian collective Cosmic Boogie are a trinity of music obsessed aficionados who’s aim isn’t a million miles away from what we are doing 30 miles down the M62 in Manchester.
Comprised of Stu Robinson and Gavin Kendrick, the collective also includes the underground DJ luminary - Greg Wilson, resulting in a blog that features some [...]
Hola! Sun-kissed holiday influenced vibes on this months mix from myself.
With tracks from Spain, Peru, Italy and Australia this is a downtempo mixed bag of a mix which goes beautifully with a back garden, deck chair and glass of something cold and tasty.
Simon’s away to Portugal this week so expect more summery goodness on his [...]
That’s right, Niles and Baggy finally manage to record a new podcast after what has been a 3 month hiatus.
No more broadcasting live to the world via Unity Studios, this edition of Makin Music was recorded live and direct from Hill Towers and there’s plenty of the usual wit and banter, news, views and events [...]
Synth comprised, futuristic space music, Italo Disco was generalised in Europe as non U.K produced dance music. The term ‘Italo’ originated from the ‘Italo Boot Mixes’ that featured Italian and German music created in 1983 by ZYX label boss Berhnard Mikulski. Prior to 1983 the music was simply referred to as ‘Disco’.
When disco musicians started [...]
In nuclear physics, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide to produce products different from the initial particles. In principle a reaction can involve more than two particles colliding, but because the probability of three or more nuclei to meet at the same time at the same place [...]
It’s the weekend and I’ve got around 10 days left before I leave my current job. Thankfully a quick re-visit to deephousepage and a stock take of their amazing supply of WBMX mix tapes have helped me overcome the daily chore and battle with red tape and process.
They’ve been a precious aid in having [...]
Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Theres nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
It’s Friday and the sun is shining. The weekend is close and I can just about touch it plus there’s some excellent parties happening over the weekend. Cosmic Disco feature at Aficionado on Sunday night with support from Moonboots and Boardman. Music and dancing starts at 8pm and continues into the evening.
This is the second [...]
When digging through crates of records these days there is one type of album that I take a flyer on no matter what.
The 70’s rock album is a fascinating thing, pompous, over-produced and with needless guitar solo’s it’s often scoffed at and ignored but if you dig a little deeper most of these ‘Dad’s Driving [...]
