Kosmose
Kosmic Music from the Black Country
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Repressed. Never-before-released recordings of mythic Belgian kosmische band Kosmose (1973-'78). Kosmose can be approached as a collective without a specific leader. The line-up fluctuated quite a lot around a rock-solid core formed by Alain Neffe and Francis Pourcel. As this release demonstrates, their sound evolved from something deeply influenced by kosmische music to a purely improvised form of noisy free jazz. The whole adventure took place in the heart of the '70s, almost under wraps, though most rehearsals were taped by Neffe. RIYL Hawkwind, Can, Musica Elettronica Viva.
Release notes
Gatefold jacket, black vinyl. Never-before-released recordings of live improvisations from 1973-78. All tracks are live improvisations. No overdubs, no mixing desk, just 2 microphones and an open-reel tape recorder. Alain Neffe did it at Francis Pourcel's attic in Marchienne-au-Point, Belgium, between 1974 and 1978. 'The Eight Untitled Track' was recorded at the 'Festival du film de science-fiction' in Charleroi on the 29th October 1977. These dusty old open-reel tapes have been cleaned,…
| A1 | The Second Untitled Track / B.93.1 | 6:40 | |
| A2 | The Third Untitled Track / B.30.4 | 9:30 | |
| A3 | The Fourth Untitled Track / B64.7 | 4:20 | |
| B1 | The Fifth Untitled Track / B.40.9 | 5:45 | |
| B2 | The Sixth Untitled Track / B.80.3 | 13:30 | |
| C | The Seventh Untitled Track / B.101.2 | 22:40 | |
| D | The Eighth Untitled Track / KS | 18:56 |
- Tête de Porc
- Design
- Alain Neffe
- Liner Notes, Photography By, Technician [Cleaned, Repaired], Mastered By
- Francis Pourcel
- Liner Notes
- Guy-Marc Hinant
- Liner Notes
- Freddy Pourcel
- Photography By
- Daniel Malempré
- Technician [Improve Sound Quality] (A1)
