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Cosmo folk-hip hop / Cardiff
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Cosmo, a man-with-guitar. Politicky angažovaný kytarista a zpěvák, v jehož energetických koncertech se snoubí břitký humor se společenskou satirou a vášní pro sociální spravedlnost.
Bio a historie
Cosmo is a one-man anarcho-folk-punk-hiphop phenomenon! His energetic shows fuse sharp comedy with ruthless social satire and high octane passion. Over the years of criss-crossing the country with just a beat-up guitar, he has forged a position as a unique chronicler of the underbelly of UK life.
With a tongue that is at times as offensive as it can be delicate, Cosmo offers up observations on the timeless subjects of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, as well political critiques, personal vignettes and small town soap operas. Over the course of nine albums and countless tours, his award-winning performances have brought him an international following.
Cosmo started out on his own, before getting countless bands together, finally settling with festie legends Flannel in the mid-nineties. Described as “musicians and political activists intent on blurring the line between performance and protest”, (Index On Censorship), Flannel were known as much for their antics as their music. These included playing their classic anthem (Let’s All Go To A) Ketamine Party on charity show Children in Need, getting chucked out of the Brit Awards and having three gigs banned by their local constabulary. Their slapstick behaviour belied a serious undercurrent that saw them organise and perform at radical protest events such as Reclaim The Streets.
After a stint with hip-hop crew Pondlife MCs, Cosmo started working on his own again and took off to Brazil armed with a guitar and a minidisk player. There he recorded the album Home Thoughts From Abroad, described by new best friend Frank Turner as “boss”. A lo-fi concept album about UK dole life recorded in a rain forest, it is now available as a CD complete with digital travelogue looking at aspects of Brazilian life, the recording of the album as well chronicling his experiences with landless revolutionaries there. This added to his collection of self-recorded albums Bedsit Blues and I’m A Suicide Bomber In Your Heart, which up to that point had just been distributed around friends.
Returning home, Cosmo hit the UK festival circuit hard. Relentlessly touring the UK, sleeping on floors, in ditches or wherever anyone would have him, he build up a loyal following. Setting up his own label Perverse Pop, he released a further two albums, Costly Pills and Hash and Citizen Smith. Drawing on the sleazy underbelly of small town life for inspiration, they also contained hard-hitting political viewpoints. Fuelled with bluegrass double bass, mandolin and accordion, he created what was described as a “kick-ass zydeco swamp feel” in the Miniature Music Press.
Cosmo began a fruitful association with Cardiff-based Tantrum records, releasing the tracks George Bush RIP and Oi Mush – The Mosh Song. The second of these hit the Amazon folk charts at number 2, outselling even Neil Young, and featured a video that was described as “part Crass, part Benny Hill”. At the same time, he won awards for performances at the Edinburgh Fringe and Hay Festival. He also toured Europe, Ireland and the USA, and supported Bullet For My Valentine, Howard Marks, John Cooper Clark, the cast of Torchwood, Pete Doherty and Adrian Edmondson. In 2011, his anthem F@ck the BNP again charted in Amazon at no. 3, raising money for a local antifascist group
Cosmo’s album is Picket Line Party – Adventures in Austerity Britain, was released in 2012. Part CD, part book and part blog, it examines people’s fight back against the government’s programme of cuts and other issues. Described by the Guardian in Pick of the Week as “George Formby-style rants against the far right and other musical hectoring”, it draws on a wide range of musical styles including music hall and something called country protest(!) With the music available for free download, Cosmo is hoping to prove that filesharing can be no impediment to sales. He also released an album of children’s songs in 2012 called You’re Gonna Get Marmalised!, and a comedy album recorded on a cheap keyboard from Maplins called I Can’t Believe I’m Still Doing This Stuff!
As well as touring constantly, Cosmo also has contributed to radical news outlets such as Schnews, Undercurrents, Radical Wales and others, as well as involving himself in countless grassroots campaigns.
