New 5 Track EP coming 1st October: Cosmic Bos - Virtual Normality

 Hello friends,

So we have been squirrelling away on an EP for the past few months, it started life as just a couple of singles we wanted to put out, but it evolved into the 5 track Virtual Normality that will be available to listen to on the 1st October 2021 (of course, it wouldn't be 2022 would it! that would be too far away to be announcing now).

Virtual Normality Cover by Gecko

The amazing cover was done by Gecko, check him out, he does awesome artwork for a variety of clientele, find him on instagram @i.am.gecko 

There are 5 tracks on it, opening with our reimagined version of Space Babies from our recent improvised sessions (complete with a new video coming with the EP), Take it Easier, It's Always You, Stay Inside (ft. Texmex Shaman), and finally Ride Another Wave.

Stay Inside was spun exclusively on New Music Saturday, you can hear it right here

We are really excited to share this with you, and it's been a long time since we recorded a proper record that wasn't in some way improvised. All these songs were written with pen and paper (and guitar obviously) and we hope they show you what we are capable of if given the time to make music.

We already have our next improvisation album recorded, it requires mixing and wisdoming, and that will be with you at the start of November, but for now it's time to get excited about Virtual Normality, take it away toys!

Peace and infinite love

Cosmic Bos

Words of Wisdom 8: Ram Dass (with improv music by Cosmic Bos)

 So friends, the last of the wise words from Summadelica,

Once again we invite to the stage, the one and only, Ram Dass

Taken from Cosmic Bos Improvisation 3: Summadelica

original Ram Dass audio from the awesome podcast Here and Now

https://beherenownetwork.com/ram-dass-love-incarnation/

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Also we made this little snippet bit from the video, of Ram Dass explaining the incarnation process.

Peace and infinite love

Cosmic Bos

Words of Wisdom 7: Greta Thunberg (with Cosmic Bos musical accompaniment)

 So friends,

Greta Thunberg is pretty awesome

Cosmic Bos presents

Words of Wisdom 7: Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg was 16 when she gave this speech at the UN Climate Change COP25 Climate Emergency Event, and it's worth noting that her detractors have kept quiet on the content of this particular address of hers. Time to change is now.

Original video of Greta's speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo_-mxvGnq8&t=82s 

Peace and infinite love

Cosmic Bos

Words of Wisdom 6: Nelson Mandela (with improv music by Cosmic Bos)

 So friends,

Nelson Mandela, a hell of a fella

Taken from Cosmic Bos improvisation 3: Summadelica, the 6th words of wisdom outing comes from Nelson Mandela and his freedom speech from 1990

The music underneath is improvised by Cosmic Bos, with Joe Philogene on Percussion, Nick Jackson on Acoustic Guitar and Andy Jackson on Electric Guitar 

#nelsonmandela #wordsofwisdom #freedom #southafrica

Peace and infinite love

Cosmic Bos

Summer Beach Kalimba Jam party 2021 - Cosmic Bos go all thumb piano

 Hello friends,

I hope the summer is treating you well

We here at Cosmic Bos have been busy recording an EP (coming very soon), as well as our next Improvisation podcast, so plenty of new material coming up in the near future.

In between this though, we have been having jams on the beach with Kalimbas.

Kalimba Beach Jam #1

Kalimba Beach Jam #2

Kalimba Beach Jam #3

It has been great fun playing the Kalimba, and it makes a big appearance in our next improvised album (which we've recorded already but not mixed yet, or worded up with wisdom).

Big thanks to Joe Philogene for being such a legend, he truly has made 2021 an exciting year of musical exploration and Cosmic Bos wouldn't be the same without him.

Coming Up next: An EP, some silliness in video form, and more.

Peace and infinite love

Andy (Cosmic Bos)

Words of Wisdom 5: Charlie Chaplin (1940 speech from The Great Dictator)

 Hello friends,

Cosmic Bos presents Words of Wisdom 5: Charlie Chaplin

 With improvised music provided by Cosmic Bos as part of Improvisation 3: Summadelica

 The speech comes from Charlie Chaplin's film The Great Dictator (1940) and it is a zinger indeed, it's already done the rounds on the internet many times, and it was always the plan to use it as one of our Words of Wisdom series, you can find the full film on the internet and youtube etc, it's well old and the copyright on it is dubious. 

Check out our other words of wisdoms if you haven't already, and there are further ones to come from this very record including Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg and Ram Dass, it's a lot of wisdom I can tell ya.

The track and it's musical brothers can be found on Spotify 

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Peace and infinite love

Cosmic Bos

P.S - Here is the YouTube link for if the podcast one is being an ass for some reason

Improvisation 3: Summadelica (ft. Charlie Chaplin, Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg and Ram Dass)

 Hello dear friend,

You are looking lovely today, have you done something with your third eye? 

Well, it's August now, and time for another couple of hours of improvised music with a sprinkling of wise words from 4 very powerful speakers.

Cosmic Bos Improvisation 3: Summadelica

Tracklist:

1. Ideas
2. Space Babies
3. On the Take
   
4. Frantic Pedantic
5. Precious Moments
6. Words of Wisdom 5: Charlie Chaplin
7. Rainbow Appearing
8. Perfect Summer Day
9. Words of Wisdom 6: Nelson Mandela
10. Hold On a Little Longer
11. The Things
12. Words of Wisdom 7: Greta Thunberg
13. Pleased, pleased, pleased, with what I've got
14. Words of Wisdom 8: Ram Dass
15. Moral Compass

All music improvised by Cosmic Bos

Joe Philogene - Percussion, Ngoni and various instruments

Nick Jackson - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Synth and Vocals

Andy Jackson - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Synth and Vocals

On the 5th June 2021, Cosmic Bos met at a secret location to record the third in their fully improvised series, with a book full of pre-written lyrics and plenty of snacks. It was a wonderful afternoon of musical exploration, and here for your pleasure is the whole thing, including some of the intros and outros that usually get cut off, there is about 20 mins of it, that is not present on the album version.

The words of wisdoms for this episode where lovingly borrowed from YouTube, with Charlie Chaplin's speech being from the film The Great Dictator (1940) and available on youtube many times, with music accompanying it. Nelson Mandela's speech from his release from prison in 1990 also comes from youtube and shares far to many similarities to Chaplin's speech from 50 years before. Which leads us to Greta Thunberg from December 2019 addressing the UN on Climate Change, with echos of both Chaplin and Mandela.

So as not to feel too down and out about the state of the world and the people that patrol it, the final Words of Wisdom comes from Ram Dass, an ever reliable source of great wisdom. The full Ram Dass speech can be found on the Here and Now podcast, link to the specific episode right here.

https://beherenownetwork.com/ram-dass-love-incarnation/

Here are just the songs without the inbetweeny bits, courtesy of YouTube of all places!

All music and lyrics by Cosmic Bos 2021

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Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Castbox etc. Check it out please, pretty please with a metaphorical cherry on top

Here is the youtube version of the full episode as well, should you wish to click it

Peace and infinite love

Cosmic Bos