punk rock

Abolition (William Ohara remix)

My friends, Orange Peanut and the Petrol Powered Poo Hoovers, (http://www.reverbnation.com/orangepeanutandthepetrolpoweredpoohoovers) this song is dedicated to you. 'This goes out to Clayton (my main man), and the OPPPPR (i mean H). OPPPPH have broke on through to the other side. They defy the laws of gravity. No matter how hard Alnico tries, he just can't take the laughing cider unquaffed from Winkleigh to Hatherleigh. They have the flippin Llamas close on their tails but I believe, as i'm sure they do, that they will one day activate the shrine of the Orange Peanut... It was a pleasure to serve them in Asda. 

Nature And Nurture

I'd like to dedicate this song to my brother Greybags: https://soundcloud.com/greybags  He made this all possible. He wasn't too keen on the idea at all. He's a wholesome and respectable gentleman, but he indulged me enough to get something done. It's not perfect. But it's something. It's out of the system. Thank god, because to have all of this inside you gives you knots in your stomach and adrenaline squirting out your ass like Krakatoa. My friend Ade Renoar's, aka The Dreamy Decoy's, https://soundcloud.com/dreamy-decoy  head exploded once like Krakatoa. It wasn't a pretty sight. 

Maria

I'd like to thank Johnny for personally taking the time to come down to Greybags HQ in Devon to work on this track with me. I couldn't have done it without you pal. It's been a long time coming but I'm happy to say we have finally buried the hatchet and are moving onwards.

Johnny Seven in dedication to Johnny Seven [To be featured on the new Gran Turismo]

Manchester based collective Hello Cosmos have shared a remix of their first single ‘Raise The Dawn’. Put together and led by songwriter and bass player Ben Robinson, founder and creative director of Kendal Calling & Bluedot Festival, Hello Cosmos is a long running recording project with a huge cast of collaborators and an accompanying collection of remixes from electronic artists that Ben has worked with over his career.

Beamed direct from an alternative universe in which The Fall were produced by DFA Records’ Tim Goldsworthy, Hello Cosmos hurtle towards Earth with a Radio Clash collision of post-punk, indie-disco and alternative rock that has already them earned them support across BBC 6 Music, Radio X and Louder Than War Magazine.

This colourful blast of influences can be heard on debut single ‘Raise The Dawn’, a brazen rat-a-tat style James Murphy rallying cry against mediocrity “Well I’m just a little bit tired of being spoon fed by the uninspired.” complete with the fractious accompaniment of frantic piano and infectious dance-rock groove. Hello Cosmos may be riled up on this disenchanted anthem but as the new burbling synthesized and radiant electronic remix of the single from Joe Thompson proves, they can also ride the indie-dance wave with a passion, recalling The Juan Maclean, Hercules And Love Affair and of course, LCD Soundsystem.  

This first remix is the first taste of a full collection of Hello Cosmos remixes, representing the constant battle in Robinson’s head between his indie-rock and dance oriented influences and the desire to bring the two together as often as he can, as seen in his two festivals (Kendal Calling & Bluedot respectively). This first remix has been handed to Joe Thompson,  a veteran producer with a 20 year history writing, releasing and remixing records in wide variety of genres. From ghost producing in the late 90s and early 00's for international DJs, and having records regularly playlisted by such EDM trailblazers as Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk and Ferry Corsten.

Though the recording process for Hello Cosmos has seen a huge cast of characters involved, the live band will consist of Ben himself fronting the band on bass, his brother and lifelong collaborator Simon on drums with the line up completed by Manchester & Leeds based musicians Angela Chan (Lanterns On The Lake, Placebo) on violin & keys and Adrian Ingham on guitar.

With Hello Cosmos. Ben is finally stepping out of the shadows after years as a hugely important figure in UK music. For over 10 years Ben has been at the forefront of festivals in the UK founding two award winning festivals, Bluedot Festival at the Jodrell Bank Space Observatory and Kendal Calling in the Lake District. 

Press Quotes:

'Like LCD Soundsystem in space. It’s crunchy, psychedelic and very catchy, quality new music from Hello Cosmos' -  Chris Hawkins 6 Music.

'Powerful, raw driving Who rock with a twist of The Fall' - John Robb, Louder than War.

‘Interesting when a background person comes into the foreground, it’s a big decision but he’s clearly got something going on.’ - John Kennedy, Radio X

‘Epic stuff, will be rising up the bill in the years to come, I’m going to go and listen to more of that.’ Gordon Smart, Radio X