Recording: Cosmic Homeostasis XXII

Artist: Cosmic Homeostasis XXII

Song: Stimulant Sister Comedown Cowboy [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Cosmic Homeostasis & Audiopollination: Pre-NYE gathering + celebration), December 30, 2023.

Cosmic Homeostasis XXII - Stimulant Sister Comedown Cowboy [excerpt]

With the regular fifth-Sunday-of-the-month afternoon timeslot reserved for NYE prep, Cosmic Homeostasis took over the Southern Cross for a rare evening drone meetup. That might have brought on some slightly more rambunctious zones, but things were still relatively contained, with a really nice mix of acoustic and electronic sounds. Rather a pleasant way to gather with friends and celebate the turning of the year.

The participants this time out were:

• Hallelujah Daisy Bettlej - piano, namer-of-things
• Dame Cook - laptop noise
• Scott M2 - Animoog
• Sable - dong xao
• Berrett E. Lediard - Refraction
• kat estacio - kulintang, electronics
• Diane Roblin - Yamaha Reface electric keyboard
• Eric Kinsella - percussion, bass clarinet
• Victor O - malfunctioning keyboard
• Del Stephen - FM synthesizer keyboard, pedalboard
• Paul Newman - tenor saxophone
• Elliott Chapin - flute
• Mira Martin-Gray - Bastl Kastle
• Grant & Gertie - bowls
• Heraclitus Akimbo - iPad synths, shortwave radio, Zoia

As always, the full session is preserved over on Bandcamp:

Plus, you can check out some footage of the full first set over on youtube:

photo by Vincent C.

Recording: Cosmic Homeostasis XX

Artist: Cosmic Homeostasis XX

Song: Music for Ted Phillips [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), July 30, 2023.

Cosmic Homeostasis XX - Music for Ted Phillips [excerpt]

A moment for somber reflection on this fifth-Sunday-of-the-month, with the ensemble gathering to remember the recently-passed Ted Phillips. Ted was a regular at CH's early performances, and not only do I have fond memories of the time he brought along a radio (a feat I replicated in tribute) but also that he was in fact one of the players in the very first CH ensemble, which was a constructed group of a slightly different sort of thing before the concept evolved into its present form. But importantly, with old and new members playing together, this was also an occasion to be present for and with the folks who are present to us, which is what we need to do whenever we can.

The participants this time around were:

• Michael Lynn - stylophone + iphone
• Jonathan Luke - cornet
• Ron Blake - spacecraft app, etc.
• Del Stephen - tapes + tape players
• Paul Newman - tenor saxophone
• Phil Johnson - one-string guitar + pedals
• Mira Martin-Gray - tone generator, voice + fx
• Scott M2 - Animoog + abcdefg
• Maebh Clark - drones/effects
• Eric Kinsella - bass clarinet + percussion
• Elliott Chapin - flute
• Sheldon - small drum
• Sterling McPhedran - electric ukulele + looper
• Ian McPhedran - electric ukulele + looper
• Philip Hamilton - static apparition + piano
• styrofoamNosebleedPrincess - processed bird songs
• Heraclitus Akimbo - radio, pedals, monotron, namer-of-things

As usual, the whole session has been preserved over on bandcamp: