Recording: Cosmic Homeostasis

Artist: Cosmic Homeostasis

Song: Overstimulated Cumulus [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), August 30, 2026.

Cosmic Homeostasis - Overstimulated Cumulus [excerpt]

A variety of sounds emerging from across the length of the Southern Cross at this edition of Cosmic Homeostasis, with some rhythmic skeletons threatening to emerge.

The full ensemble this time around included:

• Broken Pink Umbrella - Make Noise Tape & Microsound Music Machine
• Dan Friedman - flute, various AUv3
• Del Stephen - bar, glassware, register, keyboard synthesizer
• Heraclitus Akimbo - M-VAVE FM-1 synth
• Hilary Martin - pedals
• Huck Collins - electric guitar
• John Swschkov - theremin
• Matt Collins - acoustic guitar
• Paul Newman - tenor saxophone
• Rob Cruickshank - electronics
• Zack Berwick - modular synth

As usual, you can check out the afternoon's entire proceedings over on bandcamp:

[Cosmic Homeostasis will be back at The Tranzac on Sunday, November 29th — but more immediately, CH will be convening tomorrow afternoon (Sunday, October 4th at 4 p.m.) at 918 Bathurst to celebrate the release of a new "studio" album.]

Recording: Cosmic Homeostasis

Artist: Cosmic Homeostasis

Songs: [set 2 excerpt] + [set 4 excerpt]

Recorded at St. Matthew's Clubhouse, Riverdale Park (AGA Arts' "Outdoor Gestures" life drawing session), May 31, 2026.

Cosmic Homeostasis - [set 2 excerpt]

Cosmic Homeostasis - [set 4 excerpt]

On a beautiful afternoon to be outside, the Cosmic Homeostasis crew settled in under some big trees in Riverdale Park and served as part of the background sounds for a life drawing session. (Other parts of the background sounds were provided by birds, dogs, passing streetcars and other environmental features.) Drawing takes time, so the session stretched out well over two hours, giving lots of space for sound exploration and drift.

The homeostasisists this time around were:

• Abigail Trotsky - electronics (sets 1 + 2)
• Broken Pink Umbrella - theremin + effects
• Chris Trotter - electronics (sets 1+2)
• Dan Friedman - wood flute, harmonica, oscillators, resonance, feedback, memory
• Del Stephen - keyboard synthesizer, flutes, whistles
• Heraclitus Akimbo - Sound Urchin, lyre, synths, Zoia
• Mira Martin-Gray - laptop (sets 3 - 5)
• Paul Newman - tenor saxophone
• Rob Cruickshank - electronics
• Siobhan - OP-1 synth
• Zack Berwick - eurorack sampler
• birds - bird sounds

And as always, the full set is available over on bandcamp:

[The next scheduled Cosmic Homeostasis gathering is at The Tranzac on the afternoon of Sunday, August 30th.]