A LOOK AT COS

From the depths of Zeuhl, Jazz, Progressive and Canterbury rock, Cos emerges and enchants with a hypnotic and cryptic language that asks to be deciphered, leaving the listener momentarily stranded, somewhere between Boma and Bomma, much like an opium smoker or the hippos on the river Boma, or both… Unique and truly Belgian, with a touch of defiant humour, yet with uncanny finesse, Cos rightfully delivers the word, often with no words at all, through a rich texture of pulsating and elastic bass lines, magical farsifa organ, intricate drums and percussion and the ever-present blistering duality of Shell and Son. Son who almost entirely discards language, using her voice much as a new instrument. Schell who reinvents language in his subtle punctuated guitar phrasing. With this album, we are given hints of something that parallels the creation of a new world. We are passengers of a ship that is heading to uncharted terrain, a place that belongs to Cos and to Cos alone, a place that feels like outer space, yet familiar and even comforting. A place from which one never returns as the same person. Viva Boma is this journey and we are delighted to be part of it.

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A Look At COS



 The album, called "Viva Boma", features 8 tracks. As an introduction comes "Perhaps next Record", recorded on 4 tracks at their rehearsal room and showcasing Marc and Daniel's passion for Tyrolean music, the Farfisa organ designs, and new sound experiences. On this title Daniel uses a fretless Aria guitar which sound is channelled through the rotating filter of the EMS synthesiser.
 "Viva Boma", which can be spelled in two different ways ("Viva Boma" and "Viva Bomma"), evokes two different universes: "Bomma" that comes from the Brussels dialect word for Grandmother, and "Boma", the name of an African town along the river Congo. Therefore this tune reveals the typical humour of the hand, which mixes the world of Tintin, Brussels and Belgian Congo. It is presented as a pseudo-ethnical document from the Brussels district of Koekelberg. As an adept of hermetism (a secret expression of alchemy created under the Inquisition and which appears under an allegorical form), Daniel gave a graphic clue to the album sleeve, which represents hippos on the river passing along Boma, while the backside features the "grandmother", Anna MULLER. "Viva Boma" which was initially called "Foramini", combines classical singing and African percussion. That is why two percussionists, Pipou and Jean-Louis HAESEVOOTS made guest appearances on that title.
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