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November 3rd, 2021
Adil Hiani invites…
Adil Hiani invites Cesar Merveille, Traumer, Oshana & moreAll info by e-mail / Register at www.signup.cosmorecords.com
November 3rd, 2021
Traumer ‘Tajine au Soja’ free download
Get your ‘Tajine au Soja’ from Traumer ‘s upcoming Lp on Cosmo records
Free download, served by Trommel
November 3rd, 2021
Traumer 2xLP on Cosmo
Artist: Traumer
Title: 3 years ago
Cat. No.: COSMO015
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release Date: October 2021
Audio snippets: https://soundcloud.com/cosmorecords/sets/cosmo015
At the heart of Cosmo Records is a desire to explore cross-cultural collaboration as a thoughtful, considered dialogue. Building on previous projects between European minimal house producers and Moroccan musicians, the Casablanca-based label now presents 3 Years Ago, an album project from the supremely talented French producer Romain Reynaud, aka Traumer.
As well as steering his own label GETTRAUM, Reynaud has appeared on Tatum, Subtil Records, Infuse, Lazare Hoche and All Inn, not to mention adopting many other aliases such as Romain Poncet and taking part in collaborative projects such as Adventice and Sergie Rezza (both with DJ Deep). The latter project is a good indication of where Reynaud’s head is at on this new album as he stretches out over nine tracks, moving well beyond the confines of club music to present something expressive and organic, while still retaining his house and techno instincts at appropriate junctures.
The album was first conceived in March 2018, when Reynaud travelled to Casablanca to record with local musicians in the Cosmo studio. Among the artists he worked with were Saad el Bouaamri playing the oud and violin, and Ayoub Senhaji on percussion. He also accessed the considerable archives of past Cosmo sessions to sample additional material, and then set to work crafting a body of music with an expansive outlook.
While tracks like ‘Salameche’ certainly align with Reynaud’s predominant identity in the field of slender dancefloor material, there are a lot of other avenues the album explores. ‘Alqutu’ is a meandering, electrically charged excursion with snappy, jazzy rhythms and a live, in-the-room quality which lends itself perfectly to the deft musicianship from Bouaamri et al. At its most fluid, the project melts between disciplines. ‘You Need To Sleep’ flows somewhere between a shuffled, micro-edited house groove and scatty jazz, thanks in part to some ascendant Rhodes playing. Long form pieces like ‘Tahul’ unfurl and evolve in constant motion, Reynaud’s needlepoint programming forming a framework for a rotating cast of players and their distinctive sounds.
Crossover projects such as these are about strong sonic motifs, and the combination of assertiveness and sensitivity needed to make them fit together. In the swirl of delicate, contemporary production and deep-rooted virtuosity, Reynaud’s great achievement is in making everything sit together so very naturally. It’s the perfect addition to the compelling legacy laid out by previous Cosmo projects, aiming to bring something stimulating and original to the contemporary electronic scene, which taps into the ancient, evergreen qualities of music as a common language.
words by Oli Warwick
March 27th, 2020
Cosmo014 is out now!
Hello Dear COSMO friends and family,
It has been a long time since we last spoke, after a 1 year long break due to different reasons, We are now more than happy to be back amongst you!
COSMO-014 is out now, we want to thank Monkey Nenufar for this amazing release, supported by the likes of Sonja Moonear, Raresh, Italoboyz, Argenis Brito, Varoslav, Praslea, Andrea Ferlin, DJ W!LD, Julietta, Jakob Seidensticker & more
Thank you guys for the support 🙏
December 23rd, 2015
5 YEARS WITH COSMO “Short Movie”
..5 Years of Studio sessions, 5 Years of Music, 5 Years of Love…
Check out our 15 minutes random moments from the past 5 Years, featuring San Proper –
Pier Bucci – Masomenos – Argenis Brito – Adil Hiani – Vadim Svoboda – RADIQ – Dandy Jack –
Sonja Moonear – CODA: Casablanca Music Center – Les Audionautes & more…
December 23rd, 2015
Photo report: Cosmo records 5 years Anniversary
Photo report 12.12.15: Cosmo records 5 years anniversary with FMR Experience,
Dandy Jack, Adil Hiani & Yillias
December 7th, 2015
Mixmag Germany – Special Marokko
Mixmag Germany December/January 2016 – Special Marokko
Featuring Cosmo records & Adil Hiani
November 26th, 2015
5 years of COSMO event anniversary
12.12.15: •• 5 YEARS OF COSMO •••
FMR Experience & Cosmo records present Dandy Jack – Adil Hiani & Yillias
Location: Marrakesh, Morocco // Event FB: http://on.fb.me/1MOWbUm
November 4th, 2015
COSMO 010 French Review on Trax Magazine
Plus qu’un label, Cosmo Records est un lieu de rencontres artistiques où des musiciens cosmopolites viennent partager leur amour pour la musique avec des artistes locaux. Fusionner les musiques électroniques et acoustiques est une idée chère à Laurent Grumel et Driss Lahlou (fondateurs du label) que porte à merveille l’artiste Adil Hiani, figure de proue de Cosmo Records. Pour fêter leurs 5 ans, ils nous offre trois vinyles qui racontent l’histoire du label, composée de collaborations captivantes et de sonorités métissées…
May 13th, 2015
5 Years of Cosmo records – Review by Oli Warwick
Various Artists
5 Years Of Cosmo 2009-2014
Few labels could claim to share the creative purpose and pool of talent that Cosmo Records does. Operating out of Casablanca, Morocco, the imprint has made its purpose clear; to fuse experimental house and techno with traditional African musicianship in a cultural dialogue that spans generations and continents in search of thrilling new musical forms.
Over the past five years, Cosmo has called upon some of the finest producers in the most adventurous corners of 4/4 dance music to collaborate with players of the kora, guembri, lute and many more forms of percussion and melodic instrumentation. The chosen artists congregate at the Cosmo recording studios in Casablanca, which acts as a hub for these disparate musical energies to come together in a fusion of seasoned, learned performances and hyper-modern electronic processes. Amongst the most notorious artists that have contributed to the label so far are Masomenos, Radiq, Argenis Brito and Ricardo Villalobos, while Moroccan producer Adil Hiani provides a local focus to the electronic side of the creative process, as well as conducting the A&R for the label. Read More
