Track Listing
Vamp Last Laugh Jaded Forgotten Soul Feed Your Mind Right Now On The Way Home Odyssey Route 444
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Jersey Beat another live review...
Kosmic Daydream opened their 45 minute set with a burst of musical colors, heating up a dreary winter night. “Picnic,” “European Home,” and “Last Laugh” were fueled by fiery guitar work, a strong rhythm section, and passionate vocals, as the band and lead singer The Kosmic Goddess blurred the lines of where one song finished and the other started on the three opening cuts, blending them into a molten psychedelic haze.
The band - including Jimmi Dylan on guitar, Adam Hirschman on bass, Jose Cruz on drums and The Kosmic Goddess on vocals - has the New York Dolls’ “Personality Crisis”-era vibe down pat. They play psychedelic, garagey rock ‘n’ roll that bites you on the ass - and they take a big bite at that! Also, The Goddess has some of Jim Morrison’s Lizard King mojo working for her. Decked out in a slinky tight-fitting outfit, including large, oval sunglasses, metallic silver belt, and white feathered boa for added color, she dances, prances, and slithers around the stage and her band mates with confidence and charisma.
Throughout the set, the band rises to the occasion again and again, but during two of their new songs that they showcased the band gelled together, giving a slightly harder edge to the cover of 60’s psychedelic garage rockers, one-hit-wonder of The Amboy Dukes’ “Journey to the Center of the Mind” They basically took the ancient rocker and brought it into the present kicking and screaming - and that’s a good thing! The other new song “Battle Cry” sounds like klassic Kosmic Daydream! Tight and catchy, the guitar (cool flying V-style) rings out as the rhythm section bonds the song to the lead singers controlled aggressive singing. Hopefully a new album will be out in the near future.
“Are we havin’ fun yet?!” The Kosmic Goddess asks just before the band launches into a barbarically cool cover Led Zeppelin’s “Communication Breakdown.” If you didn’t already know the song, you’d believe that it was part of Kosmic Daydream’s songbook, mostly because they go after riffs like a pit bull after a mailman. They waste no time in making believers out of casual listeners.
Jersey Beat review of Psychosomatic Playground:
On Psychosomatic Playground, we find Kosmic Daydream newly focused on soulful, 60's psychedelila with a little acid-driven garage mysticism looping and flowing throughout the album. By the time you get to "Jaded," which is a T-Rex- worthy rocker, you'll find an album that is compelling, and strangely accessible. There's no overlap, or sloppiness. The band concentrates on these nine songs with proficiency, and resourcefulness. The sonic scrunge and wah-wah heaviness that Jimmi Dylan squeezes out of his guitars, matched with a non-traditional rhythm section of Adam Hirschman- bass, and Jose Cruz- drums, that rarely functions as just a timekeeper to the vocal presentation of The Kosmic Goddess, neatly side-steps any type of revivalism, revealing a gonzo mosaic of genre's. The last song, the instrumental "Route 444" ( I would have liked it to jam-on for about 9 or 10 minutes rather than the 2 minutes and change, but hey, that what live shows are for, right), is Dead-worthy as far as catching a spiraling vibe, and blasting off where ever your mind might happen to wander. The sound quality could be a little brighter, but don't let that stop you from buying this album. This is a 13th Floor Elevators-worthy, psychodelically groovy album!
Kosmic Daydream's new studio album is a reminder of what a truly marvelous live band they are. And speaking of live shows, Kosmic Daydream will be at Buddies Tavern in Parlin, NJ on Dec. 1, kicking off a female-fronted bands show with 6 To 8 Mathematics, and Seeking Through Silence. Sounds like a really cool show. Hope to see ya there!
BlowUpRadio.com Review of Psychosomatic Playground
On Kosmic Daydream's first official studio release, some six years into their existence, they showcase the psychedelic blues punk rock that they have been honing over the years. The vocals of The Kosmic Goddess (aka Jeniffer De Los Santos), has the most distinctive sound since Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde), and is complemented perfectly by the swirling guitar playing of Jimmi Dylan, and a rhythm section (Adam Hirschman on bass and Jose Cruz on drums) that by adding their own flourishes to the songs, does more than just "keep time". Titling the album, "psychosomatic playground", seems totally apt, as this is an album that sounds like a chemically fueled "trip" through the mind and the body. Swallow this pill and enjoy the ride.
Freaking Out In A Kosmic Daydream... a live review
Story by Phil Rainone
Kosmic Daydream / Rachel - Buddies Tavern, Parlin, NJ - April 26, 2007
"This was one of those really cool shows that it's hard to tell the headliner from the opener, which is always a win/win as they "suits" up in corporate always say!
Kosmic Daydream (kosmicdaydream.com) opened the show with some supreme mojo. The instro-mental "Here I Am" had a wickedly fun vibe (like the rest of their set), as the band Jimmi Dylan- Guitar, Adam Hirschman- bass/ vocals, and Jose Cruz- drums, blasted back to the future with some amazing 60's psychedelic mojo (think bands like The Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and even a little of that heavy, heavy monster sound of Blue Cheer). It was like deja vu all over again (thanks Yogi)!
And then to top it all off, out pops Jeniffer De Los Santos. Man, if she didn't have some of Jim Morrison's mojo going for her. The band was now complete!Jeniffer's alleycat-in-heat vocals, and serpentine-like body language emphasized the band's heavy, fluid psychedelic sound.
Jimmi's flying V guitar shredded on tunes like "Vamp," "Jaded" and "Naked Truth," as the rhythm section (Adam & Jose) locked in, and turned the crowd inside out, especially with their cover of The Clash's "European Homes." Toward the end of their set Jimmi broke out the bow and did a couple of numbers that were Jimmy Page-worthy. I think Kosmic Daydream has come up with a new genre - Neo-Psychedelic!!
They also have a live CD out that really reflects what's going in their show. They're working on a new studio album that should hopefully be out this year."
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Just listened to Vamp, and thought it sounded a lot like the Divinyls. It's kind of cool. Raw with very textured vocals. Interesting mix of styles. Glad to have you as a friend. Dan/TheWorkers BUY EAST BRONX EPIPHANY
Our 3 song demo is now available for FREE download. Follow the like at the bottom of our band bio to our last.fm artist profile. You will find the 3 tracks there.
Hallöchen wollen nicht stören! Aber wir haben vor Kurzem ein paar neue Songs aufgenommen! Wenn du also Zeit und Lust hast, hör doch mal rein Rock'n Roll on :-)
Hey! We figured since you're on our friends list you might wanna know we just posted three brand new songs off of our just finished EP. Let us know what you think! We love to hear from everyone so just stop by the myspace and let us know what's up!
hello just wanted to say if your in the area we'd like to invite you to our upcomming shows! 7/18 nyc @ crash mansion! 7/25 harrison nj, @ post 282 if not hope to see you soon! your boys -A Midnight Tragedy
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