An exciting prospect has emerged on the scene, under the name of Cosmic Room 99.
The band’s name was inspired by a documentary called ‘The Cosmic Room’, which tells the story of NATO employee Bob Cohen accidentally discovering a top-secret plan to eradicate part of the world’s population to maintain Earth’s sustainability. The number 99 in numerology represents someone who uses their gifts to make the world a better place, encapsulating the band’s ethos.
Musically, Cosmic Room 99 draw influences from a diverse range of sources, including the obsessive rhythms of The Velvet Underground, the dreamy psychedelia of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd, the harmonies of The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds”, the sharp feedback of The Jesus and Mary Chain, the austere wave of Joy Division, and the deep, abysmal worlds of Bauhaus, all linked by a punk attitude.
They recently announced they would be releasing their debut LP on 11 October under a joint venture of Little Cloud Records, Sister9 Recordings and Shyrec. The lead track, ‘Plastic Venus’ is an exciting proposition, which sets the bar high for what is to follow. About the track they explain “Everything is fiction, everything is altered, everything is seen through filters, nowadays even Venus is made out of Plastic”.
Italians do do psych better…
