Even if you haven't heard a single note of their music yet, a quick look at The Cosmic Carnival's website reveals the following: this is a stubborn band. Record labels struggled in vain, the group preferred to keep everything under control. In this way the group guaranteed its artistic freedom. That idiosyncrasy even brought the group to Thailand, where the sextet played in the final of the Global
… Battle Of The Bands. A special company, that also likes to remain elusive musically. TCC plays psychedelic, dreamy pop music. Although there are occasional nods to the past, fortunately the group does not consist of sixties fetishists, but do something that is fresh and innovative. Convince yourself and listen to the 'bossasoulprog' of the astonishing You Had To Go And Introduce Yourself. The group may have Rotterdam as its base, but Mon Cher Amour is really of international class. (PdK)more
