Alpha 77

This album opens a run of 3 incredible volumes of Kraut / Kosmische themed sounds from Dom Keen’s Studio Kosmiche project, for Feral Child. All are released as runs of 250, on coloured vinyl, and come wrapped up in gorgeous screened SK|FC outer pvc sleeves.

Studio Kosmische is predominantly the solo project of Dom Keen, (Dom Keen; The Hologram People, Holy Magick) though often ably assisted by regular collaborator Jon Parkes (Dreamlord Recordings) amongst others. Expect experimental drones and dreamy Krautrock vibes influenced -as the name suggests- by the legends of the classic 1970’s Kosmische movement.

These LPs are part an ongoing series, Alpha 77, Omega 76, Gamma 75 and Ritual 74 (available previously via dronerockrecords). Alpha 77 and Omega 76 came to life at the start of lockdown, recorded purely for meditative purposes to prevent the onset of cabin fever. Both collections were initially released May 2021 on limited short run cassette on the independent cassette label ‘Anticipating Nowhere’.

The title Alpha 77 is derived from an effects processor (a collection of sound-processing modules including a pitch-shifter, ring modulator, phaser, tape delay etc) of the same name, made for Irmin Schimdt of seminal krautrock band Can.