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Ballads for Bastards the new album from Rich Goerlich, Markus Schäfer, Thoeni Hoenig and Mess Gürsoy. 11 Songs. 48 minutes of music. An impressive statement.
The second album is known to be difficult, but this much is clear: Cosmic Casino have passed the test. Ballads for Bastards is the logical next step forward, building on the strengths of their debut album, be kind & be cause. The new album, produced by Jrg Weber, is more powerful, more dynamic and closer to the Cosmic Casino live experience than their debut. Cosmic Casino: passionate, formidable indie rock, unconcerned with pigeon-holes or comparisons.
Ballads, according to the dictionary, are narrative compositions in rhythmic verse suitable for singing. And narratives is the perfect word for the lyrics on this album 11 small, concentrated stories full of pure lyrical talent, Black Sheep Man being the perfect example. Or 31st Year, a completely unsarcastic description of a moment in time. The songs correspond with each other much more than on the debut album, and the lyrics can be seen almost as a single entity. This might not make it easier to grab peoples attention in the instant gratification singles-oriented pop world of today, but it definitely makes for a better album. And anyway, has Cosmic Casino ever chosen the easy road? 70 live shows in 2005 left their mark on the band: The Phone begins like the last show before the studio recordings ended: very loud! And then come the horns that add a surprising note to the music and lead it into new depths. Need any more suggestions? How about the single The Rematch? A many-layered, intoxicating song that shows what good songwriters this band has produced. A song that doesnt want to leave your head, accompanies you through your day, joins you at the bar in the evening, and helps you get out of bed the next morning. In one word: pop. Because that is also what Cosmic Casino is about in 2006. Cosmic Casino has always been associated with Germany, with Bavaria, Munich, even Augsburg. As in: not bad for a german band. But with this album its time to place the band in a different light: as a band that can live up to any international standards.

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Member Since: 2/15/2006
Band Website: cosmic-casino.com
Band Members:
Markus Schäfer - Bass

Thomas Hoenig - Guitar

Nicolas Sierig - Drums

Bennie Benson - Guitar

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VÖ: Blickpunkt Pop
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Be Kind & Be Cause
VÖ: 24.01.2005 - Sticksister Records
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Ballads For Bastards
VÖ: 05.05.2006 Sticksister/Indigo

Sounds Like: no other ;)
Record Label: Stickman Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

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Liebe kosmischen Freunde des Rock.Die Wahrheit ist: Cosmic Casino ist von uns gegangen. Langsam, schleichend,für immer. Ihr wisst, wie schwer das ist. Zu gehen, meinen wir. Wer schonmal mit uns spätna...
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Farewell Casino

Liebe KosmischenDies ist eine Art Abschiedsbrief. Ich, Rich, habe die Band, meine Band, unsere Band, Cosmic Casino verlassen. Heute.Das hat sehr viele Gründe, unter anderem dass ich in meinem Alter un...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:52:00 PST

New Band Member

Hello World,COSMIC CASINO are proud to present a new and fifth band member: Bennie Benson. The young man is playing a highly energetic guitar and we're happy to have him with us. I also put up some ne...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:02:00 PST

New Drummer

Hello,first thing first: we wish you a happy new year.Also we're very happy to introduce our new drummer Nico. He already played an excellent show on new year's eve in Mannheim.Next week we're playing...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:03:00 PST

The Drummer has left the building.

Damn it happen again. Our drummer Mesut exploded. He's has left us and so it's up to us to find a new one pretty soon as we would like to start on our third album and also playing some shows in the sp...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:41:00 PST

This is Munich

Hi there,we're still on tour but while so many people were asking us about "This Is Munich" we put it now online for your listening pleasure.Today we're in Berlin doing interviews with Berlin Radio St...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 05:45:00 PST

On Tour now!

Hello out there!from today on we're on tour again and we're very happy about that as playing live, meeting people and stay away from home (joking) are the most exciting things for us.So we hope to mee...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Tue, 23 May 2006 06:50:00 PST

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Day of the Bastard

Hi There,today is the day of the Bastard. Our new CD "Ballads For Bastards" hits the stores today. We're very happy it's finally done after a period of hard work.If you have listen to the new CD pleas...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Fri, 05 May 2006 04:45:00 PST

Black Sheep Man

Hello World,the 5th of May is getting close and we are excited. On that day "Ballads For Bastards" will hit the stores. So as a special for all the people coming to ourspace here we put on our favorit...
Posted by Cosmic Casino on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:31:00 PST