Following on from their critically acclaimed debut LP ‘Dream Harder’ and Lockdown Mixtape ‘Golden Dirt’ which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Radio X, BBC 6 Music, Apple Music, Louder Than War, God is in the TV and more, Hello Cosmos announce a new album of collaborative remixes spanning their catalogue to date.
‘Hard Dirt’ continues to reflect the bands wide reaching approach to collaboration, which has seen them record with over 50 artists worldwide to date including Yard Act word-ace James Smith, Rey Sapiens & The Pleasure Temple Ritual Band in underground studios across continents from Los Angeles to Uganda.
Featuring 12 remixers from across the globe bringing their own unique take to the creative melting pot that is Hello Cosmos, ‘Hard Dirt’ offers up a varied electronic twist to the bands defiant genre hopping catalogue.
From 4/4 melodic techno on Madame Electrifie’s ‘Loud Is Beautiful Remix’ to all out indie disco reminiscent of early LCD Soundsystem on Joe Thompson’s ‘Raise The Dawn Remix’, ‘Hard Dirt’ serves up a spectrum of unpredictable electronic delights.
Hello Cosmos head-honcho Ben Robinson describes the record as the third act in the story of Hello Cosmos….
“My aim with Hello Cosmos was to create a world that could have an ever expanding gang of creative collaborators. The remixes and re-edits have always been an important part of the project. Being able to hear new takes on the tracks from old friends, label buddies, electronic pioneers & new artists has been epic. We’ve called it ‘Hard Dirt’ as the tracks are reworked from our debut album ‘Dream Harder’ & mixtape ‘Golden Dirt’ It really is the third act in the story of Hello Cosmos and is an album in its own right. Best served beautifully LOUD.” - Ben Robinson