music history

First gig Impro period First line-up with drums First guitar/bass/drums line-up Enter the Barbarian 5 month line-up You've got to be joking... One gig wonder CD recording Have product, will travel FIRST GIG
Cosmic egg was conceived on July 1st, 1997, when our (Clint and Pradeepa) first duo gig was at an acoustic night in Fitzroy, Melbourne. The small and bewildered audience saw a didgeridoo and bass duet to the tune of Dr Who, along with a bunch of original songs. We have done duo gigs together ever since, even when the band is happening.

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IMPRO PERIOD
Over the next year or so we played, as cosmic egg, with lots of other musos, mainly sax, percussion and didgeridoo players. These gigs had lots of impro jams with Pradeepa's didge groovin' to Clint's everfunky bass, plus some original songs.
We had worked on each others songs, but were yet to write a song together from scratch. Until one morning we wrote "You Don't Have To Be Skinny To Be Sexy", a line Pradeepa had wanted to use for ages. The song was written quickly and easily, and was to help define cosmic egg's direction, humourous songs with a message. Since then we have written heaps more songs together, including everything on this CD.

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FIRST LINE-UP WITH DRUMKIT
Toxic Mick (drums)
Dak (sax)
Highlight Gig - on a float Darebin Festival Parade 98
Reason for break-up - we didn't rock. What more can we say?

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FIRST GUITAR/BASS/DRUMS LINE-UP
Will (drums) - technically brilliant Sri Lankan drummer. Great guy too.
Luke (guitar) - a technique monster.
Highlight Gig - Nicholsons Hotel '98
Reason for break-up - we had to let Will go because he was signed to a contract where he may have been called away at any time for overseas tours.

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ENTER THE BARBARIAN
Mick (drums) described his own playing as "Barbarian Drumming". Quite apt really.
Luke - see above
Highlight Gigs - 1998 Campus Band Comp (Rounds 1&2)
Reason for break-up - Luke left to pursue his own music - fusion.

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5 MONTH LINE-UP
Mick (drums) - see above
Dylan (guitar) - ex-house mate of Luke
Highlight Gigs - Supporting DIG at the Armadale Hotel
residency @ the Dan O'Connell Hotel, Jan-Feb'99
also: Espy, Punters, FRL, Bendigo
Reason for break-up - personality clash between Mick and Pradeepa, which came to a head onstage at the Dan O'Connell.

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YOU GOT TO BE JOKING...
Adrian (drums) - Hungarian madman.
Ed (guitar) - ex-student of Luke
Highlight Gigs - 1999 Campus Band Comp (Rounds 1&2)
Reason for break-up - Ed had to be replaced after he announced that he can't play "Dick Control" or "Porn Queen", for fear of getting into trouble with his fellow Jehovah Witnesses. True story.

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ONE GIG WONDER
Adrian (drums) - see above
Simon (guitar) - nice guy, nice player
Highlight Gigs - Greyhound Hotel supporting The Shine 24/12/99 (Ed & Simon)
Esplanade Hotel front bar 30/12/99 (Ed & Simon)
Punters Club 23/2/00
Reason for break-up - Simon, while being a nice guy and a skilful guitarist, wasn't enough of a freak for cosmic egg. Adrian left to pursue his career as a car salesman and factory worker.

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CD RECORDING
In April 2000 we went into Lock-up Studio in Geelong with Adrian and Simon to record drums. Some of Simon's guide tracks can still be heard, but Adrian nailed the drums on 8 tracks. After Clint redid the bass tracks came the cavalcade of guitarists: Mark, Ed & Dylan, each playing the songs they play best. Next we were blessed with Phil's flawless saxophone playing, followed by Kristina on keyboards. Darren came in for Porn Queen, and final vocal tracks were done before mixing began in October. Mastering took place in November at Crystal Mastering in Melbourne.

Adrian Kiraly	drums	all band songs
Simon Bilsborough	guitar	orbit, cheapskate (solo)
Clint Healy	fretless bass, vocals	everything
Mark Greig	guitar	censorship, skinny (lead)
Ed	guitar	tv, cheapskate, orbit
Dylan Reynolds	guitar	skinny, dick control, porn queen (bridge)
Phil Bywater	sax	censorship, cheapskate, skinny
Kristina Schofield	keyboards	orbit
Pradeepa	vocals, percussion	everything
Darren Bujeya	guitar	porn queen

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HAVE PRODUCT, WILL TRAVEL
Yet another new line-up with Tony Day (drums) and Darren Bujeya will see cosmic egg broaden their horizons, including the CD launch in March and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April 2001.
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