Martin Kielty from PROG Magazine, asked Robin a few questions about the latest Cosmograf album, The Man Left in Space released in February 2013. <MK>On the surface the concept behind the album sounds dark and even negative. Is that the case, or is it more reflective than that? Yes, it could be construed as negative [...]
We have Lift Off!
It’s launch day today. In a strange way it’s a bit of an anti climax, all the nail biting stuff was done last week. The CDs arrived and looked fabulous and they weren’t full of Bavarian Folk music either. We even managed to clear all the pre-orders and these are now winging their way around [...]
We are nearly there!
The mastered CD of ‘The Man Left In Space’ was finally sent away for manufacturing last week. I thought I was going to breath a sigh of relief and wonder what to do with myself for the next 18months but no such luck. The collywobbles have started already. What happens if the artwork doesn’t come [...]
Launch Delayed – Too many snakes, not enough ladders.
With regret, I’ve had to postpone the launch of ‘The Man Left In Space’ until 31/01/2013. Sadly due to work and family pressures, there just aren’t enough available free hours to do the launch justice within the original timeframe. The music is sounding great but the mix not quite where I want it to be, [...]
Countdown to Launch
The Man Left In Space is due for launch on 01-01-2013, as denoted by our new launch countdown timer on the front of the home page. We hope to be publishing pre-order information in the next few weeks, with a view to getting the first copies out before Christmas. Here is the role call of esteemed [...]
New Cosmograf Website is LIVE
The all new Cosmograf website is now LIVE (www.cosmograf.com). Big thanks to Steve Mayne from The Mayne Design (www.mayne.net) for providing the technical realisation and weaving his magic in such a short space of time. The new format provides a better platform to keep things updated, and to keep you informed of progress. As well [...]
From Death Comes Inspiration
The ‘Man Left in Space’ is finally written, 59 minutes of music all present and correct and I now commence the not inconsiderable task of turning the demos into something approaching finished performances. This requires the help of my wonderful guest musicians in some areas, and as with the previous album I’m thrilled at the [...]
The Man Left in Space
I had an interesting discussion with my brother recently about inspirations for writing albums. He offered the notion that you need to travel and experience to be inspired to write creatively, otherwise you are creatively trapped in the limits of your own immediate world. He suggested that prisoners for example would make the worst album [...]
