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- abbreviationalsoattributiveellipsisuncountableentertainmentEllipsis of kosmische musik.
Kosmische the genre was generally beatless, unmoored and astral in character, whereas at Kosmische the club the music was nailed… When the mood was right, you could play almost anything.
2015, David Stubbs, Future Days: Krautrock and the Birth of a Revolutionary New Music, Melville House, →ISBN2 more examples
Kosmische’s fertility is only matched by its desire to create something totally new, and it is that which has proved inspirational to successive generations of musicians from right across the spectrum.
2010 March 30, Jon Savage, “Elektronische musik: a guide to krautrock”, in The GuardianVan Hoen produced music throughout the '80s, taking inspiration chiefly from Cabaret Voltaire and kosmische acts like Tangerine Dream. At the time, though, this was an entirely isolated pursuit.
2013 April 22, Angus Finlayson, “Mark van Hoen: Playing with time”, in Resident Advisor
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kosmische. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kosmische
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