Bios

While we understand that the Kosmodrome story can be a little complicated for most people we have decided to break down the truth, Pravada, and the lies, Propaganda, into two areas for your pleasure. If you have any further questions after reading either of the two biography's please get with us from our contact page.

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Two Cosmonauts were sent into deep space at an undisclosed date for a confidential mission during the time of the United States of Soviet Russia. For years the Cosmonauts were in the vacuum of space in deep hibernation, the sounds and various lights slowly creeping into their subconscious. As the days turned to weeks, then months, and then years, the lonely duo drifted in and out of the various galaxies of space. During a clear morning in Europe back on Earth, the vessel in which they had been drifting in was called back home. The ship was returned to it's home base and with that, the waking of the Cosmonauts.

Adjusting to the modern age was difficult for the two men. Hibernation had created a shield for them against the fall of the Soviet Empire and the acceleration of modern technology. Their first brave move was to go out into the public and try to integrate with the modern world, a world that had changed rapidly since their departure. The two men have been wandering the various continents of Earth, searching for all of the information that they had missed during their absence. Information was found t from various sources, catching them up on movements, political actions, music, and science. They had begun to slowly learn of the new world and begin to assess the damage.

Realization had taken hold of them as they stared back at what used to the the various soviet states of Eastern Europe. The conclusion was that they had fallen in love with the new technologies, but had grown a disdain for the prevalent Capitalism and the non-Soviet system as a whole. Working with a small amount of equipment, the Kosmonauts had decided that they would indoctrinate the new citizens of the world stage with the sounds that they had heard during their hibernation in space. They began to use the imagery of the Soviets that they had loved and known since birth. The duo decided that their representative name would be "Kosmodrome" and it would represent their Vanguard Party. A young comrade had asked the question of "what is to be done"? With wires and circuitry, Kosmodrome is formulating the futuristic manifesto in which the questions are answered.

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Kosmodrome is the experimental group comprised of Peter Telck and Gustin Sweatt in the year of 2003. The duo was born out of the frustration of the music scene being pock marked with bands that they thought were into music for all of the wrong reasons or simply lacked the content they were looking for. They had been trying to decide on a new musical avenue to take that would be soothing and powerful in it's experimental nature. The main reason for this is that almost every band in their hometown of Austin sounds like someone else or can be used in a point of reference game that can be almost incredibly ridiculous and inane. The goal was to separate themselves from their peers as much as possible. The point was to be accessible in it's absurdity and rigidly structured in it's profound chaos. With the absence of most experimental bands in Austin, Peter and Gustin struck out to make the music that they had wanted to hear.

The name itself is Russian for "Space Port". It was decided upon one day during a record buying excursion into San Antonio. Names had been kicked around and a few were pretty good, but it was nothing that was defining. On the way back to Austin, Peter had been talking about a book that contained various texts on the subject of space exploration and the space program of the Soviet Union. He mentioned the name "Kosmodrome" in passing and Gustin caught him for a second saying, "that's it" and the matter was settled.

Kosmodrome itself pulls it's influence from various sources. The main one being a shared obsession between the two members for Russian history and imagery. Fluxist, Dadaist, and Situationist Art movements are also a huge influence to the group. The music itself is quite frankly very hard to describe into one sound. It is rooted deeply in the sounds of Throbbing Gristle, early Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Wendy Carlos Williams, Tangerine Dream, Wolf Eyes, Black Dice, Mike Oldfield, Thighpaulsandra, Coil, and various unknown noise artists. With noise being a key element in Kosmodrome, it also has it's structure for a soft melody, creating a beautiful ambience.

Peter and Gustin have during their time together recorded two EP's and one full length record. Currently the band is working on a new record that is wide in scope and epic in ideal. They have become an active member on the roster of independent label 7 Point Records. Club 710 and End Of An Ear Records are but two examples of the venues that Kosmodrome has performed at. They have several shows lined up for the beginning of 2006 with several more releases planned.

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