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Cosmic music (or the "Cosmic Sound" ) was a style of dance music named after the "Cosmic" nightclub in northern Italy. The style's most notable DJ was Daniele Baldelli, who was hired as Cosmic's DJ in 1979. Cosmic music was characterized by a slow speed (Baldelli states that he usually played at 90-105 bpm) and the inclusion of a very diverse range of musical styles, including electro, funk, jazz fusion, and Brazilian music. Peter Shapiro described Baldelli's music as a "combination of spaced-out rock and tribal percussion." One genre that was usually not part of this mix was Italo disco, which Baldelli believes was generally too mainstream and commercial. Cosmic music has been cited as a "touchstone" for contemporary "space disco" artists like Lindstrøm collaborator Prins Thomas and Andy Meecham of Chicken Lips.

The Cosmic club itself was located in Lazise, a small town on Lake Garda. The club had a capacity of 1000 and decor inspired by American clubs like Odyssey 2001 (where Saturday Night Fever was filmed) and Studio 54.

Links
An afro-cosmic disco style mix from 1981 from Baldelli's colleague/contemporary, DJ Beppe Loda: http://www.rhythmism.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42737

An interview with Baldelli by Daniel Wang

The 2002 Seven Magazine (first english language article) on the Italian Afro and Cosmic scenes by Louise Oldfield: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddbdtdwn_1gwbtq8&hl