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Cosma Suma
Cosma Suma, whose name was often confused with Karma Sutra, was a five piece New York City rock band with Punk and new wave influences from the late 1990's. They played the Lower East Side and were notable regulars on the Bleecker Street strip at The Elbow Room (often on the same bill with contemporaries The Erratics). In 1998 they recorded their first E.P. "5 Little Nibbles...A Taste of Cosma Suma" (see review below). In it's two year life span Cosma Suma had a spinal Tap-ish amount of bass players including--John Pollard, Nick Tersi, Danny Cohen, Pat Cioffi, and Bruce McGaughlin. The group broke up during the recording sessions of their second E.P. The founding members Mike Loss, Damian Eckstein, and Sean Moriarty went on the form the more successful Swami.

Review from nyrock.com: Cosma Suma's strong points seem to be uncannily balanced by their weaknesses. The music is lively; Mike Loss's vocals are appealing and tuneful; the songwriting is good, intelligent and quirky. On the downside, however, are various blemishes that tend to be somewhat distracting: The Farfisa organ brings back painful memories of The Knack, and the falsetto backup vocals and occasional feigned English accent just don't cut it. Back to the good news: these are actually small items that any good producer could easily weed out, allowing Cosma Suma's inherent potential to shine more brightly, which, I imagine, it will, as the band continues to record and gig around New York City. In addition to Loss, the band consists of Sean Moriarity (guitar), Jason Brown (keyboards, harmonica), and Damian Eckstein (drummer/songwriter).