Oct 26, 2025: KOSMISCHE MUSIK was an evening of psychedelic, hypnotic, and minimalist soundscapes, with droning pulses and mesmerizing motorik rhythms. Returning to the essence of Germany’s groundbreaking 1970s and 1980s Krautrock scene, the performance explored long-form repetition, texture, and subtle funk elements driving forward like an endless highway.
THIRD EYE ELECTRIC QUINTET++ at the "Kosmische Musik" Festival at Main Drag 2025, curated by Hans Tammen. The quintet consists of Ras Moshe Burnett (ts, perc), Marcus Cummins (ss), Hans Tammen (g), Izzi Ramkissoon (b) and Yuko Togami (dr) - expanded with Yaching Cheung (dance) and Ronnie Ahlborn (fog projection). The Septet concluded the event with a performance inspired by Manuel Göttsching's seminal piece E2-E4, which played an important role in the development of house and techno music in the late 1980s.
Video recording by Theo Woodward & Jarhead Ajhar
Audio recording by Craig Wehringer
Special Thanks to Karl Myers at Main Drag Music
Kosmische Musik Festival
6pm: Trevor Bajus' SCIENCE OFFICER
7pm: Theo Woodward's THEATRE OF DIVINE RESONANCE
8pm: Hans Tammen's THIRD EYE ELECTRIC QUINTET
SCIENCE OFFICER is a love letter to psychedelic improvisation, blending influences from kosmische, free jazz, and psychedelia to create joyful, danceable, controlled chaos. With Trevor Bajus (g, samples), Mark Caserta (b), Mike Golub (dr), Marcus Cummins (ss) and Karl Myers (kb).
THEATRE OF DIVINE RESONANCE is a microtonal electroacoustic drone improvisation ensemble with elements of Tuvan throat singing, Bulgarian choir, and Hindustani classical vocal. With Theo Woodward (voc, syn, resonant tanpura), Indofunk Satish (firebird trumpet/fx), DJMAGICKCLOWNS (b, reeds, fx), Karolina Lisowski -(voc, horsecrab vio), Rabbistravinsky (coffee tin cello).
THIRD EYE ELECTRIC QUINTET Manuel Göttsching's seminal piece E2-E4, which apparently became a hit in some of NYC's dance clubs in the late 1980s. The quintet consists of Hans Tammen (g), Ras Moche (ts, perc), Marcus Cummins (ss), Izzi Ramkissoon (b) and Yuko Togami (dr) - expanded with Yaching Cheung (dance) and Ronnie Ahlborn (fog projection).