This name represents what his music stands for… a Cosmic Force !
During his live performances, Cosmic Force only uses the pure sound of analogue equipment. He chooses to leave his laptop at home, to emphasize his own unique sound. Bernard Spaander, the man behind Cosmic Force, began his musical career at the early age of 15.
He first started making mixtapes with a cassette recorder and a turntable he borrowed from his mother. Then he started to experiment with guitar stompboxes and effectprocessors which he used on exsisting music. Attracted by the (at that time) upcoming hiphop/electro scene of the early eighties, he started his own hiphop crew TLD (The Lyrical Domain).
After two years of MC-ing he thought it was time to move on to something else. Influenced and inspired by these fresh hiphop and electro sounds combined with the more experimental music from Pierre Henri, Oscar Sala and Kraftwerk, he developed his own sound. The first Cosmic Force release was in 1996 on Clone Records. After this, he had numerous releases.
Simplon, Groningen
Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht
Structure Beton, Brussel
Sugar Factory, Amsterdam
MS Stubnitz,
Kaaiman, Antwerpen
Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht
W2 Concertzaal, 's-Hertogenbosch
Café Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Amsterdam
De Effenaar, Eindhoven
Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht
Ekko, Utrecht
Waterfront, Rotterdam
Amuse, Amsterdam
Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht