Cos - Babel

“Babel" was COS' third LP, released in 1978. It represented a new step in the band's evolution with the addition of new influences that ranged from musique dodécaphonique, minimalist droning, and even a hint of disco, without turning their backs to their earlier love for Canterbury sounds or more conventional jazz-rock. Dirk Bogaert, Francis Cahen and Marc Moulin all played in its sessions, making this a superb sample of what was going on through the Belgian music scene in those days. The Wah Wah reissue comes housed in a beautiful reproduction of the original sleeve. Limited edition of 500 copies, licensed from and with the collaboration of Daniel Schell.

To many, Cos is the quintessential European jazz-rock outfit, with a sound that links their own 1970s Belgian scene to names from the Canterbury scene like Soft Machine, Gong or Hatfield And The North, the Krautrock movement of Can and the likes, and France's most prominent Zeuhl pioneers like Magma or Zao. The origins of COS date back to the end of the 1960’s, when Daniel Schell joined forces with Jean-Paul Musette, Pascale Son and Robert Pernet to form Classroom. When Classroom split, Daniel Schell and Pascale Son moved ahead and formed COS together with Charles Loos, Alain Goutier and Bob Dartsch. They produced an experimental jazz rock sound, and they always managed to keep to their own personality.