COSMIC ROCK

An incredible 24 track, 73 minute compilation!

“The tracks were selected from the first 16 albums but this isn’t intended to be a “greatest hits” package. Rather, the idea was to showcase as many of the Aunties flavours as possible. The trouble with the Aunties is that no 4 or 5 people can agree which album, song or show is the best. Te’s a lot of love on this album.”

TRACKS:

Cosmic Rock Te Ika a Maui Insects Jim B is my best pair of shades Royal Jelly Old Man Tree Life goes on Tangaroa Christmas on the Beach Great big mountain of rice The Sportscar

Chainsaw Gollum Hey Bohemia! The Paper Wasp J is a genuine jawbone hook Feel it! The Jungle Tree I’m afraid of dragons, I am Looking for a star Robots Seabed Shuffle Keep the finger moving

All words and music by Arif Usmani 

A studio version of Insects (with an additional verse) is on I love insects CD  

CREDITS FOR “Cosmic Rock”  

Digitally re-mastered by Steve Garden  (Garden Shed Studio)

Tracks selected by Nigel Gavin, Kim Halliday, Arif Usmani, 

Cover: Lynn Usmani

Guitars and bass (except where indicated): Auntie Clockwise

All keyboards: Auntie Uncle 

Track by track:

Cosmic Rock (from The Dancer). vocals: Auntie Clockwise, bvs: Auntie Jean, Pauline Berry;

                               Bass trumpet: Kelvin “The Martian” Roy

2.     Te Ika a Maui (from Maui) vocals: Auntie Emma; bvs: Auntie Jean; bass: Peter Koopman;

                          drums:  Fat Boy; sax: Jinja Beer      

3.     Insects (from Partytime) vocals: Auntie Uncle; bvs: Old Kina, Auntie Emma, Auntie Sandy,

                         Madame Salami; guitar, vocals: Auntie Jean; percussion: Auntie Clockwise

4.     Jim (from We’re the Aunties) vocals: Auntie Dottie; guitar: Peter Neumegen; bvs: Auntie Uncle,

                               bass, bvs: Auntie Grandpa; drums, bvs: Fireman Tim; clarinet: Auntie Hugh;

                               trumpet: Auntie Ella

5.     B is my best pair of shades (from Aunties Alphabet) vocals: Dr Bop; bvs: Auntie Anna, Auntie

                          Emma; guitar, drums, guitar: Alistair Riddell

6.      Royal Jelly (from Royal Jelly) vocals: Auntie Emma, Queen Bee, Auntie Uncle; bvs: Auntie

                               Emma; tables: Babu Chatterjee

7.     Old Man Tree (from Hey Bohemia Part 1) vocals: Auntie Stellar; bvs: Auntie Anna, Auntie

                                   Hazelnut; drums: Fat Boy

8.     Life goes on (from Hey Bohemia Part 2) vocals: Queen Bee; bvs: Auntie Anna, Auntie Emma;

                                 drums: Auntie Uncle

9.     Tangaroa (from Maui) vocals: Auntie Uncle; drums: fat boy; bass trumpet: Kelvin “The Martian”

 Roy; bvs: Auntie Jean, Auntie Sheri’ Auntie Emma

10.   Christmas on the Beach (from Christmas on the Beach) vocals: Auntie Uncle; bvs: AuntieAnna,

                                    Auntie Stellar; bass: Auntie Coromandel; drums: Mr Hooper; sax, vocals: Madame

                                    Salami; violin: Parson Tui; sax: Phil Lyons

11.   Great big mountain of rice (from My Daddy goes woof, woof, woof!) vocals: Auntie Kev; guitar:

                                    Ross Hill; bass: John Buckland; drums: Fireman Tim; sax: Ricky Rooster

12.   The Sportscar (from Partytime) vocals, guitar: Auntie Jean; sax, vocals: Madame Salami; hi-hat:

                                    Kiwi; bvs: Old Kina, Auntie Emma, Auntie Sandy

13.   Chainsaw (from Hey Bohemia Part 2) vocals, drums: Auntie Uncle; bvs: Auntie Anna, Auntie

                                    Emma; whistle, speech: Madame Salami

14.   Gollum (from Songs from The Hobbit) vocals: Parson Tui

15.   Hey Bohemia! (from Hey Bohemia! Part 1) vocals: Queen Bee; bvs: Auntie Anna, Auntie Stellar;

                                  drums: Fat Boy

16.   The Paper Wasp (from Royal Jelly) vocals: Auntie Uncle; bass: Peter Koopman; drums: John

                            Quigley; bvs: Auntie Anna, Auntie Emma; bass trumpet: Kelvin “The Martian” Roy

17.   J is a genuine jawbone hook (from Auntie Alphabet) vocals: Auntie Anna. Auntie Emma

18.   Feel it! (from The Princess and the Goblins) vocals: Madame Salami; bass trumpet: Kelvin “The

                                     Martian” Roy; drums: Fat Boy

19.   The Jungle Tree (from Madame Salami’s Garden) vocals: Auntie Uncle; bvs: Auntie Anna,

                            Auntie Stellar, Auntie Grandpa; guitar: Tony Gaballe; xylophone, bvs:

                                     Auntie Clockwise; xylophone, drum: Fat Boy

20.   I’m afraid of dragons, I am (from Songs from The Hobbit) vocals: Auntie Hazelnut; dragon voice: Auntie Clockwise

21.   Looking for a Star (from The Dancer) vocals: Auntie Sheri; bvs: Auntie Jean, Pauline Berry;

                                     drums: Fat Boy

22.    Robots  (from A porpoise with a purpose) vocals: Dottie; chorus vocals: Old Kina; bvs: Auntie Jean; drums: Fat Boy

23.   Seabed Shuffle (from A porpoise with a purpose) vocals: Madame Salami,; flugelhorn: Richard 

                                     Ghent; drums: Fat Boy

24.  Keep the finger moving (from The Dancer) vocals: Auntie Emma; bvs: Auntie Jean, Pauline

                                     Berry; drums: Fat Boy