Cosmic Audities
- djtea0
- Sep 3
- 5 min read
Updated: Oct 6
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Cosmic Audities
Cosmic Audities: The Show Born Out of Happ-Slappy
What’s Happ-Slappy?
It’s that delirious state you tumble into after long creative sessions and collaborations — when you’re so spent, so absorbed in the same weird world with your friends, that you start laughing at absurdities, speaking half-gibberish, but somehow understanding each other perfectly. That’s Happ-Slappy.
And that’s exactly where this show was born.
The Show that Started as a Spark
This week’s Cosmic Audities holds more than novelties and sound collages — it holds a thread of memory. It was stitched together in one of those unforgettable creative sessions where ideas spilled over, laughter tangled with music, and suddenly a joke became the centerpiece.
This playlist is the result of friends deep in Happ-Slappy territory — Tea and Mickey Fingers, cracking up so hard about waffles and fish heads that the universe itself seemed to demand a soundtrack.
🧇🐟 Waffles & Fish Heads Café
From that moment came a script:
“Welcome to Waffles & Fish Heads Café — the only place in the galaxy where breakfast meets the bizarre…”
We recorded it with spacey keyboards and a hilariously bad drum machine, creating a fake radio ad for the café you’ll only find in Eclectic Wonderland. Whether it’s two waffles, three fish heads, and a side of existential dread for $3.99… or just the laughter that follows, the café has become a little cosmic landmark for us.
Waffles And Fish Heads Cafe -Mickey Fingers
A Cosmic Feast
The show itself carries that same spirit: absurd, playful, cosmic. Renaldo & The Loaf, The Residents, Bruce Haack, Bran Flakes, Negativland, Barnes & Barnes, Beachfront Vinny — all the oddities you’d expect, but threaded with Gala Violet originals and inside jokes too.
The arc:
Strange beginnings → Renaldo, Residents, Bruce Haack.
Whimsy in orbit → kites, moons, new worlds.
The breakfast table of surrealism → waffles, tea, Bigfoot, Spam, and fish heads.
The Trek finale → orbiting into space with Surf Trek, Data, Space Cowgirls, and Rocket #9.
A Celebration of Collaboration
At its heart, this show isn’t just about music. It’s a celebration of the strange worlds born from collaboration, creativity, and Happ-Slappy moments with friends. It’s proof that sometimes the best ideas come when you’re too tired to speak sense, but too inspired to stop creating. Playlist
Make sure to check out the embedded player at the top of the post—just hit play and let the music take over. And don’t miss the complete video playlist by scrolling down—it’s packed with visuals that bring these incredible songs to life.
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Intro
Renaldo and The Loaf with "Djinn House,"
The Residents with "Hello Skinny (Reimagined)."
Bruce Haack with "Electric to Me Turn."
The break song is Raymond Scott and The Bran Flakes with "Powerhouse."
Second Break
The Free Design - "Kites Are Fun."
The Bran Flakes - "On the Moon."
Joe Meek & The Blue Men - "I Hear a New World."
Bruce Haack - "Program Me" from Electric Lucifer.
A Bran Flakes ID with Otis Fodder.
The Bran Flakes - "Friendly Persuasion”
Eels - "Jelly Dancer."
Break song: Tipsy - "Grossenhosen”
Third Break
Bruce Haack - "Program Me" from Farad: Electric Voice
The Bran Flakes - "Brain Flakes (Edit #7)."
Negativland - "Either Or."
Negativland - "Don't Don't Get Freaked Out."
GLaDOS & Jonathan Coulton - "Still Alive."
Plundersonics- "Mutants, Here I Am."
The Residents - "Krafty Cheese."
Break song: Renaldo & The Loaf - "Bearded Cats (Instrumental)."
Fourth Break
Gala Violet - "Waffles and Tea."
Barnes & Barnes - "Fish Heads."
Negativland - "Theme from a Big 10-8 Place."
The Bran Flakes - "Stumble Out of Bed."
Gala Violet - "Bigfoot and Spam."
Jonathan Coulton - "Code Monkey."
Break song: Evolution Control Committee - "Spandau Filet."
Fifth Break
Beachfront Vinny - "DS9: Episode Recap."
Surf Trek, The Album
The Roddenberries - "Data (More Than Just a Machine)."
The Roddenberries - "Space Cowgirl."
Perrey & Kingsley - "Baroque Hoedown."
Sun Ra - "Rocket #9."
They Might Be Giants - "Why Does the Sun Shine?"
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - "Paralyzed."
Before the break: Raymond Scott - "Hostess Twinkies”
Break song: The Beau Hunks Sextette - "Twilight in Turkey."
Sixth Break
The Other Sulu - "Station I.D."
The Residents - “Smelly Tongues”
The Revelaires - Journey To The Stars
Jean Jacques Perrey - "E.V.A.”
Mickey Fingers - Waffles and Fish Heads (More Below)
Waffles And Fish Heads Cafe -Mickey Fingers
"Most people look at junk and see trash. I look at it and hear rhythm.” – Mickey Fingers
This week’s Cosmic Audities pairs perfectly with Mickey’s blog on how toy boxes, tape echoes, and kitchen drawers can become a symphony. From spoons and toy drums to balance balls and Spam containers, the heartbeat of Gala Violet began with junk percussion, music born from overlooked treasures.
And yes, that same spirit gave rise to Bigfoot & Spam, primal, playful, spooky, and silly all at once. Proof that sometimes the monsters under your bed follow you into adulthood… and if you’re lucky, you get to dance with them.
Read the full story here:
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