Noel Gallagher joins Shaun Ryder in supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos
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‘Like Dylan, Dalí and Ginsberg on a rocketship to the moon to have it with the Clangers’ is how Gallagher describes band which also features Oasis alumni Zak Starkey and Andy Bell. As he eyes his return with Oasis later in the year, Noel Gallagher has joined forces with two other icons of Manchester music: the Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and Bez, in their supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos.
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Gallagher will appear on the group’s new song Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous), released on 19 January. It will only be available on vinyl, and only from Liverpool’s fabled Cavern Club, where the band will play two gigs on the day of release. Gallagher spoke admiringly of the band, saying they are “like Dylan, Dalí and Ginsberg on a rocketship to the moon to have it with the Clangers”.
The core Mantra of the Cosmos lineup features two other Oasis alumni. Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr, plays drums, having previously drummed for Oasis between 2004 and 2009 including on their albums Don’t Believe the Truth and Dig Out Your Soul. On guitar is Andy Bell, once of Ride, who played bass in Oasis between 1999 and 2009, and then joined Liam Gallagher’s post-Oasis band Beady Eye.
Mantra of the Cosmos formed in 2023, and played their first official gig at Glastonbury festival that year. The Guardian’s Gwilym Mumford reviewed it, saying “it sounds like each member is playing in a completely different band at the same time … Which is not to say that watching them isn’t extremely enjoyable.” They have released two singles so far: Gorilla Guerilla and X (Wot You Sayin?).
