Cosmo Sheldrake - Lichens

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This originally began as a remix of Tardigrade Song, but then took on a life of its own. While I was working on a project at the Young Vic theatre composing music for a series of Samuel Becket plays as part of a youth theatre festival, I wrote a song that has ended up giving birth to at least three or four other songs. I see it like a mushroom log that keeps on fruiting. This song ends with a subterranean recording that I made at the site where the mycologist Giuliana Furci made a collection of a new species of ‘magic mushroom’ in the Los Cedros cloud forest in Ecuador, protected under a Rights of Nature constitutional ruling. Ten percent of the publishing royalties of this song will be distributed to the Fungi Foundation.
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[@paintably]

Tardigrade 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@shawnleprechaun482]

😂😂😂

[@GreenDeemonll]

HERMITCRAFT REFERENCE!?

[@RangerofRivendell]

EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@GreenDeemonll]

Yay someone liked my comment! Someone here knows Hermitcraft!

[@spoookley]

DONT FORGOR TO LICHEN SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE

[@tubbyqueen]

SMASH THAT LICHE BUTTON

[@PriestYeast]

THIS IS GENIUS

[@solaranalaflare]

that's actually so clever

[@7ratsinacoat505]

WE'RE MAKIN IT OUT OF THE SHRUBBERY WITH THIS ONE

[@mixitup6805]

The tardigrade throw back >>>

[@NontoxicNightgown]

Imagining tiny tardigrade cowboys now. This song is something special

[@DariaBodurka]

Lov 🫀
Lyrics:
YEEHAW
WOOHOO
What never dies it can't get old
Listen loud and listen bold
What never comes can't be foretold
Listen hot and listen cold
What never lives will never mould (Woohoo)
Listen loud and listen bold
What was once one is now three-fold (Woohoo)
Listen hot and listen cold (Yeehaw)
Little lichen never lonesome
Always two maybe three
Little lichen never lonesome
Living there always we
Little lichen nеver lonesome
Always two maybе three
Little lichen never lonesome
Living there always weeeeeeee

[@JiggliJellifish]

GOD THE TARDIGRADE INSTRUMENTS LITERALLY BROUGHT CHILLS DOWN MY SPINE

[@qiqisun543]

Just finished reading Merlin Sheldrake's “Entangled Life” and then checked this out… Totally love what the brothers are putting out there, and they do it in such cool, creative ways. Big thanks! ❤️

[@jayclark71796]

I literally gasped when the Tardigrade part came on 😭 I’m so excited! Thank you so much for allowing the return of the tardigrade!

[@mrlazarus6778]

Cosmo's music and Merlin's book were both spiritual awakenings the likes of which no amount of microplastics could give me

[@moonofjupiter5898]

"What was once one is now threefold" is such a fire line

[@LilacLily17]

I love how you used so many elements and motifs of Tardigrade Song, but you still made this one so unique and beautiful in its own right. These two songs feel like a pair that spans across albums, and I love that ❤

[@t00nedd00d]

Tartigrade Song is one of my favorites so this was such a treat! *Marvellous* album all around

[@WhippoorWispWillow]

LICHENS OF OUR OWN MIIIIINDS- MYCELIUM, MYCELIUM-

[@channelgone3568]

Of course there's lots of elements from Tardigrade Song in here, but it also takes some similar note progression from the Entangled Life song, and that ending strongly reminds me of Birthday Suit... What an absolute gift of a song to his fans.

[@rebeccatatkovsky9424]

I was hearing Entangled Life in here too!!

[@eierkarton]

LOVED THIS i was thinking this album's style has a bit of similarities to the older songs and the sampling of the tardigrade song just made me so so happy

[@NeroWolf42]

i wish this song was longer, OMG

[@ThreadedLabyrinth]

the fact that it’s a combination of Tardigrade Song (which HEAVILY FEATURES moss, which is sometimes algae, and also tardigrades live in plain algae as well) and Entangled Life from the promo-ish song for Merlin’s book (a book about fungi and mushrooms) JUST like how lichen is an algae-fungi crossover is INSANE I love it

[@LonganNguyen762]

HOLY CRAP IT'S TADIGRADE SONG BUT EVEN BETTER... I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE

[@letsart6434]

I also love how in the song Solar you can hear a part from The Fly in it. Cosmo is such a musical artist and a genius!

[@mewtillidae]

OHHHHH THIS ONES SOOOO GOOOOOOOOD

[@coffeeaddict4451]

TARDIGRADE JUMPSCARE HOLY

[@Soviniy]

Ahh, the Tardigrade song became a very beloved part of the development of my first OC and now this, years later, feels so... special. Especially the underground recording, for one little dark elf that found freedom and growth in the beauty of nature.
Also, this one had no lyrics in the description? I thought usually these songs do. I'll have to wait for a generous viewer to compare notes!

[@braininmeatsuit1207]

I'm so glad im not the only one who instantly though of Tardigrade!! As soon as I opened the video Tardigrade came to mind right away for some reason so these comments made me happy.

[@darksabloy9077]

I HEAR TARDIGRADE AND OTHERS OMGGGGGG

[@amarithecatmisc.9247]

🗣️ YEEEHAAAW 🔥‼️

[@annaamaranon4266]

THIS IS A BANGER

[@mothbrainedindividual]

From the title alone, I know this is gonna be good

[@darksabloy9077]

Already phenomenal

[@spoookley]

cosmo sheldrake why do you always make songs for me & my friend group specifically ? like thank you what the heck

[@boredeggsbenedict6930]

ඞ

[@jackmeoff6064]

Great, as always.

[@cwicdraw]

Love your work man (especially the moss and this new one)

[@lunarwav]

a tartigrade reference... an entangled life reference, holy guacamole

[@starz_frommyheart]

THIS IS SO FUNKY I LOVE IT

[@d.mitchellnichols393]

this is what imagine dragons strives to be but will never amount to
thanks cosmo

[@WizardOfRizzdom]

Amazing

[@theoretical_chaos7712]

AMAZING

[@tubbyqueen]

YEEEEEHAW

[@eduardowolf8890]

The tardigrade!!!! Are back

[@ewantylczynski4323]

0:44 that sounded like my old alarm clock and I got scared 😂 BUT GOSH does this tune slap better like a piece of cheese on my friends face when were making chedar soup...

[@rose_sylveon5675]

This replaces tardigrade as my favorite!!

[@mayrazam]

AY ESTA ES UNA DE MIS FAVORITAS HASTA EL MOMENTO

[@hhone748]

BANGER ALERT

[@astick5249]

I knew something with the name "Lichens" would be good

[@user-wi7et9nn4n]

신곡!!!!!!!😂❤❤❤❤

[@wisefalafel6955]

i’m begging for a slowed down version

[@ImSuperComfy]

wow

[@purplpnapl2933]

Hard fr

[@doctordisco5814]

WoOoooooOOOI🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tommyliddell8794]

🌿✨

[@ItsDaBunz]

lets gooo

[@themelon1303]

Yippee

[@KA21601]

do we know of the other songs that this has birthed or is that for the future 👀

[@robertcajucom3203]

my timing is gud