Novacosm
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Novacosm is an eclectic alternative rock
band, fronted by former white racist and World Church of the Creator minister George Burdi
. Novacosm was founded in 1998, subsequent to Burdi's decision to leave the white power scene in 1997, and began looking for new artistic and spiritual outlets.
Before founding Novacosm, he was frontman of the band RAHOWA (an acronym of Racial Holy War). The group is racially integrated; Burdi is White
, bassist Valentine is Black
, and guitarist Sylver is Jewish. They first began playing shows together in 2001. Their early recordings were released as mp3s
, while the group released its first compact disc
in 2004. The band hasn't released anything since 2007.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, fronted by former white racist and World Church of the Creator minister George Burdi
George Burdi
George Burdi, also known as George Eric Hawthorne , is a Canadian musician who initially became known for his role in White nationalist organizations. He led the Canadian branch of the World Church of the Creator, which formed an allegiance with the now-defunct nationalist organization Heritage Front...
. Novacosm was founded in 1998, subsequent to Burdi's decision to leave the white power scene in 1997, and began looking for new artistic and spiritual outlets.
Before founding Novacosm, he was frontman of the band RAHOWA (an acronym of Racial Holy War). The group is racially integrated; Burdi is White
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, bassist Valentine is Black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
, and guitarist Sylver is Jewish. They first began playing shows together in 2001. Their early recordings were released as mp3s
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, while the group released its first compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 2004. The band hasn't released anything since 2007.