The group released their self-funded debut album , '' Streetsweeper '' , in April 2000 . Evan Cater of AllMusic rated it at four-and-a-half stars out-of five and explained , " it features an impressive range of material , from the traditional and classical to the experimental and playful ... makes them particularly well suited for the experimental ' nuevo tango ' sound originally pioneered by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla . " He described , " Their repertoire , which consists primarily of original instrumental compositions interspersed with occasional vocal pieces and innovative arrangements of popular orchestral works , is a lively blend of tango , European gypsy music , and jazz-influenced improvisation . " Their second album , '' Nektár '' , was launched at The Famous Spiegeltent in December 2004 . It was nominated for Best World Music Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005 . '' The Age '' s correspondent caught their performance at Fitzroy Community Room in July 2005 , " their sound requires a delicate dynamic balance and five pairs of keenly attuned ears . On Saturday night , the group 's mainly original repertoire achieved this balance perfectly , each instrument rising and falling in carefully interlocking patterns that still left room for individual interpretation . " Sean Doyle of Radio National 's '' Daily Planet '' played two tracks : for Mountfort 's " La Mort de Jezebel " , he described , " Italianate , sweetly bittersweet piece which originally depicted elderly people dancing tenderly at Melbourne 's Melbourne Club " , and for Csutoros ' title track , he observed , " overtly Hungarian ' gypsy ' , but not in the cornball corner : a celebration of the composer 's Magyar cultural inheritance & also remembers her childhood trip to Hungary , where she witnessed her father embrace his mother , twenty years since he 'd last seen her . " Csutoros left in 2006 and was replaced by Sue Simpson . They followed with '' Bel Air '' , launched in August 2011 . '' LotL '' s reviewer felt , " it takes the listener on a ride of passion in all its glorious colours – heartfelt songs , bursts of wild virtuosic strings , soulful piano accordion , languid and lascivious laments grounded by infectious double bass grooves . Cosmo Cosmolino invites you to join them for a wild ride filled with laughter , tears , passion and mayhem . " Lucky Oceans previewed the album on '' Daily Planet '' , " it continues the string and accordion Melbourne quintet 's explorations of classical , tango , klezmer , jazz and Brazilian musics , all with an emotional , surging sound and forward-propelling rhythm . " They toured Victoria from late July to early September 2011 in support of its release
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
ARIA Music Awards of 2005
Cosmo Cosmolino (band)