COSMIC SHORT

Earth, Wind & Fire are into things like cosmic power. Maurice White, leader of the rock group, says the title of their new LP, 'Powerlight,' refers to 'the chakras -- the centers of the body that connect us with cosmic power.'

When the group was recording 'Powerlight' at the Complex studio in Los Angeles. there was a loud boom, the building shook and the power went out. The electricity came back almost immediately, and the studio manager called the power authority to find out what happened. He was told nothing happened and the incident just couldn't have occurred. His decision on the cause of the blackout: 'A cosmic short circuit.'