New “Death of The Cool” collects 11 songs from ongoing
64-track project based on I Ching; Twenty-three songs total, now available.
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Robert
Harrison of Cotton Mather as photographed by Valerie Fremin.
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Cotton Mather – In The Press
“An exemplary specimen from Harrison’s seemingly endless collection of instant classics.” – Austin Chronicle
“Save money on the next (Beatles) reissue and try this colorful extension of their sonic
legacy.” – Los Angeles Times
“Cerebral aspirations grounded in a classicist’s grasp
of melody.” – MAGNET
“Harrison’s
gifts are as strong as ever.” – AllMusic
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It didn’t take 15 years for Cotton Mather’s Austin-based main man, Robert Harrison to write the 64 songs (64 songs!) that comprise his
latest musical vision: one song for each hexagram (or reading) of the I Ching. That’s actually the amount of time that has
passed since the last full-length album of new Cotton Mather songs was released.
Twelve non-album tracks from this treasure trove of
new tunes are already streaming (see the “Songs
From The I Ching” Master Song List below), having been released one-by-one
in “real time and real weather” as Harrison
describes this creative process. Now, the first of several albums that will
ultimately contain much of the entire song cycle, has been released.
Available via the band’s Star Apple Kingdom label – with a limited-edition white vinyl
edition scheduled for Sept. 9th
– the eleven-track Death of The Cool adds eleven more of Harrison’s pure pop meditations on Chinese philosophy to the “Songs From The I Ching” project,
bringing the total number of tracks now circulating to twenty-three. Harrison’s ongoing commentaries about each
song can be found at the website, ichingsongs.com.
To celebrate the release of Death of The Cool, Cotton Mather will reunite for the
first time since 2013 for two special record release shows on Fri., Sept. 23rd in Austin
at The Townsend. Tickets are now
available for both a 7PM acoustic show and 10PM electric performance. See below
for more info. Fans attending these intimate performances will hear songs from Death
of The Cool, along with Cotton
Mather favorites, including songs from the band’s landmark 1997 album Kontiki.
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“Kontiki
gave me something to shoot for.” – Britt
Daniel (Spoon)
“The best record I’ve heard in ten years.” – Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
“100 Great Albums You’ve Never Heard” (#2) – NME
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Cotton
Mather’s 1997 album Kontiki
was reissued on CD in 2012 with a bonus disc of demos.
Now, with renewed interest in the band, and this
underground classic, Kontiki will be released on vinyl
for the first time on Record Store Day
(Fri., Nov 25th) along
with a bonus 7-inch, limited to 300 copies, containing two Cotton Mather tracks (“I’ll
Be Gone,” and “Animal Show”)
that were previously only available on a now out-of-print single issued several
years ago.
Cotton
Mather released its debut album Cotton
Is King in 1994, but it was Kontiki, famously recorded on
four-track cassette and released in 1997, that drew praise from critics and
rock-stars alike, so much so in the UK that many thought the band originated
there.
Uncut gave Kontiki five stars calling the
record “music to smile yourself to death to.” Mojo said the songs were “brought to life with daring vitality,”
and in its own five-star review, The
Guardian called Kontiki “a bewildering, dizzy thrill.”
Pre-order the limited edition orange vinyl edition of Kontiki (w/ bonus 7-inch) at the band's webstore or via Amazon.
Pre-order the limited edition orange vinyl edition of Kontiki (w/ bonus 7-inch) at the band's webstore or via Amazon.
Robert
Harrison of Cotton Mather is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Cotton Mather – Upcoming Live Events
All Times CST
9/08 Waterloo Records (In-Store) 5:40PM (INFO)
9/13 KUTX, Austin (Radio
Appearance) 1PM (INFO)
9/23 The Townsend (Acoustic)
7PM (TICKETS)
9/23 The Townsend
(Electric) 10PM (TICKETS)
9/27 KGSR, Austin
(Radio Appearance) 11PM (INFO)
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Cotton Mather
Death
of The Cool
(The Star Apple Kingdom)
CD | DIGI – Out Now
VINYL – Sept. 9th, 2016
Track Listing:
03. The Middle of Nowhere
06. The Land of Flowers
07. Never Be It
08. Queen of Swords
09. Waters Raging
11. The End of DeWitt Finley
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“Songs From The I Ching” Master Song
List (as of Aug. 29th 2016)
Hexagram # | Song Title | “I Ching” Hexagram Name |
Where Available | Listening Links
#2 | The Middle of Nowhere | The Receptive | on Death of The Cool
#3 | The Land of Flowers | Beginning | on Death of The Cool
#5 | Never Be It | Waiting | on Death of The Cool
#7 | The Army | The Army | non-album track | (STREAM)
#9 | High Society | Little Accumulation | non-album
track | (STREAM)
#11 | California | Advance / Peace | non-album track |
(STREAM)
#12 | The End of DeWitt Finley | Standstill | on Death of The Cool
#13 | The Cotton Mather Pledge | Seeking
Harmony/Fellowship Among Men | non-album track | (STREAM)
#15 | It’s Better Not To Be The King | Modesty | non-album
track | (STREAM)
#18 | Shadow The Star | Remedying | non-album track | (STREAM)
#23 | Queen of Swords | Falling Away | on Death of The Cool
#28 | Carnival Off My Back | Great Exceeding | non-album
track | (STREAM)
#29 | Waters Raging | The Abysmal | on Death of The Cool
#37 | King William | The Household | non-album track |
(STREAM)
#52 | Way of The Samurai | Keeping Still/The Mountain
| non-album track | (STREAM)
#56 | Hijinx Dad | The Wanderer | non-album track | (STREAM)
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Cotton Mather Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
