The Green Kingdom is the moniker of Detroit-based producer and composer Mike Cottone. He has announced the release of a new album that follows last year "Harbor".
"The North Wind and the Sun" will be out on August 4th via Lost Tribe Sound and it is part of A Prelude to Decline (Subscription Series). We are glad to premiere a new excerpt titled "Unnamed Lands" that shows the evocative and hypnotic lines of refined electroacoustic textures. Listen below.
"The North Wind and the Sun" is the aural equivalent of the fondest, hazy memories gleamed from childhood days past. The melodies are playful and comforting like womb-filtered lullabies. While this new delivery may shock some familiar with TGK’s previous outings, Cottone seems quite comfortable with this new primarily acoustic set of sounds, inventing his own heart-warming brand of Americana.
That said, the music pays respects to its roots, no doubt recalling the more pastoral, primitive works of William Ryan Fritch, Western Skies Motel and John Fahey, the woozy mechanically-inclined folk of Boards of Canada or Part Timer, the bright, sincere melodies of Amiina or mbira virtuoso Richard Crandell. Throughout the thirteen song album, 'The North Wind and the Sun,' The Green Kingdom gives us a very intimate look behind the curtain, one brimming with personality, a tender collection of homespun reveries one can tell has been building in Cottone’s mind for years. This is a rare and sublime new direction for TGK, one we hope he continues to develop upon for years to come.
"The North Wind and the Sun" will be out on August 4th via Lost Tribe Sound and it is part of A Prelude to Decline (Subscription Series). We are glad to premiere a new excerpt titled "Unnamed Lands" that shows the evocative and hypnotic lines of refined electroacoustic textures. Listen below.
"The North Wind and the Sun" is the aural equivalent of the fondest, hazy memories gleamed from childhood days past. The melodies are playful and comforting like womb-filtered lullabies. While this new delivery may shock some familiar with TGK’s previous outings, Cottone seems quite comfortable with this new primarily acoustic set of sounds, inventing his own heart-warming brand of Americana.
That said, the music pays respects to its roots, no doubt recalling the more pastoral, primitive works of William Ryan Fritch, Western Skies Motel and John Fahey, the woozy mechanically-inclined folk of Boards of Canada or Part Timer, the bright, sincere melodies of Amiina or mbira virtuoso Richard Crandell. Throughout the thirteen song album, 'The North Wind and the Sun,' The Green Kingdom gives us a very intimate look behind the curtain, one brimming with personality, a tender collection of homespun reveries one can tell has been building in Cottone’s mind for years. This is a rare and sublime new direction for TGK, one we hope he continues to develop upon for years to come.
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