Ephemera by The Green Kingdom
RTR welcomes Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist Michael Cottone, otherwise known under his performance name of The Green Kingdom, with his latest album, 'Ephemera'. The album contains twelve pieces that evolved from various sonic sketches; some appearing as raw and intimate acoustical passages, others offering beat-orientated electronic progressions. Cottone conjures a sense of deep reflection throughout the album, soundtracking the changing of seasons and inviting the listener into a dream-like state.
"Some of these pieces are recent sketches, conceived and recorded in the moment with little in the way of post production. Others are unused sketches composed for a video game soundtrack. Still others are early versions of final tracks or things that have sat dormant on the hard drive for some time, like the remix of Autumn Toadlick, a track from the first TGK album Meadowview. Whatever the case, I feel that everything coalesced into a nice little ad hoc Green Kingdom album" - Michael Cottone
Tracklist
| 1. | Momentary | 1:54 |
| 2. | Passages (ambimix) | 3:32 |
| 3. | Westerly (minimotorikmix) | 2:29 |
| 4. | Impending | 2:08 |
| 5. | Bell Garden (ambimix) | 4:34 |
| 6. | June 15 | 2:01 |
| 7. | Snowd | 2:59 |
| 8. | Fuzzy Recollection | 2:51 |
| 9. | Yellow Skies | 2:25 |
| 10. | Cloud Cloak | 4:16 |
| 11. | Autumntoadmix | 4:10 |
| 12. | Snodrones | 7:44 |
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Cottone
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Art and design by Michael Cottone
License
All rights reserved.Tags
The Green Kingdom is Michael Cottone, a graphic designer and sound artist based in Michigan. Interested in creating compositions which blur the lines between soundscape and structure while keeping a sharp focus on melody, his pieces are crafted using a variety of instruments, electronic sources, sampled textures and field recordings.