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All Is Quiet At The Ancient Theatre

by Alison Cotton

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    LIMITED EDITION YELLOW VINYL - 300 PRESSING

    'All Is Quiet...' begins in the cold droned echoes of Nico's 'Frozen Warnings' but this is Cotton’s lament for vanishing English customs, performance & countryside. Viola, harmonium & recorders bring a lost sound – the squeeze box rasp accompanying country dances, the deathly percussive march of 'A Tragedy In The Tithe Barn' and ballad themes of departure & waiting as in 'The Bells of St. Agnes'. Cotton's music appears to be searching the past; there is stillness & desolation reminiscent of the tree stumped landscapes of painter Paul Nash. Where Nico's The Marble Index or Desert Shore are an icy tundra of harmonium & voice, Cotton's viola and choral layers hold an earthy, distinctly English experimental resonance with early music modalities; these are stone images of the medieval & pagan age – a buried cast of players, people, traditions & craft. It's mournful, yes, though in the wavering viola drones the listener will find contemplative spaces of light & renewal.

    Originally a cassette release on Bloxham Tapes with a limited vinyl pressing by Cardinal Fuzz which sold out almost instantly with little press. This'll most likely be the last window on Cotton's wonderful solo debut. Coloured vinyl & altered artwork by Luke Drozd.

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released November 5, 2021

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