The new full-length Twig and Twine is out now on the wonderful Own Records. Special thanks to all at Own Recs, Taylor Deupree for the excellent mastering job (again) and Loretta Brazzale for the beautiful cover photo.

River Bends Park from the album can be downloaded for free right now from Textura.

Read one of the first reviews here.

The disc is available to purchase from the label’s website, I have copies for sale as well: michaelcottone (at) gmail.com. Thanks for listening! More to come in 2010…

Here is a list of my favorites from last year which I have tried to whittle down to 20 (almost impossible given the amount of music I listen to). In no particular order:

Fennesz – Black Sea
Neil Halstead – Oh! Mighty Engine
Move D & Benjamin Brunn – Songs from the Beehive
Skyphone – Avellaneda
Bohren & der Club of Gore – Dolores
Autistici – Volume Objects
Sigur Ros – Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
Koen Holtkamp – Field Rituals
Peter Broderick – Float
TV on the Radio – Dear Science
Why? – Alopecia
Paavoharju – Laulu Laakson Kukista
Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
Fleet Foxes – s/t
Beach House – Devotion
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Tomoyoshi Date – Human Being
Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
Advisory Circle  – Other Channels
Deerhunter – Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.

Jasmine 3" cd

I still have copies of the Smallfish disc available should anyone desire one- shoot me an e-mail at michaelcottone@gmail.com . Here is what Mr. Smallfish had to say about the disc:

I fell in love with Michael Cottone’s Green Kingdom album on the Sem label when it came out last year, so I’m extremely pleased to be able to bring you this superb 3″ release on Smallfish. What can I say, really? A deeply beautiful selection of organic, atmospheric electronic music lovingly created using guitars and processing. The sense of space and depth is what always strikes me when listening to it and the sheer exquisite beauty shines through every time. There’s an oriental lilt to a couple of the tracks (reflected I think in the titles of a couple of the tracks) and it all combines to create a soothing, ethereal and sublime EP. The combination of Michael’s undeniable talents and the mastering skills of Taylor Deupree have come together to give us an absolutely lovely release. Limited to 100 copies.

Information on the new album is now available on The Land Of website.

Some quick news- a new cdr entitled Laminae will be released soon on the wonderful label The Land Of. This will be a limited edition of 100 copies. More soon…

http://www.thelandof.org

The reviews are coming in and all seem to be very positive. They can be read on the SEM label website here

I am pleased to announce that a piece entitled Tension/Release has been included in the Airport Symphony mp3 edition.

Click Here for info and downloads

The Green Kingdom – The Green Kingdom

S/T cd release is now available, click here for more info and audio

With The Green Kingdom LP, compositions blur the lines between soundscape and structure while keeping a sharp focus on melody with the guitar playing a central role. The album is comprised of manipulated acoustic and electronic sources, sampled textures, noise and field recordings.

Imbued with a sense of “optimistic nostalgia”, Mike Cottone’s soundworlds encourage introspective explorations and provide an escape from our sometimes hectic lives. more>