Since her first solo work manifested in 2018, Alison Cotton has quietly become one of the UK’s most extraordinarily evocative aural explorers, building eerily arcane tapestries of supernatural beauty from her multi-layered viola, incantatory vocals and harmonium.
If Alison’s chosen main instruments have predictably drawn comparisons with The Marble Index-era Nico and Cale, these ultimately prove superfluous as the cathedral vault soundscapes Alison crafts with producer Mark Nicholas soar into a magical realm entirely of her own making, haunted by folk’s dark ancient spirit at the same time as providing a much needed time suspending antidote to tumultuous modern times.
“Cotton may expand folk’s raw emotions into more avant garde territories, but they still feel possessed by a blood-red muscle memory that goes back centuries” – Folk Album of the Month. The Guardian
“Alison Cotton’s solo work..... speaks of places, peopleand stories not quite of this world, while orchestrating folk and drone elements meticulously as if following an arcane ritual.” - The Wire
“Folorn, hypnotic drone hymns for an ancient haunted England.” - Mojo
“The power of this musicis simply awe-inspiring. When Alison Cotton plays, the world stands still.” - The Quietus
“Her exquisite voice calls to mind both the chill of the best British folk and the psychedelic detail of Occitanian traditional song.” - Uncut Magazine
Recent gigs from Alison Cotton
Contact Alison Cotton
- the_left_outsides@yahoo.co.uk
- Web
- https://linktr.ee/alison__cotton
- Socials
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