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ALISON COTTON is a viola player based in London working in composition and improvisation. Her debut album ?All Is Quiet at the Ancient Theatre? was released in 2018 firstly on cassette on Bloxham Tapes, followed by a vinyl release on Cardinal Fuzz (UK) and Feeding Tube (USA). In July 2019 her longform piece, ?Behind the Spiderweb Gates? was released on the Australian label, Longform Editions. As well as the viola, she uses an array of other instruments (her voice, harmonium, percussion, recorder, omnichord, shruti box and piano) to create long, haunting folk drones. Cotton?s recent album ?The Portrait You Painted of Me?, is a 6-track record ? her first for Rocket Recordings. This will be followed up in March with ?Engelchen?, an album reflecting on the intrepid Cook sisters whose efforts helped refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe in the 1930s. It?s a celebration of the human spirit, one that reflects a universality in its narrative which transcends the boundaries of history and impacts very urgently on our daily lives. Whatever attempts may be made to tell this story, it?s hard to imagine one that resonates deeper than ?Engelchen?.
https://alisoncotton-uk.bandcamp.com

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Pancras Way,

London,

Greater London,

England,

NW1 1UL.