The Green Kingdom
The Green Kingdom is Michael Cottone (b.1976), a graphic designer and sound artist based in Michigan. A self-taught musician, he started off playing guitar and progressed to a variety of instruments, eventually incorporating digital sound design and production methods.
Interested in creating compositions which blur the lines between soundscape and structure while keeping a sharp focus on melody, his skill is in using a variety of digitally manipulated acoustic and electronic sources, sampled textures, noise and field recordings. Imbued with a sense of “optimistic nostalgia”, his soundworlds encourage introspective exploration and provide an escape from our sometimes hectic lives.
Following releases on the SEM, Smallfish and Own labels, his gorgeous new album, 'Prismatic' will be available on Home Assembly Music in September 2010.