Kontiki (2012 Re-Issue) Holiday allowing them the space to

allowing them the space to lay down solid melodic structures and then use them as a framework for extended jams (thankfully

lyrical ballads and frenetic sonic barrages is even more pronounced

" Aided by the likes of drummer Clyde Stubblefield (the original "funky drummer") and young bass phenom Bootsy Collins

Americana ("This Ole House")

and David Lindley (guitar)

Kontiki (2012 Re-Issue) Holiday allowing them the space toOpening KON TIKI with a jarring blast of backwards tapes, Cotton Mather launches into the euphoric jolt of "Camp Hill Rail Operator," sounding like a lost track from The Beatles' REVOLVER, and that's not the last time that obvious touchstone will surfaces here. Much, if not all, of this disc resembles that landmark recording. Though many have aped The Beatles down through the years, Cotton Mather brings something different to the table; an earnest