Cougar was formed in 2003 in a cold Madison, Wisconsin basement, and has been secretly crafting beautiful music ever since. The secret’s out. New album ‘Patriot’ drops August ’09 on Counter Records / Ninja Tune.
COUGAR – Patriot EPK
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Members have been involved in the progressive music community for years, including ensembles like the internationally renowned YoungBlood Brass Band. Cougar is the culmination of what began as informal compositional/rhetorical gatherings. These sessions brought together a core group of musicians committed to careful meditation and refinement. This thos pushed the group to constantly examine and breakdown their approach. The group began exploring the idea of the “hook” as an institution that occurs within all beautiful music; be that hip-hop, punk, electronic, classical, improvised, all- or none-of-the-above.
Press on ‘Law’ (2007)
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‘Law is a nearly flawless example of intelligent musical design.’ – XLR8R
‘Pure Pleasure.’ – Timeout Chicago
‘A bittersweet, innocent wash of trickling guitars that counter each other like diffident sea creatures in courtship…harnessing layers in icy, crystalline symmetry.’ – Pitchfork
‘Already one of the best albums of 2006.’ – Sinead Gleeson
‘Melodically lush, rhythmically compelling…gloriously precise and urgent.’ – The Wire
“Breathtaking…Best of 2006 alert!’ – Scissorkick.com
‘Outstanding.’ – new-noise.net
‘Pushing the boundaries of the instrumental music medium…Law hasn’t left my stereo for weeks.’ – CDreviews.com
‘What Bartok and Stravisnky might have done had they lived and composed in the computer age.’ – Rocknworld.com
‘This album has so much beauty that words escape me.’ – Liability Webzine
‘When Law came to its conclusion, I had a moment of traquility engulfing me, until I panicked, searching for the repeat setting.’ – Outsideleft
