Kontiki (album)

Kontiki (sometimes Kon Tiki) is the second studio album by American rock band Cotton Mather. The album incorporates rock, pop, and psychedelic music, as well as elements of found sound and field recordings, reflecting the group's origins as an experimental act. It was recorded on four-track cassette and ADAT, leading to a rough, homemade sound. Originally released in 1997, Kontiki did not see any success until a 1999 re-release in England. In 2012, it was reissued on the Star Apple Kingdom label, with a bonus CD of extra tracks, as Kontiki Deluxe Edition.

Kontiki
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 26, 1997
Recorded1995-1997
StudioMusic Lane (Austin, Texas)
El Rancho Gordo (Austin, Texas)
Alex the Great (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreRock and roll, pop rock, psychedelic rock
Length40:01
LabelCopper Records
ProducerRobert Harrison with Whit Williams and Brad Jones
Cotton Mather chronology
Cotton is King
(1994)
Kontiki
(1997)
Hotel Baltimore
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Austin Chronicle
Boston Phoenix
Mojofavorable
MSN Music (Expert Witness)B+
NME7/10
Optionfavorable
PopMatters8/10
Trouser Pressfavorable
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The album is named after the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition, although band leader Robert Harrison deliberately condensed the name down to one word for the album's title.

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