Catman Cohen
How I Want To Dream
reviewed by Gary Levinson
In his latest album, number three in The Catman Chronicles series, Catman Cohen offers us his most impressive album yet. Catman’s unique spoken-verse-style vocals against a background a richly textured and varied compositions enthralls and compels us once again to focus our listening and to try to comprehend the message behind this concept work.
Catman’s message is based on a “foundation of social activism… calling for a resurrection of the neglected heroes”. These ‘neglected heroes’ are the very people who make society possible, but are often taken for granted: nurses, teachers, fireman, trash collectors, etc. It is these service providers who construe the backbone of modern civilization.
To say that Catman’s voice is unique is to understate this very uniqueness which makes his music so interesting: his style is an acquired taste: when one first hears it one thinks “Oh!”, but then after awhile you say to yourself “hmmm….. I’d like to hear that again!”
Catman’s themes (social activism, etc.) deserve much more attention from society as a whole, and the music on this album will please Indie aficionados; this is an album that will be remembered, and the opening hook will remain in those who hear it: “I dream. I dream of you.”
reviewed by Gary Levinson
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