Album Notes

Catman Cohen is the mysterious mastermind behind the dark, provocative CD...HOW I WANT TO DIE... featuring such powerful songs as "Prayer for America," "The Crime of Being Me," and the anguished remake of the Kylie Minogue mega-hit, "Can't Get You Out of My Head." Described as "a songwriter for the 21st Century," Catman is already receiving critical acclaim from Nobel Prize winners and MacArthur Fellows. Now Catman presents the second Chronicle...HOW I WANT TO LIVE...featuring the song, "Water is Blood," an ominous warning of the impending fresh water crisis; "Tomorrow's Not Always Like Today," a chilling cry for social activism; and Catman's latest salute to America's rescue workers, the touching rendition of , "Superman (It's Not Easy)," made popular by Five for Fighting. Assisting Catman is his inspired producer/arranger, Henry Iglesias, who also plays keyboards with feverish intensity; James Lum, engineer/mixer extraordinaire, who also plays guitars and touches God with each and every note; George Englund, whose soulful, wailing Sax penetrates right through the heart; and drummers James McCarty / Gabriel Santana Falcon, who both pound skins with enough zeal to raise the dead. In the vocal department, Catman's deep-bullfrog is joined by a tremendous cast of guest singers, including Jimmy Swan, Shea Alexander, Simonne Simmons, Sarah Taylor, Elly K, Annette Lum, Barabara Ochoa, Shasta Strange, and last but not least...........Henry Iglesias, who delivers a song with the kind of skillful, melodious, dreamy voice that Catman only wishes he had! 10% of CD sales proceeds to be donated to PACIFIC INSTITUTE (www.pacinst.org) 10% of CD sales proceeds to be donated to BLUE PLANET PROJECT (www.blueplanetproject.net) ___ Reviews: “Catman Cohen's music goes further into the strange and weird.” Reviewed by Paul de Bruijn http://www.rambles.net May 9, 2009 --- "Reminded me of some music from Gino Vannelli, some songs with sweet female voices, but again others with Catman’s Serge Gainsbourg-like bullfrog vocals." Reviewed by Gary Levinson Indie Music Review http://www.indiemusicreview.net May 24, 2008 --- "Heaven In My Mind" shines as a hauntingly melodic thumper -- it's the perfect dance track … addicting and orgasmic." Reviewed by Adam Mico ApeQuake http://www.apequake.com/catman.html April 11, 2008 --- "Think Chris Rea and Nick Cave on holiday with Leonard Cohen watching a Tarantino movie." Reviewed by Dave Chislett Matchbox Radio 24 http://www.matchboxrecordings.co.uk/artists/sitb2 December 23, 2007 --- "The raw poetry, the depth of feeling and caring, the times when he is really lucid and the sheer good music in many cuts are such that Cohen is worth checking out." Reviewed by Jay Levin Real Talk LA http://www.realtalkla.com/ December 21, 2007 --- "Catman himself sounds like a cross between Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen, a raspy bullfrog voice that grabs your attention." Joe Frietze INK 19 http://www.ink19.com May, 2007 --- "Catman Cohen's series of music CD's are becoming the talk of the town." Kat Kramer Entertainment Today http://www.entertainmenttodayonline.com April 7, 2006 --- "Musically strong, just as the first CD and full of great tunes and artistic ideas." Reviewed by Joeri De Ren (Antwerp, Belgium) http://www.dogmatik.be December 29, 2005 --- "It is great to see someone trying to revive the time-honored tradition of music with both a soul and a purpose. Having just seen the first part of Scorsese's documentary on Dylan, I'm reminded of how important this is for society. And I'm delighted (Catman) is tackling the issue of water...I'm afraid we are indeed heading into an era of growing conflict over water, and anything we can do to avoid that is worth doing." by Dr. Peter Gleick MacArthur Fellow President Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security http://www.pacinst.org/ October 3, 2005 --- "The album is interesting, ambitious and rarely dull." by Helen Sadler www.subba-cultcha.com September 8, 2005 --- "Cohen's music is blunt and intriguing...All fifteen tracks on his second release are unique. Each song could be from a different band with the assortment of people involved but the unifying force is Cohen's supportive, distinctive vocals and his vision." Laura Turner Lynch, Reviewer KWEEVAK.com August 31, 2005 --- "SUPERMAN (It's Not Easy), the disc's one cover is done in a way that far outstrips the schmaltzy Five For Fighting original." James McQuiston, Editor NEUFUTUR.COM August 28, 2005 ---