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Cecil is one of the founding members of Doomtree. As an emcee he’s admired for his lyric, cinematic style. He writes about love, vengeance, and redemption—and the spaces where the three convene. His narratives ride on his imagery: sepia flickers of loners, beauties, ghosts, and vagabonds.
As a producer, his sound is nostalgic. He features swooning guitar lines, masterful drums, vinyl crackle, and distant voices. The effect is melodic, often melancholic, and seems to draw on the sentiment of another, more romantic era.
Cecil’s fascination with rap music started when his big sister ran away from home. She left a box of rap cassettes beneath her bed, all intentionally mislabeled to prevent confiscation by her parents. Easy E with a Jon Bon Jovi sticker. N.W.A as Michael Bolton. At eight, Cecil memorized every word, intent on impressing her when she returned.
A few years later, Cecil learned to skate, went semi-pro and spent hours practicing with high school friends Stef (P.O.S.) and Johnny (Paper Tiger). Kai (MK Larada) made the occasional visit, often with a camera in hand. The same varied cast of characters began making music together—some rap, some punk, some rock—and by 2000 the name Doomtree surfaced.
Now, almost a decade later, Cecil has contributed to nearly a dozen releases in the Doomtree Records catalog. His most recent full-length, Rebel Yellow, was re-released by Sage Francis for Strange Famous Records. He's now recording his solo project, Porcelain Revolver.
Solo Projects
False Hopes 7
Rebel Yellow
http://www.doomtree.net/cecilotter/
Cecil is one of the founding members of Doomtree. As an emcee he’s admired for his lyric, cinematic style. He writes about love, vengeance, and redemption—and the spaces where the three convene. His narratives ride on his imagery: sepia flickers of loners, beauties, ghosts, and vagabonds.
As a producer, his sound is nostalgic. He features swooning guitar lines, masterful drums, vinyl crackle, and distant voices. The effect is melodic, often melancholic, and seems to draw on the sentiment of another, more romantic era.
Cecil’s fascination with rap music started when his big sister ran away from home. She left a box of rap cassettes beneath her bed, all intentionally mislabeled to prevent confiscation by her parents. Easy E with a Jon Bon Jovi sticker. N.W.A as Michael Bolton. At eight, Cecil memorized every word, intent on impressing her when she returned.
A few years later, Cecil learned to skate, went semi-pro and spent hours practicing with high school friends Stef (P.O.S.) and Johnny (Paper Tiger). Kai (MK Larada) made the occasional visit, often with a camera in hand. The same varied cast of characters began making music together—some rap, some punk, some rock—and by 2000 the name Doomtree surfaced.
Now, almost a decade later, Cecil has contributed to nearly a dozen releases in the Doomtree Records catalog. His most recent full-length, Rebel Yellow, was re-released by Sage Francis for Strange Famous Records. He's now recording his solo project, Porcelain Revolver.
Solo Projects
False Hopes 7
Rebel Yellow
http://www.doomtree.net/cecilotter/
Boxcar Diaries
Cecil Otter Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Cecil Otter:
1999 It Goes one, two now this gumshoe's coming for you three, …
Black Rose I hear "oohs!" and "ahhs!", when I jump out my…
Box Car Diaries Outside there's a boxcar waitin' for us It ain't in a…
Demon Girl I got an angel in one pocket, The others full of…
Le Facteur Do you feel like no-one needs you? Do you feel like…
Rebel Yellow I'm a loner dotty, they call me Rebel Yellow But they…
Sufficiently Breathless and that discussion was all true until you decided to bust…
Traveling Dunk Tank (Dream, dream, I like to dream) Both That's why I keep…
Traveling Dunktank (Dream, dream, I like to dream) Both That's why I keep m…
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Russell Jones
Never get tired of this album.
Oscar Grind Does Things
I picked this up the other day. So amazing.
DPDLC
@BreathOfLifeApparel no doubt man! I asked for a signed copy and received the original, re-release, his first cd, and a special mix made for me, all signed! Truly a great artist and human!
Rawa29
If anyone can get their hands on the tabs (guitar) for this, I would appreciate if you PM'd me. The part around 4:10 in the video. just love the melody. Peace
BreathOfLifeApparel
Just ordered the signed copy of Rebel Yellow! Can't wait! Hurry up USPS!
RedefineYou
Ahh, yeah the RY I bought is from a while back. This song is amazing, too.
SugarFreeRecordsUK
I gotta grab this re-release...
jenbungle
do you have the original rebel yellow that was released a few years ago? this song is on the re-release that just came out in august.
kosmic23
iTunes has his album :)
RedefineYou
What the hell, this song isn't on the Rebel Yellow that I bought...