{{Short description|American funk duo}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} '''Deep Cotton''' is an American [[funk]] duo based in [[Atlanta]], whose members are Chuck Lightning and Nate "Rocket" Wonder.<ref>[http://www.believermag.com/issues/201007/?read=notes_lightning "We Bumped Our Heads Against the Clouds"], ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]'', July/August 2010.</ref> Part of the Wondaland Arts Society,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.pe.com/audio-file/2012/10/14/audio-files-listen-to-deep-cotton-the-essex-green/ |title=AUDIO FILES: Listen to Deep Cotton, The Essex Green : Audio File with Vanessa Franko |publisher=Blog.pe.com |date=2012-10-14 |accessdate=2012-12-07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205223902/http://blog.pe.com/audio-file/2012/10/14/audio-files-listen-to-deep-cotton-the-essex-green/ |archive-date=2012-12-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Powers">[[Ann Powers]], [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-janelle-monae-20100620-story.html "Janelle Monae in Wondaland: The Atlanta-based musician lets her creative spirits flow through song, dance and her Wondaland Arts Society collective, which welcomes all artists into the groove."] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 20, 2010.</ref> they are also sometimes called the "Punk Prophets".<ref>{{cite web|author=Gillian 'Gus' Andrews |url=http://io9.com/5592174/janelle-monae-turns-rhythm-and-blues-into-science-fiction |title=Janelle Monae turns rhythm and blues into science fiction |publisher=Io9.com |date=2010-07-21 |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref>
==Music career== Lightning and Wonder met in 2002 at [[Morehouse College]] in Atlanta.<ref>Chuck Lightning, [http://www.wondaland.com/2012/04/17/at-the-drive-in-the-birth-of-deep-cotton-rock-aint-jus-bout-white-guys-vol-1/ ""AT The Drive IN & The Birth of Deep Cotton: (Rock Ain’t Jus Bout White Guys Vol 1"], April 17, 2012.</ref> The pair were roommates, and began collaborating when Lightning overheard Wonder playing music and started shouting to his music. Wonder said this became a competition to see who could "out-crazy" the other person, and their musical collaboration is basically a chance to do "whatever the hell we want."<ref name=Spin>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Harley|title=Deep Cotton Does 'Whatever the Hell We Want to Do' at Wondaland Records|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/deep-cotton-wondaland-records-watch/|accessdate=September 30, 2015|publisher=Spin|date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>
They produce music, including that of [[Janelle Monáe]], another co-founder of the Wondaland collective.<ref name="Powers"/> They began to gain notoriety of their own after their song "We're Far Enough from Heaven Now We Can Freak Out" was featured in a [[Sonos]] commercial featuring Monáe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thatish.com/2012/10/27/janelle-monae-sonos-commercial-deep-cotton-song-full/ |title=Janelle Monae Sonos Commercial + Deep Cotton Song (Full) |publisher=That ISH!!!! |date=2012-10-27 |accessdate=2012-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130075221/http://thatish.com/2012/10/27/janelle-monae-sonos-commercial-deep-cotton-song-full/ |archivedate=2012-11-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.sonos.com/cool-music-news/janelle-monaes-sonos-house-party/ |title=Janelle Monáe's Sonos House Party | Sonos |publisher=Blog.sonos.com |date=2012-10-01 |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref> The single was released in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/were-far-enough-from-heaven/569889474 |title=iTunes - Music - We're Far Enough from Heaven Now We Can Freak Out - Single by Deep Cotton |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=2012-10-10 |access-date=2012-12-07}}</ref>
==Personal life== Wonder is the older brother of [[Roman GianArthur]], another member of the Wondaland Arts Collective.<ref name=Forth>{{cite news|last1=Bean|first1=Adan|title=The Forth Five: Roman GianArthur|url=http://forthdistrict.com/the-forth-five-roman-gianarthur-forth5/|accessdate=September 30, 2015|publisher=Forth District|date=May 21, 2015}}</ref>
==Discography== *"Runaway Radio" (2013) *"We're Far Enough from Heaven Now We Can Freak Out" – Deep Cotton, October 2012 *"57821" – [[Janelle Monáe]] featuring Deep Cotton (from ''[[The ArchAndroid]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/57821-feat-Deep-Cotton/dp/B003L0V7M6 |title=57821 (feat. Deep Cotton): Janelle Monáe: Official Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref> *"Let's Get Caught" — Deep Cotton featuring [[Jidenna]] (from ''[[Wondaland Presents: The Eephus]]'')<ref name=Stereogum>{{cite news|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Deep Cotton — "Let's Get Caught" (Feat. Jidenna) Video|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1831831/deep-cotton-lets-get-caught-feat-jidenna-video/mp3s/|accessdate=September 30, 2015|publisher=Stereogum|date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://deepcotton.net/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122030701/http://deepcotton.net/ |date=November 22, 2012 }}
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