During 2018, the group did not release any new material. Through PledgeMusic, they attempted to raise money for the recording of a new album, but fell short of their goal; Harrison later stated that he took most of the year off to recuperate from the loss of Reiff and other changes in his personal life. Following the failed PledgeMusic campaign, Harrison began to look into other funding ventures, starting a Patreon campaign in February 2019. During 2019, Harrison released 16 new songs from the "I Ching" project to patrons, as well as many unreleased Cotton Mather recordings and videos detailing the band's history, especially during the time of "Kontiki" and "The Big Picture". The Patreon project continued into 2020.