Hello friends! Excited to share that this December I'll be releasing my first new music since 2020's Grand Illusion EP. Kodama / Pan is a double A side featuring two experimental tracks created in the depths of the Covid winter lockdown. Named after the forest spirits of Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke, the first track … Continue reading New release: Kodama / Pan Double A Side
Grand Illusion takes its name from the garish billboard at this moment in the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi: The film is a terrifying depiction of humanity and our merciless colonisation of the natural world. The phrase 'Grand Illusion' perfectly sums up the way we are allowing shiny consumer culture and the myth of infinite growth to … Continue reading Grand Illusion EP out 4.12
Big thanks to Get In Her Ears for their glowing review of 'Before It Begins' earlier this month. They said some super kind stuff, first describing the the track as 'a tentative, ambient piece of “poetronica”', and going on to call it 'a shimmering downtempo, expansive soundscape [...] Filled with intoxicating clicks, beguiling electronics and … Continue reading ‘Before It Begins’: Get In Her Ears review
I'm so excited to share with you my debut single - Before It Begins - the lead single from my forthcoming EP Grand Illusion. It opens with an expansive ambient soundscape made with my Juno 106, before giving way to earthy downtempo production and an ethereal spoken-word performance by poet Shakira Stellar. The track came … Continue reading Debut single announced: Collaboration with Shakira Stellar
I had a load of fun recently chatting with Hattie and Ellie from the On Repeat podcast - a weekly podcast that delves into the mind of a different musician each week. We covered a whole bunch of stuff, from getting started in music production, chance musical encounters on Denmark Street, using found sound, diversity … Continue reading New interview: On Repeat Podcast
Lia Mice’s music sits satisfying between genres. The beats are industrial, the sounds often atonal, the vocals often alien. Yet occasionally she’ll offer up a baseline or a melody that engages your electro-pop sensibilities, or equally deliver a pick up in pace that places her in the techno sphere. She balances all these elements and … Continue reading Under the bonnet with Lia Mice
Vicky O’Neon is a one-of-a-kind musician. If you live in North London, it’s probable that you’ve seen her around; her neon dreads and illustrated car make her hard to miss against London’s dreary backdrop. She’s a drummer - or in her words, a rhythm warrior - at her core, but really she engages with any … Continue reading Under the bonnet with Vicky O’Neon
One band with an already-guaranteed place on my 2018 top album and gig lists is Let's Eat Grandma. At Primavera they hypnotised with their surreal live tactics – handclapping games, falling on the floor, nonstop instrument swaps. Since that gig, their latest album I'm All Ears has been a day-to-day staple: it gives something new with … Continue reading 5 ways to get inspired by Let’s Eat Grandma’s ‘I’m All Ears’
La Leif is the current project of electronic producer Francine Perry: Goldsmiths-educated sound engineer, endlessly curious field recording collector, and a founding member of the brilliant Omnii collective, who are busy levelling the music production playing field for women and non-binary folk. At her live shows, Fran uses analogue methods to create driving, gritty, industrial dance … Continue reading Under the bonnet with La Leif
In a couple of weeks’ time I’m going to be volunteering at the Girls Rock London women’s music camp. Twenty five women are going to turn up, learn the basics of a new instrument, form a band, write a song, and play a gig. All in the space of three days. I’m so excited to … Continue reading Getting girls on stage: Why we need to demystify live music situations
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