excuse the mess

A little something to keep the etm pod feed ticking over...!!I was invited by the good folks (and label friends) of Hidden Notes to have a crack at an excuse the mess themed DJ set at this years Hidden Notes Festival Vol.3Hope you enjoy hearing those old tunes again in various forms of messed-about-with. (The second half goes fairly off piste)Big love to the Hidden Notes team as pe

Hello dear podcast friends,Myself and the good eggs at Hidden Notes Records have been cooking up this release for a while.I'm excited that this music is finally being released and if you're interested in getting a copy of the Ltd Edition Book (pictures, quotes, risograph prints and more) or just getting your mitts on the digital download here are some links:BandCamp vol.1BandCamp v

In this final instalment you get a multitude of factoids about Anna’s critically acclaimed album, Fibs (2019). She draws a track name from a bowl at random and tells us the first thing that comes to mind. You’ll also be hearing juicy extracts of the tracks alongside these insider scoops.In the second half we talk about her 2018, BBC Proms commission Five Telegrams - if you aren

Here’s the first of hopefully many ‘Audience Questions’ episodes. It was really lovely to bring you into the conversation so thank you to everyone that wrote in with a question for Anna. We both really enjoyed going through them. Mentioned in the episode is a playlist Anna has on Spotify, here's a link to "Stuff I Like" Follow Anna here:Website | Instagram | Twitter

This part of the podcast is where myself and the guest write a brand new piece of music on the spot, using just one instrument and electronic manipulations. We opted for the humble pesto jar as our instrument, why not!  You will hear the journey of the piece from the ‘blank page’ to the finished piece at the end. I had such a blast working with Anna on this track. Thi

Anna Meredith (ANNA MEREDITH!!) is guest #17 on excuse the mess. If you’re a new listener thanks so much for checking out the podcast. This episode is a 4-part epic, the director's cut! It’s testament to Anna’s dynamic, hilarious, inspiring podcast chat that I can release 3.5 hours worth of podcast recordings and be confident you’ll be entertained throughout. Whilst we’re

Oliver Coates Part 2 is here. We met in the bowels of the Southbank Centre in London to record this conversation. You’ll hear plenty of his stunning cello infused-electronic music alongside a plentiful conversation about his work.We talk about his previous albums Upstepping and Shelly’s On Zenn-La. Two incredible albums. There’s also talk of his current artistic practice

Hello! Welcome to another excuse the mess music making episode, or more to the point ‘slime’ making.This episode’s guest is the cellist and electronic musician, Oliver Coates. I’ve been looking to get him on the podcast for quite a while and excitingly it happened! Lucky me and lucky you!! Back to ‘slime’. Olly is using his cello and electronic techniques to make s

Welcome to another music making challenge on excuse the mess.Alev Lenz is my co-conspirator in this episode and she brings with her a pretty nifty instrument to make music with.The premise in this part of the podcast is to spontaneously create a brand new piece of music in an afternoon, and using only one instrument. In this episode we're entering uncharted territory for the podcas

The next decade is upon us and I'm chuffed to be releasing my first podcast of the new year, accompanied by one very brilliant Alev Lenz.Alev is first of all, podcast gold - you'll love hearing from her all about her music in this episode.She is an expert builder of atmospheric sound worlds with song & storytelling at its heart.We discuss a track of hers featured on the hit TV