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, dubbed ‘cello slime’ which you would have got a sense of from last week's MUSIC MAKING episode. You’ll get an insight into how he got motivated to practice when he was younger and some of the music he was into, still inspiring him today, maybe now more than ever. We also talk about his collaboration with Mica Levi and their album Remain Calm.

Olly’s cello sound design on his album Upstepping directly inspired me to make excuse the mess, so it feels like coming round full circle. It was a massive honour to get him onto the podcast, I think it's a fascinating and inspiring listen - hope you do too.

Apologies for the practicing violinist next door, distracting.

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excuse the mess is gratefully supported by Arts Council England, PRS Foundation and iZotope Audio.

Special thanks to Acast for hosting this podcast and to Emily Moore.

Tracklist (playlist on Spotify):

Charlev (Shelly's On Zenn-La)

Timelapse - Walrus (Upstepping)

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Path In, J Lover One, Yomi, Umbo (Decouple ][ Series)

Barok Main Oliver Coates, Mica Levi (Remain Calm)

Schoolhouse Oliver Coates, Mica Levi (Remain Calm)

Another Fantasy Oliver Coates Remix (Bryce Hackford)

Bambi 2046 (Upstepping)

The Irish Book of Death & Flying Ships (Upstepping)

Faraday Monument (Shelly's On Zenn-La)

Prairie (Shelly's On Zenn-La)

A Church (Shelly's On Zenn-La)

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