Recordings
MEMORY ISLANDS
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A new album of works for violin, hardanger fiddle and electronics that explore the strange landscape of memory and the spirit of place.
RELEASE DATE 29 SEPTEMBER 2023
‘Beautiful sound … absolutely wonderful’ - Cerys Matthews (BBC 6Music)
‘Mesmerising’- Songlines Magazine ★★★★
‘Transfixing … an enlightening sonic assemblage!-Presto Music
Dominion of the Sword: Henry VI & Richard III
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A selection of music specially written for Shakespeare’s Globe 19/20 productions of Henry VI and Richard III, along with speeches by some of the Globe Ensemble actors.
‘The brilliant band melts seamlessly into the drama’ - The Guardian
‘The music lends an uncanny atmosphere throughout, especially from the saw and violin (both played by Ellie Wilson)’ - Broadway World
Echoes: Unearthing Stories of the Forest
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This collection of new compositions was written as part of Ellie’s residency at Epping Forest. It’s inspired by the human impact on the Forest through the centuries. A mixture of contemporary classical, folk, field recordings and electronica, creating a haunting, textural soundworld.
‘Brilliant ... A rich audio tapestry of folk and drones’ - Luke Turner, The Quietus
Singles
ANTECHAMBer MUSIC
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A compilation of experimental, leftfield and neo-classical music from a new generation of progressive composers and producers, featuring a new piece for violin and electronics.
‘Ellie Wilson’s dark and brooding Will I Dream - Edit gradually reveals its powerful solo strings against a wash of electric rhythm’
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Music
The graphic score for Ancient Earthworks: The Past has a Life in the Forest is available as an A3 poster (plus free download) bandcamp
Duration c11 minutes
For violin, cello and electronics (ideally FX pedals: reverb, delay, octave & loop)
It is inspired by a c19th map of Loughton Camp, an Iron-Age hillfort in Epping Forest. Listen at link below …
Sheet music for Waiting was written in May 2020 for pianist Rolf Hind as part of his Lockdown Miniatures project. A short piece to reflect the times we were facing early 2020 during the global pandemic bandcamp
Duration 1'32
For solo piano
First performance: Wednesday 6 October 2020 at Kings Place, London (Rolf Hind piano)
Listen at link below ..