Cousin Silas
| Cousin Silas | |
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Cousin Silas | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England |
| Genres |
Ambient Drone Sound Alchemy |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Labels | Acustronica, Aural Films, Batenim, BFW Recordings, CerebralAudio, Classwar Karaoke, DigitalDIZZY, Earthrid, Earth Monkey Productions, Fflint Central Records, Free Floating Music, Hortus Conclusus Records, Just Not Normal, Studio 4632, Sucu Music, Tree Trunk Recordings, Unsheep, We Are All Ghosts, Withering Trees |
| Website |
cousinsilas |
| Members | David Hughes |
Cousin Silas is the stage name of English electronic music artist David Hughes. The name comes from a character in King Crimson's song, "Happy Family".[1] He has released over eighty albums on various netlabels. Between 1990 and 2000 he wrote several short stories, poetry, prose, and articles that were published in small press magazines such as Back Brain Recluse, Nova SF, The Scanner, REM, Nerve Gardens, The Lyre, Auguries and Focus. On 28 January 2004 Cousin Silas made an appearance on BBC Radio 1 played by John Peel.[2]
Biography
David Hughes, born 7 May 1959, is an English musician and electronic music producer most notable for his ambient and drone music. David was born in Huddersfield, and spent most of that time in the Colne Valley. He attended Crow Lane, Royds Hall School, Colne Valley High School and Kirklees College, formerly known as Huddersfield Technical College. He then apprenticed as an electrical engineer and moved on to become a telecommunications engineer. Before experimenting with soundscapes in 2000, David played guitar in a couple of local bands doing new wave and punk covers. His current style of music is influenced by JG Ballard, Brian Eno, and Forteana.[3] The musician is a self-proclaimed "sound alchemist" and has referred to his music as "audio photographs" or "moodscapes."[4] He is a fan of science fiction novels written between 1950 and 1980 by authors such as Clark Ashton Smith, HP Lovecraft, M.R. James, Brian Aldiss, and Michael Moorcock.[5]
Discography
| Release Title | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Lilliput | 2001 | Fflint Central |
| Portraits and Peelings | 2003 | Fflint Central |
| Geographics | 2005 | Earth Monkey Productions |
| Ballard Landscapes | 2005 | Earth Monkey Productions |
| Relic Once Lost | 2005 | Earth Monkey Productions |
| Necropolis Line | 2006 | Earthrid |
| Ballard Landscapes 2 | 2006 | Earth Monkey Productions |
| Uncertainty | 2009 | Just Not Normal |
| The Melting Static | 2009 | Earthrid |
| The Snow Imposed Silence | 2010 | BFW Recordings |
| Canaveral Dreams | 2010 | Acustronica |
| Adrift Off The Islets of Langerhans | 2010 | Earthrid |
| Complex Silence 9 - Fresh Landscapes | 2010 | Treetrunk Records |
| December's Shipping Forecast | 2010 | Unsheep |
| The Path Between The Trees | 2012 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Unhinged Constellations | 2012 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Complex Silence 28 | 2012 | Treetrunk Records |
| Endless Summer | 2012 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Thank You | 2012 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 001 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Whisper Falls | 2013 | Free Floating Music |
| Dronescape 002 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 003 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Ballard Landscapes 3 | 2013 | Aural Films |
| Dronescape 004 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 005 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| East | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 006 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 007 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 008 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 009 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 010 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 011 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 012 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Long Decay | 2013 | Withering Trees |
| Dronescape 013 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 014 | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Into the Dark | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Prisoner of the Coral Deep | 2014 | BFW Recordings |
| Dronescape 015 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| The Place It Used To Be | 2014 | Sucu Music |
| Dronescape 016 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Into the Dark Volume ii | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 017 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 018 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 019 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Fog Music 1 | 2014 | Aural Films |
| Dronescape 020 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Into the Dark Volume iii | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Ballard Landscapes 4 | 2014 | Aural Films |
| Singular Passion | 2014 | Petroglypth Music |
| Weaving Portraits | 2014 | Sucu Music |
| Standing on the Edge of Decay | 2014 | Touched |
| Dronescape 021 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| The Sound of Silas | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dronescape 022 | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| The Dying Lights | 2014 | Petroglyph Music |
| The Shipping Forecast (rerelease) | 2015 | Unsheep |
| Dronescape 023 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Gallimaufry | 2015 | Unsheep |
| Dronescape 024 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Amidst Silence | 2015 | Batenim |
| Twang | 2015 | DigitalDIZZY |
| Twang Too | 2015 | Unsheep |
| Owlers Wood | 2015 | Unsheep |
| Dronescape 025 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Twang Free! | 2015 | Unsheep |
| Twang Fore! | 2015 | Unsheep |
| Dronescape 026 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Through a Cobweb Strange | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Twang V: A Journey Through the Solar System & Beyond | 2015 | |
| Dronescape 027 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Dark Moons | 2015 | DigitalDIZZY |
| Diversions For Guitar | 2015 | Classwar Karaoke |
| Quiet Afternoons | 2015 | Treetrunk Records |
| A Brief Moment | 2015 | Petroglyph Music |
| Over Moors and Silver Streams | 2015 | DigitalDIZZY |
| Foreshore | 2015 | BFW Recordings |
| Dronescape 028 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Cold Star | 2015 | DigitalDIZZY |
| Geographics 2 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| The Beginner's Guide to Looping | 2015 | Batenim |
| Ballard Landscapes 5 | 2015 | Aural Films |
| Dronescape 029 | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Cousin Silas - In Dub | 2015 | DigitalDIZZY |
| Modified Dronescapes And Other Assorted Misdemeanours | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Soul Vacuum | 2015 | Petroglyph Music |
| Observations From Earth And Beyond | 2015 | CerebralAudio |
| Ebb | 2015 | Studio 4632 |
| The Gift (private release) | 2015 | |
| Catharsis | 2016 | Hortus Conclusus Records |
| Between Worlds | 2016 | Hortus Conclusus Records |
| Contrasts | 2016 | Hortus Conclusus Records |
| Release Title | Collaborator | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abominations of Yondo | Kevin Busby | 2007 | Earthrid |
| Rebekkah's Cousin Silas – The Devil Came To Me | Rebekkah Hilgraves | 2012 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Abominations of Yondo – That Remote and Awful Twilight | Kevin Busby | 2012 | Earthrid |
| Abominations of Yondo – Clandestine | Kevin Busby | 2012 | Earthrid |
| Jaguars & Shamen | Jack Hertz | 2013 | Aural Films |
| Silas & Friends Volume 1 | Various Artists | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| The Quiet Forest | Jack Hertz | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Silas & Friends Volume 2 | Various Artists | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| The Silent Citadel | Ade Hodges & Kevin Lyons | 2013 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Space Time Mantra | Ade Hodges | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Silas & Friends Volume 3 | Various Artists | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| ScannerWorks | Kevin Lyons | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| In the Green Light | Ade Hodges | 2014 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Bridges of the South | Black Hill | 2015 | |
| Silas & Friends Volume 4 | Various Artists | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| And Memories Fade | Wolfgang Gsell | 2015 | Aural Films |
| Further Farther | Mystified | 2015 | |
| Internal Furniture | Tim Jones, Kevin Lyons | 2015 | We Are All Ghosts |
| Why Not: The Collaborations | Candy L | 2015 | Studio 4632 |
Compilations
- Unholy Trinity (2002, Fflint Central Records)
- :: FALLING :: (2006, Earth Monkey Productions)
- The Resting Bench Remix Project – Volume 1 (Collab, 2006, Earth Monkey Productions)
- EMP075 | Various Artists | Field Notes (2009, Earth Monkey Productions)
- Dark Minds compilation (2010, Kopp Netlabel)
- Ambient Consequences (2010, Kopp Netlabel)
- The BFW Christmas Album 2010 (2010, BFW Recordings)
- BFW Album in a Day volume 2 (2011, BFW Recordings)
- Chain Reaction (2011, Kopp Netlabel)
- BFW Album in a Day volume 3 (2011, BFW Recordings)
- The BFW Christmas Album 2011 (2011, BFW Recordings)
- Elements 1 (2012, The Future Elements)
- Space Rock: The Compilation (2012, Sound For Good Records)
- BFW Album In A Day volume 4 (2012, BFW Recordings)
- all|is|calm 2012 (2012, Free Floating Music)
- Remix Eye Movement (Collab, 2012 Acustronica)
- BFW Album in a Day volume 5 (2012, BFW Recordings)
- Doomsday and Brimstone (2012, Sound For Good Records)
- Other People's Remixes (Collab, 2012, Peter Fitzpatrick)
- ...ending the year on a high 2012 (2012, We Are All Ghosts)
- The BFW Christmas Album 2012 (2012, BFW Recordings)
- No Labels No Musics 4 (Collab, 2013, Editora Do Porto)
- I Heard Something in the Distance volume 10 (2013, BFW Recordings)
- ANDREAS N°16 – Parallel Worlds (2013, Fraction Studio)
- ROBOTS! (2013, Aural Films)
- Some Great Universes in One Place (2013, Sillage Intemporel)
- The Human Condition – Dedications to Phillp K. Dick (2013, Sounds For Good Records)
- BFW Album in a Day volume 7 (2013, BFW Recordings)
- Desktopography album 4 "rainy day"
- Fukushima Drones (2013, Aural Films)
- Midnight Radio Compilation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (2013, Midnight Radio)
- Persuasive Experimentations Vol. 1 (2013, Roach Clip Records)
- glasklinge sampler 4 (2013, Midnight Radio)
- VA Compilation #2 (2013, Assembly Field)
- X-mas 2013 (2013, Petroglyph Music)
- Touched (2013, Released on Bandcamp with proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support)
- Radio Happy Music Compilation for the Haiyan/Yolanda Victims (2013, Radio Happy)
- The BFW Christmas Album 2013 (2013, BFW Recordings)
- ...ending the year on a high 2013 (2014, We Are All Ghosts)
- Midnight Radio Compilation 10, 11 (2014, Midnight Radio)
- I No Longer Love Blue Skies (2014, Sounds For Good Records)
- ALL FM Mostly Ambient Radio Sessions volume one
- VA. A Dizzy Taste (2015, DigitalDIZZY)
- Midnight Radio Compilation 54 (2015, Midnight Radio)
References
- ↑ "COUSIN SILAS Interview – January 2014". Fade To Yellow. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "John Peel Tracklistings". BBC Radio 1.
- ↑ "Cousin Silas: Another Flask of Ballard". Ballardian.
- ↑ ""East" – Cousin Silas". Synth Caresses.
- ↑ "Seven questions...with Cousin Silas". headphonaught.
External links
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