Erland Cooper shares a taste of Never Pass Into Nothingness – Short film
ERLAND COOPER
RELEASES HIS FIRST NEW MUSIC FOR MERCURY KX
NEVER PASS INTO NOTHINGNESS – SHORT FILM + EP
DEEP LISTENING COLLABORATION WITH FILM MAKER ALEX KOZOBOLIS FEATURING KATHRYN JOSEPH
Scottish composer Erland Cooper has announced news of his first release for Mercury KX, a collaboration with photographer and filmmaker Alex Kozobolis and Scottish songwriter and artist Kathryn Joseph, set against the bicentenary of John Keats, they aim to seek reflection, solace and beauty in the examination of the smaller details that recent events have allowed to flourish.
A short film and 6-track EP, Never Pass Into Nothingness, is out on 15 October 2021 and launches today with the first piece of music, ‘But Still Will Keep a Bower Quiet for Us’: https://mkx.lnk.to/ErlandNothingness
The EP is released with a short film made by long-time collaborator Kozobolis with the score by Cooper. Shot around The City of London amongst the area’s infamous modernist architecture “In this 20-minute short film by Alex, a score for piano, cello and tape-loop presents itself. It unfurls with each step and is about exploring the small details below your feet” Explains Cooper
The project was initially prompted by the Scottish filmmaker Margaret Tate, whose works gave Cooper the impetus to search for the natural world within the overtly urban environment he found himself in, and the enforced slowing down lent itself to work further on a deep listening practise.
He goes on to explain, “Tate would often seek a kind of magic in her every day surroundings and ambient music can hold a mood and create a sort of landscape in itself. As singles seem to get shorter, I think there is a joy to be found in letting yourself slow down to the pace of the music”
His recently planted album, Carve the Runes Then Be Content With Silence, is due to be exhumed and released in 2024.
Pre-order your copy here: https://mkx.lnk.to/ErlandCooperWE
“At a time in history when technology has made the world’s recorded music available to anyone with a streaming subscription… Cooper’s project serves as a commentary on the disposable nature of music and the immediacy with which it is delivered.” The Times
Erland Cooper’s Landform – an ambient companion piece to Hether Blether, the third and final album in his Orkney Triptych – has been longlisted for the Scottish Albums of the Year Awards 2021: https://www.sayaward.com
ERLAND COOPER – 2021 LIVE DATES
12 Oct – Bristol, St George’s**
13 Oct – Birmingham, St Paul’s Church**
14 Oct – Manchester, Hallé St Peter’s**
16 Oct – Brighton, St George’s Church**
17 Oct – Canterbury, Gulbenkian Theatre**
**with Hinako Omori
Never Pass Into Nothingness EP Tracklisting
A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever
Its Loveliness Increases
It Will Never Pass Into Nothingness
But Still Will Keep a Bower Quiet for Us
And a Sleep Full of Sweet Dreams
And Health and Quiet Breathing
‘Never Pass Into Nothingness’ preview https://mkx.lnk.to/ErlandNothingness
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