Cousin Silas Explained

Cousin Silas
Origin:Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England
Genre:Ambient
Drone
Sound Alchemy
Years Active:2001 – present
Label: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, The Cousin Silas Emporium, Tree Trunk Recordings, Unsheep, We Are All Ghosts, Withering Trees
Current 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

Solo Releases!Release Title!Year!Label
Lilliput2001Fflint Central
Portraits and Peelings2003Fflint Central
Geographics2005Earth Monkey Productions
Ballard Landscapes2005Earth Monkey Productions
Relic Once Lost2005Earth Monkey Productions
Necropolis Line2006Earthrid
Ballard Landscapes 22006Earth Monkey Productions
Uncertainty2009Just Not Normal
The Melting Static2009Earthrid
The Snow Imposed Silence2010BFW Recordings
Canaveral Dreams2010Acustronica
Adrift Off The Islets of Langerhans2010Earthrid
Complex Silence 9 - Fresh Landscapes2010Treetrunk Records
December's Shipping Forecast2010TBA
The Path Between The Trees2012We Are All Ghosts
Unhinged Constellations2012We Are All Ghosts
Complex Silence 282012Treetrunk Records
Endless Summer2012We Are All Ghosts
Thank You2012We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0012013We Are All Ghosts
Whispers Fall2013Free Floating Music
Dronescape 0022013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0032013We Are All Ghosts
Ballard Landscapes 32013Aural Films
Dronescape 0042013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0052013We Are All Ghosts
East2013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0062013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0072013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0082013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0092013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0102013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0112013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0122013We Are All Ghosts
Long Decay2013Withering Trees
Dronescape 0132013We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0142013We Are All Ghosts
Into the Dark2013We Are All Ghosts
Prisoner of the Coral Deep2014BFW Recordings
Dronescape 0152014We Are All Ghosts
The Place It Used To Be2014Sucu Music
Dronescape 0162014We Are All Ghosts
Into the Dark Volume ii2014We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0172014We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0182014We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0192014We Are All Ghosts
Fog Music 12014Aural Films
Dronescape 0202014We Are All Ghosts
Into the Dark Volume iii2014We Are All Ghosts
Ballard Landscapes 42014Aural Films
Singular Passion2014Petroglypth Music
Weaving Portraits2014Sucu Music
Standing on the Edge of Decay2014Touched
Dronescape 0212014We Are All Ghosts
The Sound of Silas2014We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0222014We Are All Ghosts
The Dying Lights2014Petroglyph Music
The Shipping Forecast (rerelease)2015TBA
Dronescape 0232015We Are All Ghosts
Gallimaufry2015Unsheep
Dronescape 0242015We Are All Ghosts
Amidst Silence2015Batenim
Twang!2015We Are All Ghosts
Twang Too2015We Are All Ghosts
Owlers Wood2015Re-Released on We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0252015We Are All Ghosts
Twang Free!2015We Are All Ghosts
Twang Fore!2015We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0262015We Are All Ghosts
Through a Cobweb Strange2015We Are All Ghosts
Twang V: A Journey Through the Solar System & Beyond2015We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0272015We Are All Ghosts
Dark Moons2015Studio 4632
Diversions For Guitar2015Classwar Karaoke
Quiet Afternoons2015Treetrunk Records
A Brief Moment2015Petroglyph Music
Over Moors and Silver Streams2015Re-released on Hortus Conclusus Records
Foreshore2015BFW Recordings
Dronescape 0282015We Are All Ghosts
Cold Star2015CerebralAudio
Geographics 22015We Are All Ghosts
The Beginner's Guide to Looping2015Batenim
Ballard Landscapes 52015Aural Films
Dronescape 0292015We Are All Ghosts
Cousin Silas - In Dub2015TBA
Modified Dronescapes And Other Assorted Misdemeanours2015We Are All Ghosts
Soul Vacuum2015Petroglyph Music
Observations From Earth And Beyond2015CerebralAudio
Ebb2015Studio 4632
The Gift2015Private Release
Catharsis2016Hortus Conclusus Records
Between Worlds2016Hortus Conclusus Records
Contrasts2016Hortus Conclusus Records
Lift the Sky2016Hortus Conclusus Records
A Moment Lost2016Sucu Music
Dronescape 0302016We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0312016We Are All Ghosts
Living In The Liminal Zone2016Studio 4632
Swirl2016We Are All Ghosts
Liminal Drone 12016Studio 4632
Dronescape 0322016We Are All Ghosts
Tryptych2016Petroglyph Music
Micro Dronescapes Volume 12016We Are All Ghosts
Contrasts2016Hortus Conclusus Records
Sky Road2016CerebralAudio
Ballard Landscapes 62016Aural Films
Urge2016CerebralAudio
Memories Of A Journey2016Batenim
Liminal Drone 2 - Fragile Dissonance2016Studio 4632
Twang VI - Structures2016We Are All Ghosts
The Gift (2) 2016Private Release
Dronescape 0332016We Are All Ghosts
Berlin Evenings2016We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0342016We Are All Ghosts
Lift The Sky2016Hortus Conclusus Records
Twang VII2016We Are All Ghosts
Transformations2016CerebralAudio
Panoramica2016Studio 4632
Seasonal Tracks (Gift 3)2016Private Release
Dronescape 0352016We Are All Ghosts
Recrudescence 2017We Are All Ghosts
Silence & Solitude2017Murmure Intemporel
Landscapes2017Studio 4632
Dronescape 0362017We Are All Ghosts
Stygian2017Studio 4632
Metamorphosis2017Aural Films
Liminal Drones 3 & 4 (Summer & Fall)2017Studio 4632
A Fall Of Moondust2017Hortus Conclusus Records
Dronescape 0372017We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0382017We Are All Ghosts
The Law Of Contagion2017Cephalopagus Records
The Gift (4)2017Private Release
Permutations2017We Are All Ghosts
Cousin Silas2017We Are All Ghosts
Liminal Drone 6 (Spring)2017Studio 4632
Snowline2017CerebralAudio
Twang! 82018We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0392018We Are All Ghosts
Mechanics Of Solitude2018Studio 4632
Sketches, Rough Drafts and Early Ideas2018Submarine Broadcasting Company
Radio Galaxies2018Submarine Broadcasting Company
Unlimited Boundaries2018We Are All Ghosts
Short Stories2018Studio 4632
Short Stories Volume 22018Studio 4632
Galactic Procession2018We Are All Ghosts
Sky Watching2018Hortus Conclusus Records
Liminal Done 7 - (Dark Days & Sacrificial Nights)2018Studio 4632
White Sand Lagoons2018esoundc
Dronescape 0402018We Are All Ghosts
Restoration2019The Cousin Silas Emporium
Orphans 32019The Cousin Silas Emporium
Orphans 42019The Cousin Silas Emporium
Blue Ice Beyond2019The Cousin Silas Emporium
Dronescape 0422019We Are All Ghosts
Ballard Landscapes 72019We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0442020We Are All Ghosts
Dronescape 0452020We Are All Ghosts
Electric Portraits2020Self-released
Shades2020Self-released
Orphans One2020Self-released
Orphans Two2020Self-released
The Liminal Drone 7 (Dark Days & Sacrifical Nights)2020Self-released
Liminal Dronescapes 3 & 4 (Summer & Fall)2020Self-released
Liminal Drone 5 | Winter2020Self-released
The Mechanics Of Solitude2020Studio 4632
Cold Star2020Digital Dizzy
Emporium Drone 0132022Self-released
Emporium Drone 0152023Self-released
Collaborations!Release Title!Collaborator!Year!Label
Abominations of YondoKevin Busby2007Earthrid
Rebekkah's Cousin Silas – The Devil Came To MeRebekkah Hilgraves2012We Are All Ghosts
Abominations of Yondo – That Remote and Awful TwilightKevin Busby2012Earthrid
Abominations of Yondo – ClandestineKevin Busby2012Earthrid
Jaguars & ShamenJack Hertz2013Aural Films
Silas & Friends Volume 1Various Artists2013We Are All Ghosts
The Quiet ForestJack Hertz2013We Are All Ghosts
Silas & Friends Volume 2Various Artists2013We Are All Ghosts
The Silent CitadelAde Hodges & Kevin Lyons2013We Are All Ghosts
Space Time MantraAde Hodges2014We Are All Ghosts
Silas & Friends Volume 3Various Artists2014We Are All Ghosts
ScannerWorksKevin Lyons2014We Are All Ghosts
In the Green LightAde Hodges2014We Are All Ghosts
Leaving The ISSmusicformessier 2014Independent
Inner & Outer Space (Split Album 2 Silas Tracks)Csillagköd 2014Batenim
Bridges of the SouthBlack Hill2015Independent
A Journey Beyond UnderstandingHead Joint2015Petroglyph
Absent AgreementsWolfgang Gsell2015Aural Films
Cousin Silas David GerardDavid Gerard2015We Are All Ghosts
Amazing Tales Of Time & SpaceKevin Lyons2015We Are All Ghosts
Time SpinnersJack Hertz2015Aural Films
Silas & Friends Volume 4Various Artists2015We Are All Ghosts
And Memories FadeWolfgang Gsell2015Aural Films
Further FartherMystified2015Independent (Deleted)
Internal FurnitureTim Jones, Kevin Lyons2015We Are All Ghosts
Interplanetary BluesKevin Lyons2015We Are All Ghosts
Why Not: The CollaborationsCandy L2015Studio 4632
Deep Dark SkiesMyklH 2016Studio 4632
Silas & Friends Volume 5Various2016We Are All Ghosts
Two SuitesGlenn Sogge2016Studio 4632
OrnithologyGlove Of Bones2016We Are All Ghosts
2Kevin Lyons & Tim Jones2016We Are All Ghosts
The Time DwellersKevin Lyons2016We Are All Ghosts
In The SkiesWolfgang Gsell Ft Miriam Christina2016Aural Films
The MirrorAdeptus Mechanicus & Lutz Thuns2016Independent
The Three ImpostersKevin Lyons & Tim Jones2016We Are All Ghosts
MabinogiGlove Of Bones2017We Are All Ghosts
CanyonCandy L2017Studio 4632
The Moorcock PrincipleKevin Lyons2017We Are All Ghosts
ReckoningCandy L2017Studio 4632
Unexpected SpacescapeTotal ET2017Studio 4632
Roaming In TeesdaleBlack Hill2017Independent
Theme Music From The Aether Various2017We Are All Ghosts
Coefficient Of VariationOystein Jorgenson 2017We Are All Ghosts
Silas & Friends Volume 6Various2017We Are All Ghosts
Soundtrack To Your Own FantasyMixtaped Monk2017Studio 4632
PianoMartin Neuhold2017Studio 4632
Music For A PhotoJaime Munarriz 2017Studio 4632
Beyond The InfiniteKevin Lyons2017We Are All Ghosts
Tranquil Minds And Other DistractionsHeadJoint2018We Are All Ghosts
New Dub ManifestoGlove Of Bones2018We Are All Ghosts
Three Imposters 2Kevin Lyons & Tim Jones2018We Are All Ghosts
The BridgeGlenn Sogge2018Cerebral Audio
Sense Of DoubtEisenlager2018Studio 4632
Merging GalaxiesDawn Tuesday & Total E.T.2018Studio 4632
The Audio SculleryPendro2018Pendro
Spirits of AfrodubismGlove of Bones2018Submarine Broadcasting Company

Compilations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COUSIN SILAS Interview – January 2014. Fade To Yellow. 16 February 2014.
  2. Web site: John Peel Tracklistings. BBC Radio 1.
  3. Web site: Cousin Silas: Another Flask of Ballard. Ballardian.
  4. Web site: "East" – Cousin Silas. Synth Caresses. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504015848/http://synth-caresses.blogspot.com/2013/08/east-cousin-silas.html. 4 May 2014. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Seven questions...with Cousin Silas. headphonaught.

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