Codes in the Clouds and A Misspent Youth Productions present The Paper Crane; a podcast in which members of Codes in the Clouds talk to interesting and entertaining people from all areas of the creative industries, diving into the relationship they have with their work, their perspective of culture and where their work fits in the world around us. Codes In The Clouds are a band who have been making music, recording, and touring together since 2007. Get in touch: info@codesintheclouds.net Buy ...
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We have some festive fun before our break over the new year. However you're celebrating, I hope you enjoy the festive period and we shall see you in 2023! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week's guest is TV producer, promoter and musician Kerry Ramsay. Kerry has worked on various TV shows alongside her work in music and is currently working with Guy Garvey on From The Vaults. -- Get in touch with the show: info@codesintheclouds.net Twitter Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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This week's guest is the brilliant musician and song-writer Jay Chakravorty! We had a great chat with Jay, this one is a must-listen for any musician or anyone interested in the life and politics of touring musicians. Find out more about Jay: https://jaychakravorty.com/ -- Get in touch with the show: info@codesintheclouds.net Hosted on Acast. See a…
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In lieu of a normal episode this week, we thought we'd take a few minutes to remember the incredible Mimi Parker. Our love and thoughts are with Alan and the family. Listen to LOW today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week’s guest is the supremely talented luthier and fascinating Daisy Tempest. We talk about her process, her beautiful guitars, the toxic elements as well as the brilliant elements of the guitar-making world. Daisy Tempest article in Financial Times https://www.tempestguitars.com/ ---- Get in touch with the show: info@codesintheclouds.net Twit…
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This weeks Jack and Steve take charge and talk to the incredible The Deep Blue. Do yourself a favour and listen to their cover of So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings and then go and enjoy everything else they've released. Get in touch with the show on info@codesintheclouds.net or on our Insta or Twitter @codesclouds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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This week's guest is singer, songwriter Malena Zavala. We talk about her process, writing in different languages as well as the process of recording in Abbey Road! Malena's new single 'No Confidence' is out now! Get in touch with the show: info@codesintheclouds.net or @codesclouds on socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat…
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This week's guest is Director, Film-maker, Documentarian, musician and former member of The Boxer Rebellion, Todd Howe. Todd played a huge role in our career and was always very generous with his time, support and advice. He's an interesting, kind guy and is doing some brilliant work in America, we know you'll enjoy hearing his insight! Links: The …
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This week's guest is the fabulous musician Eric Chenaux! A great conversation on creativity, song writing and much more. Here is the wide range of artists mentioned in the interview for you to look into: Stewart Lee. Steven Wright. Loren Mazzacane Conners. Inside Out Music. Martin Arnold.Ryan Driver. Eric Cazdy. Paul Bley – Open to Love. Townes Van…
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This week's guest is the brilliant singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Natalie Evans! Her new album 'Movements' is out now and is fantastic! Listen to it! You can follow Natalie on Twitter and Instagram @nataliehevans Be sure to listen to the end of the podcast for an exclusive live performance from Natalie, you won't want to miss it. Get …
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This week the guys look at the nominees for this year's Mercury Prize and pick their own winners! Normal service resumes next week... In lieu of a classic playlist, I'm suggesting you all go and listen to Low! Here's a playlist of our favourite Mimi Parker performances, she is an incredible singer, musician and performer. The harmonies she creates …
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This week's guest is the fantastic comedian, writer and international footballer (!) Josh Pugh! Josh has been a stand up for the best part of a decade with brilliant shows such as 'Sausage, Eggs, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans' (nominated for this year's best show award at the Edinburgh Fringe!) and 'Maybe The Real Comedy Awards Are The Friends We Make…
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This week's guest is audio engineer and mastering magician Katie Tavini. Katie has mastered artists and groups of all genres, including Arlo Parks, Nadine Shah, Emili Sande, We Are Scientists, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and many more. Find out more about Katie and her work on her website: www.katietavini.co.uk Read more about the work of 2% R…
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This week's guest is the fantastic Tom Hodge! Film and TV composer, Ivor Novello nominee and all round nice guy! Tom's new project Collisions features our very own Ciaran as well as previous guest Ollie Howell! Please send through more band stories! We love them! info@codesintheclouds.net @codesclouds on Twitter and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See …
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This week's guest is the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and live member of Bastille - Charlie Barnes. We had a great chat with him and he is full of fascinating stories, from gigs in pubs to splitters to Rick Astley. Don't forget to send in your band stories! We love reading them! @codesclouds | info@codesintheclouds.net Hosted on Acast.…
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This week's guest is designer, artist, illustrator, writer and bookbinder Emily Juniper. Emily first came to our attention through her collaborations with Tim Key, the books released during Covid were so stunningly put together I had to find out more about her work. She was a lot of fun to talk to and I know you'll love listening to her talk about …
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This week we're joined by (Grammy winning) musician and producer John Congleton. John has produced some of your favourite albums and artists, I can almost guarantee it. It's a brilliant conversation full of great insight into music-making, a must listen for all musicians. The playlist to accompany this episode is here. John Cleese book on creativit…
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This week's guest is Rasmus Stolberg from the brilliant Efterklang. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who has ever been in, is currently in or ever wants to be in a band. Ramus gives us a great insight into what it's like to maintain a career as a successful musician and is constantly interesting and engaging. Efterklang are on tour until Oc…
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This week Joe and Ciaran spoke to the amazing Isy Suttie. It's a great conversation about writing, voice overs, performing, music, comedy etc etc. Isy's fantastic book Jane Is Trying is available everywhere now, in paperback and hardback, and I can't recommend it highly enough. Isy will be on tour this year across the UK, including a run at the Soh…
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We are back and our first guests are the brilliant GoGo Penguin. We've been huge fans of these guys for a long time and it was a thrill to have them on the show. Joe and Ciaran have a great chat about a multitude of things including Leeds United, staying creative, loss, joy, working with new band members, and a very geeky chat about synths and peda…
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We're back! Sorry we're late, we will be with you right through until (hopefully) the end of this year with as many interesting guests and idiotic conversation as we can bring you. Get in touch with the show on info@codesintheclouds.net The new run of shows begins with the brilliant GoGo Penguin on 5th July! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…
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The guys run through their favourite albums and songs of 2021 and look forward to 2022. Happy new year all! The Paper Crane 2021 Spotify playlist What are we missing out on? Let us know! info@codesintheclouds.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this special mini bonus episode we have an outtake from our chat with Alan Sparhawk of the incredible band LOW in which he discusses the Christmas album and the festive classic 'Just Like Christmas'. We hope you have a happy and peaceful festive period, stay safe and we'll see you in 2022. Insta and Twitter: @codesclouds Email: info@codesinthecl…
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This week our guest is musician, producer and writer Justin Lockey. He simply has too many credits to list here, but he is probably best known for being in Editors, Minor Victories, Mastersystem and Yourcodenameis:milo. We first met Justin in the early days of Erased Tapes Records when he was in British Expeditionary Force, we were still finding ou…
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Emily Appleton Holley is a London based music supervisor and composer agent. In 2020 she joined the team at Erased Tapes as head of Publishing and Composition. Previously, Emily also worked for various companies as a music assistant across film, advertising and video games. Ciaran and Steve chat to her about her career and the industry in general, …
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This week's guest is comedian and documentarian Hari Kondabolu! Hari is known for his Netflix special, his albums, his podcast work (Politically Re-Active, Kondabolu Brothers, The Bugle) as well as his 2017 documentary 'The Problem With Apu'. In the chat the guys discuss post-Covid comedy, the difference between UK and US stand up circuits, The Sim…
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This week we are joined by multi-instrumentalist Jessica Moss. A fantastic solo artist also known for her tenure in Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Black Ox Orkestar as well as recordings by Arcade Fire, Vic Chesnutt, Sarah Davanchi and more. This is a wide-ranging and incredibly open chat about writing, parenting, mental health and inter-band dynamics among…
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This week we chat to jazz drummer and composer for TV & film, Ollie Howell. His work has been heard all over the world at film festivals and on television, with his solo albums receiving critical acclaim. A protégé of Quincy Jones (yes, that one), Ollie is also the only ever jazz recipient of a prestigious Sky Academy Arts Scholarship and an Ambass…
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This week we chat with our old friend Ryan L West, aka Rival Consoles. This was the first episode we recorded of The Paper Crane, so please forgive the sound issues! It was lovely chatting with Ryan, with whom we share a long history, since the early days of Erased Tapes Records. We chat with Ryan about his writing process, the morality of music on…
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This week's guest is best-selling author Janice Hallett. Her book 'The Appeal' is one of Joe's favourites this year; a fact he makes abundantly clear. This episode is also the first time the guys are in the same room recording together as they're currently in the studio recording their new album. If you would like to get in the touch with the show,…
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This week we chat with the lovely Alan Sparhawk from Low. In this wide-ranging chat we discuss Low’s latest record Hey What, the process of covering songs, what it’s like losing a parent and much more. Outside of the interview we find out how Ciaran got along with his Beatles playlist... Low's brilliant new album is available now from wherever you …
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Thank you so much for the feedback on last week's episode. This week's guest is Hazel Wilde, one of our favourite musicians from bands Lanterns on the Lake and Lights on Moscow. Hazel was also on the judging panel for this year's Mercury Prize, having been nominated for the award last year. What would YOU include on a Beatles playlist for a moody p…
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In our first episode we're very happy to welcome Stuart Braithwaite from bands Mogwai and Minor Victories. In this episode we discuss Mogwai's Mercury nomination, going to number 1, composing for film & TV, John Peel, explicit band t-shirts and one of the most disheartening experiences for bands; the "disco load-out". For each episode we'll be putt…
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Welcome to The Paper Crane, a new podcast from Codes In The Clouds and A Misspent Youth productions. Discussion through the process of collaborating and performing with other artists has been an important part of Codes’ career; these podcasts are intended as a record of those sort of expansive and affecting conversations that flow so naturally in c…
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