Erland Cooper

Genre: Alternative
Contact: Flash Taylor, Sarah Liversedge Platz

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Erland Cooper is a Scottish composer, producer & multi-instrumentalist originally from Orkney. As a solo artist, he has released five acclaimed studio albums, with multiple companion LPs & EPs, including a trilogy of work inspired by his childhood home, as well as themes of nature, people, place & time. His work combines field recordings with traditional orchestration & contemporary electronic elements. Through music, words and cinematography he explores landscape, memory & identity. He develops these themes further by partnering with artists, writers and poets. Cooper also works across mixed media projects including installation art & film. He’s widely known for burying the only existing copy of the master tape of his first classical album in Scotland, deleting all digital files & leaving only a treasure hunt of clues for fans and his record label alike to search for it. The tape was found, unearthed and released in 2024 reaching number 1 in the official classical album charts.

“..speaks to a universal emotional truth” MOJO
“serves as a commentary on the disposable nature of music and the immediacy with which it is delivered” The Times
“at once calming and euphoric, with a beauty that’s its own justification” UNCUT
“..exploring the place where electronic and classical music can co-habit” The Quietus

“Wonderfully nuanced songwriting matched to lung-bursting string arrangements.” CLASH
“like a spiritually charged requiem for the pristine landscapes that inspired it” Electronic Sound “Nature’ s songwriter” Guardia


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