Cosmo Sheldrake

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cosmo Sheldrake
Sheldrake performing at CMJ in New York, 2015.
Sheldrake performing at CMJ in New York, 2015.
Background information
Born1990 or 1991[1]
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, record producer
Instruments
  • Keyboard
  • double bass
  • drums
  • guitar
  • banjo
  • clarinet
  • percussion
  • sousaphone
  • vocals
Years active2014 (2014)—present
LabelsUnsigned/Independent
Associated actsJohnny Flynn, Bombay Bicycle Club, Matthew Herbert
Websitecosmosheldrake.com

Cosmo Sheldrake (born 1990 or 1991)[1] is an English musician, composer, and producer. He is the son of parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake and voice teacher Jill Purce, and the brother of biologist Merlin Sheldrake. He released his first single "The Moss"/"Solar" in 2014 and followed it up with the Pelicans We EP in 2015. He is associated with Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, Mr Jukes, Sam Lee, and The Gentle Mystics, Bernie Krause and Matthew Herbert.[2][3]

Career[]

Described as a "musical visionary"[4] by The Telegraph, Sheldrake has been releasing music since 2014.

Cosmo's debut single, "The Moss", was released on 25 March 2014,[5] followed by a debut EP, Pelicans We, on 6 April 2015,[6] and a debut album, The Much Much How How and I, on 6 April 2018.[7] Cosmo releases his music independently.

Much of Sheldrake's work is concerned with improvisation, nonsense, and the sonorous environment. He has provided music for film and theatre, including the score for a series of Samuel Beckett plays at the Young Vic in London.[1] Sheldrake also performs solo and with several bands including Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit and the Gentle Mystics. His song "Come Along" was featured in an advertisement for Apple's iPhone XR in the US and UK.[8] The song subsequently charted at number 39 on the US Digital Songs chart dated 26 January 2019.[9]

His 2018 song "Birthday Suit" gained popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok the following year later in November, with the song becoming a trend on the app. [10][11][12]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Details Notes
The Much Much How How and I
No.TitleLength
1."Linger Longer"5:36
2."Wriggle"4:29
3."Birth a Basket"2:40
4."Birthday Suit"1:20
5."Come Along"4:19
6."Solar Waltz"5:38
7."Mind of Rocks"3:10
8."Spring Bottom"1:08
9."Egg and Soldiers"3:23
10."Axolotl"2:26
11."Pliocene"3:48
12."Linger a While"1:52
13."Beetroot Kvass"2:44
14."Hocking"5:10
Wake Up Calls
No.TitleLength
1."Nightjar"2:29
2."Nightingale, Pt. 1"2:37
3."Dawn Chorus"3:06
4."Skylark"2:15
5."Cuckoo"2:25
6."Marsh Warbler"2:32
7."Cuckoo Song"3:05
8."Dunnock"1:59
9."Bittern"1:21
10."Evening Chorus"1:25
11."Mistle Thrush"1:08
12."Nightingale, Pt. 2"1:36
13."Owl Song"3:29

Extended plays[]

Title Details Notes
Pelicans We EP
  • Released: 6 April 2015
  • Label: Transgressive / PIAS Group
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Tardigrade Song"4:01
2."The Fly" (words from William Blake's The Fly)3:33
3."Pelicans We" (words from Edward Lear's The Pelican Chorus)3:27
4."Rich (ft. Andrea Vargas)"4:29

Singles[]

Title Details Notes
"The Moss/Solar"
  • Released: 5 March 2014
  • Label: Transgressive / paradYse
  • Format: Digital download, vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."The Moss"4:02
2."Solar" (words from William Blake's "I rose up at the dawn of day" poem)4:03
"Orby/Prefusify"
  • Released: 13 September 2019
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Orby (ft. Andrea Vargas & Anndreyah Vargas)"3:53
2."Prefusify"3:19
"Nightingale Wake Up Calls"
  • Released: 21 April 2020
  • Label: Cephalopod / Tardigrade Records
  • Format: Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Nightingale Wake Up Call Part 1"2:41
2."Nightingale Wake Up Call Part 2"1:46
3."Green Grass - Live in Fingringhoe Wick"3:06

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lester, Paul. "Cosmo Sheldrake (No 1,724)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ^ "Interview: Cosmo Sheldrake - M Magazine". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. 2018-02-06. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ^ "Cosmo Sheldrake". Cosmo Sheldrake. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  4. ^ Arnoldi, Oliver. "Cosmo Sheldrake - New Music". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  5. ^ Cunningham, Jamie. "Listen: Cosmo Sheldrake – "The Moss"". Best Fit.
  6. ^ "Pelicans We EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  7. ^ Day, Laurence. "Cosmo Sheldrake details debut album The Much Much How How And I". Best Fit. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  8. ^ Slivka, Eric. "Apple Releases New 'Color Flood' iPhone XR Ad". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  9. ^ "Digital Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  10. ^ backwards, upside down and inside out - Birthday Suit (Tik Tok Compilation), retrieved 2019-11-30
  11. ^ "Google Trends". Google Trends. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  12. ^ "Google Trends". Google Trends. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
Retrieved from ""