Michael Cashmore
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Michael Cashmore is a British
composer and musician who has created music under the name of Nature And Organisation and more recently (2006) under his own name.
Cashmore has also been a member of the group Current 93
since the late 1980s. He has collaborated with many artists including David Tibet
, Antony and the Johnsons
, Marc Almond
, Nick Cave
, Rose McDowall
, Steven Stapleton
and many others.
After several years of silence Cashmore released his first solo CD entitled Sleep England in May 2006.
Early 2007 saw the release of The Snow Abides, a mini album containing a collection of songs that feature vocals by Antony of Antony and the Johnsons
.
In April 2008, Cashmore released a two-track EP with Marc Almond entitled Gabriel and the Lunatic Lover which sets two poems "Gabriel" and "The Lunatic Lover" by Count Stenbock to music. Marc Almond appeared as a guest of Current 93 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
in London on 21 June 2008, and performed these songs with Cashmore on guitar.
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composer and musician who has created music under the name of Nature And Organisation and more recently (2006) under his own name.
Cashmore has also been a member of the group Current 93
Current 93
Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on...
since the late 1980s. He has collaborated with many artists including David Tibet
David Tibet
David Tibet is a British poet and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only full-time member. He had earlier collaborated with Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo...
, Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...
, Marc Almond
Marc Almond
Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
, Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
, Rose McDowall
Rose McDowall
Rose McDowall is a Scottish musician, most notably as a vocalist in the pop band Strawberry Switchblade.-History:...
, Steven Stapleton
Steven Stapleton
Steven Peter Stapleton is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound...
and many others.
After several years of silence Cashmore released his first solo CD entitled Sleep England in May 2006.
Early 2007 saw the release of The Snow Abides, a mini album containing a collection of songs that feature vocals by Antony of Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...
.
In April 2008, Cashmore released a two-track EP with Marc Almond entitled Gabriel and the Lunatic Lover which sets two poems "Gabriel" and "The Lunatic Lover" by Count Stenbock to music. Marc Almond appeared as a guest of Current 93 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a music venue on the South Bank in London, United Kingdom that hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. The QEH forms part of Southbank Centre arts complex and stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival...
in London on 21 June 2008, and performed these songs with Cashmore on guitar.