Cosmo Christopher Sheldrake is an English musician, composer, and producer. He is the son of parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake and voice teacher Jill Purce, and the brother of mycologist Merlin Sheldrake. He released his first single, "The Moss"/"Solar", in 2014 and followed it up with the Pelicans We EP in 2015.[2][3]
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 Sheldrake performing in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cosmo Christopher Sheldrake[1] |
| Born | 16 December 1989 London, England |
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| Years active | 2014—present |
| Website | cosmosheldrake |
Career
editDescribed as a "musical visionary"[4] by The Telegraph, Sheldrake has been releasing music since 2014.
His 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] His second album, Wake Up Calls was released on 18 September 2020.[8] His third album, Eye to the Ear, was released on 12 April 2024.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11] The song subsequently charted at number 39 on the US Digital Songs chart dated 26 January 2019.[12]
Sheldrake's single "No. 3", released in 2022, features in an advertisement for Apple, of the Mac Studio and Apple Studio Display.[13]
Discography
editAlbums
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| The Much Much How How and I |
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| Wake Up Calls |
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| Eye to the Ear |
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Soundtracks
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| Galápagos |
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EPs
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| Pelicans We EP |
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| Do |
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| Wild Wet World |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "The Moss" | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "The Woods" (with Erin Robinsong) |
2017 | |
| "In Berlin" (with Deep Throat Choir) |
2018 | |
| "Run Rings Right Wrongs" | ||
| "I Threw a Rock Into the Sea" | ||
| "Owl Song" | 2019 | Wake Up Calls |
| "Orby/Prefusify" | Non-album singles | |
| "Nightingale Wake Up Calls" | 2020 | |
| "Cuckoo Song" | Wake Up Calls | |
| "Beech" (with Robert Macfarlene) |
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| "No. 3" | 2022 | |
| "Bathed in Sound" | 2023 | Wild Wet World |
| "Stop the Music" | 2024 | Eye to the Ear |
| "Old Ocean" | ||
| "Interdimensional" | ||
| "Soil (feat. NATURE)" | Non-album singles |
References
edit- ^ "Cosmo Christopher Sheldrake". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Interview: Cosmo Sheldrake - M Magazine". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Cosmo Sheldrake". Cosmo Sheldrake. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Arnoldi, Oliver. "Cosmo Sheldrake - New Music". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Cunningham, Jamie. "Listen: Cosmo Sheldrake – "The Moss"". Best Fit.
- ^ "Pelicans We EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Day, Laurence. "Cosmo Sheldrake details debut album The Much Much How How And I". Best Fit. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Wake up calls". theecologist.org. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (17 January 2024). "Cosmo Sheldrake announces his second studio album, Eye to the Ear". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Lester, Paul (20 March 2014). "Cosmo Sheldrake (No 1,724)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Slivka, Eric (28 December 2018). "Apple Releases New 'Color Flood' iPhone XR Ad". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Digital Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Cosmo Sheldrake features on Apple advert". Bucks Music Group. Retrieved 30 November 2022.