List of Works / Projects

Notated works

2019. Anticlock, for amplified ensemble (9 players) and pre-recorded voices, for Decibel

2018. Five Loops for the Bathyscaphe, for piano trio and pre-recorded voices, for the Britten Sinfonia
2017. Si la passion pour les plantes exotiques, for recorder (tenor in D), for Tabea Debus
2016. Affix Stamp Here, for vocal ensemble, analogue synthesisers and projections, for EXAUDI

2016. Saturated, for baroque ensemble and pre-recorded voices, for Nordic Affect
2016. Bibas was Bombed / Malcolm McLaren, Love and Hate, for percussion quartet and vocalist, for Abstruckt
2016. Freezywater, for pre-recorded voices and ensemble, for Apartment House
2014. The Indistinguishables, for pre-recorded voices and string quartet, for Quatour Bozzini
2014. Vapour Descriptors, for two pianos, written for Kate Halsall for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
2013. Brown Leather Sofa, for large orchestra, for the London Symphony Orchestra
2011. X Chairman Maos, for amplified ensemble and voice, for Apartment House
2010. Unison: Things Are Getting Worse, for 12 pianos, prepared for David Cunningham’s ‘A Lot of Pianos’ event
2001. De La Salle², for recorder quartet playing multiple instruments
1999. The Reflecting Pool, for piano and analogue synths / drones

N.B. Unlisted works are pending revision.

Solo discography

2021. Leo Chadburn, Slower / Talker (album), Library of Nothing
2020. Leo Chadburn, The Subject / The Object (album), Library of Nothing
2015. Simon Bookish, Red and Blue (EP), Library of Nothing
2013. Leo Chadburn, Epigram / Microgram (album), Library of Nothing
2008. Simon Bookish, Everything / Everything (album), Tomlab
2007. Simon Bookish, Trainwreck / Raincheck (album), Library of Nothing
2006. Simon Bookish, Unfair / Funfair (album), Library of Nothing
2006. Simon Bookish, Terry Riley Disco (single), Playlouder
2005. Simon Bookish, Metal Horse (single), Tomlab

Notated works discography

2017. Leo Chadburn, De La Salle included on The Flautadors' Bavardage, First Hand Recordings
2016. Leo Chadburn, Brown Leather Sofa included on LSO, The Panufnik Legacies II, LSO Live Records
2016. Leo Chadburn, Vapour Descriptors included on Kate Halsall, Miniaturised Concertos, Metier/Divine Art

Site-specific solo performances

2015. The Text Message, SAM touring programme, various UK venues
2007. Not Wanting To Say Anything About John Cage, Magazin4, Bregenz
2006. Moisture & Funeral, TwoSee Boutique, London

N.B. In addition, more than 100 performances as Simon Bookish throughout Europe, 2004 onwards

Scores and soundtracks for visual art

2018. Jennet Thomas, Animal Condensed >> Animal Expanded#2 (film and installation), Tintype Gallery, London
2017. Marianna Simnet, Worst Gift (film and installation), Matt's Gallery, London
2017. Jasleen Kaur, Yoorop (single screen video installation), V&A Museum, London
2016. Frances Scott, CANWEYE { } (16mm film and installation), Focal Point Gallery, Southend
2015. Marianna Simnet, Blue Roses (film and performance), Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London
2015. Jennet Thomas, The Unspeakable Freedom Device (single screen video and sculptural installation), Grundy Gallery, Blackpool
2015. Jordan McKenzie, Shame Chorus (performance), Freud Museum, London
2015. Frances Scott, The Pilgrim and the Glow Worm (site-specific performance), Granary Square, London
2014. Richard Grayson, Nothing Can Stop Us Now (five screen video installation), Dilston Grove / Matt’s Gallery, London
2013. Cerith Wyn Evans, Imagination Dead Imagine (performance), IMMA, Dublin
2012. Jennet Thomas, School of Change (single screen video and sculptural installation), Matt’s Gallery, London
2012. Tanya Axford, The Path Made by a Boat in Sound (3 Down) (performance and sculptural installation), Whitstable Biennale
2012. Ruiz Stephinson, Vagabond Galactica (mixed-media installation), Flers, Normandy
2010. no.w.here, Recessional Aesthetics (sound installation), James Taylor Gallery, London
2009. Richard Grayson, The Golden Space City of God (single screen video installation), Matt’s Gallery, London / ArtPace, San Antonio
2006. Sandrine Nicoletta, Interplay (sound installation), Galleria Maze, Turin

Scores for theatre

2007. Brecht, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (original score), National Theatre
2007. Stephen Brown, Future Me (original score), Theatre503
2007. Frauke Requardt, Jammy Dodgers (electronic music), Royal Opera House

Remix discography

2013. Serafina Steer, Motion Pictures, Stolen Recordings
2012. Seb Rochford and Alice Grant, Rini Gave Word, The Leaf Label
2012. Alexander’s Festival Hall, Upturned in Slow Motion, Melodical Trax
2010. Late of the Pier, Blueberry, Phantasy Sound
2010. Piney Gir, After the Flood, Damaged Goods
2010. The Chap, We Work in Bars, Lo Recordings
2010. Owen Pallett, Keep the Dog Quiet, Domino Records
2009. Acoustic Ladyland, The Mighty Q, Strong and Wrong
2005. Grizzly Bear, Eavesdropping, Kanine/Rumraket
2005. The Organ, Memorize the City, Noize
2004. Franz Ferdinand, Michael, Domino

Guest / session / featured performance discography

2013. Serafina Steer, The Moths Are Real, Stolen Recordings
2013. PowerPlant, 24 Lies Per Second, Signum Classics
2012. Saint Etienne, Words and Music by Saint Etienne, Heavenly Recordings
2011. On Kawara, One Million Years [Past and Future] No. 69 & 70, Published by www.mathieucopeland.net
2010. Sion, Roam E.P., WW Music
2010. Fan Death, Womb of Dreams, Mercury
2010. Fan Death, A Coin for the Well, Mercury
2006. Leafcutter John, The Forest and The Sea, Staubgold
2004. Max de Wardener, Where I am Today, Accidental
2003. Leafcutter John, The Housebound Spirit, Planet μ
2003. Patrick Wolf, Lycanthropy, Tomlab
2003. Patrick Wolf, Patrick Wolf EP, Tomlab
2002. Saint Etienne: Finisterre, Mantra

Lectures / Talks

2013: For The Rest is Noise festival, Royal Festival Hall, lectures entitled Pop is a Virus on pop aesthetics in the work 1990s classical music and The End of Cage on late music by John Cage
2013: For the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, lecture presentation of the working methods for School of Change
2012: For the Liverpool Biennial, lecture on working with field recordings

Writing (recent selection)

2016. Julius Eastman (profile), Frieze
2015. Pierre Boulez (profile), Frieze
2015. BBC Proms (reviews), TEMPO
2015. Slow36hr festival, Bruges (review)
2014. Whatever happened to classical vinyl? (feature), Sinfini
2014. Richard Reed Parry (interview), Sinfini
2014. Benjamin/Adès/Hughes - Recent Opera on DVD (review), TEMPO
2013. David Harrington (interview), The Quietus
2013. SPOR Festival, Aarhus (review), The Wire
2013. Michel van der Aa - Sunken Garden (review), The Wire
2012. Stockhausen - Mittwoch (review), The Quietus
2012. Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach (review), The Quietus
2012. The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth (programme notes), Barbican Centre
2012. Bang on a Can - Field Recordings (programme notes), Barbican Centre
2012. Steve Reich (second interview), The Quietus
2012. Jonny Greenwood and Krzysztof Penderecki (preview), Barbican Centre
2012. Robert Wilson at the London 2012 Festival (preview), festival brochure
2011. Steve Reich (first interview), The Quietus
2011. Steve Reich - Reverberations (preview), The Quietus

Connect:

The Leo Chadburn / Simon Bookish back catalogue is available on Bandcamp. An extensive archive of live recordings, album tracks and remixes is on SoundCloud. Leo is on Twitter here.