Emily Appleton Holley is a London based music supervisor and composer agent. In 2020 she joined the team at Erased Tapes as head of Publishing and Composition. Previously, Emily also worked for various companies as a music assistant across film, advertising and video games. Ciaran and Steve chat to her about her career and the industry in general, as well as about meeting a certain bear. Emily has curated a playlist for us here. After the interview the band talk for an amount of time deemed...

This week's guest is comedian and documentarian Hari Kondabolu! Hari is known for his Netflix special, his albums, his podcast work (Politically Re-Active, Kondabolu Brothers, The Bugle) as well as his 2017 documentary 'The Problem With Apu'. In the chat the guys discuss post-Covid comedy, the difference between UK and US stand up circuits, The Simpsons, Weezer, Mangoes and a whole lot more. Get in touch with the show: [email protected] Ciaran's Nine Inch Nails playlist See...

This week we are joined by multi-instrumentalist Jessica Moss. A fantastic solo artist also known for her tenure in Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Black Ox Orkestar as well as recordings by Arcade Fire, Vic Chesnutt, Sarah Davanchi and more. This is a wide-ranging and incredibly open chat about writing, parenting, mental health and inter-band dynamics among many other subjects. Jessica's new album 'Phosphenes', her third solo album for Constellation Records, is available on 19 November 2021! Spotify...

This week we chat to jazz drummer and composer for TV & film, Ollie Howell. His work has been heard all over the world at film festivals and on television, with his solo albums receiving critical acclaim. A protégé of Quincy Jones (yes, that one), Ollie is also the only ever jazz recipient of a prestigious Sky Academy Arts Scholarship and an Ambassador for the Youth Music charity. Ollie's introduction to jazz Spotify playlist. We also get to the bottom of Ciaran's thoughts on The Beatles...

This week we chat with our old friend Ryan L West, aka Rival Consoles. This was the first episode we recorded of The Paper Crane, so please forgive the sound issues! It was lovely chatting with Ryan, with whom we share a long history, since the early days of Erased Tapes Records. We chat with Ryan about his writing process, the morality of music on specific adverts, and what it was like working on a show as big as Black Mirror. Rival Consoles - 'I Love This, I Love You' from Black Mirror...

This week's guest is best-selling author Janice Hallett. Her book 'The Appeal' is one of Joe's favourites this year; a fact he makes abundantly clear. This episode is also the first time the guys are in the same room recording together as they're currently in the studio recording their new album. If you would like to get in the touch with the show, follow the guys on Twitter and Instagram @codesclouds or email [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...

This week we chat with the lovely Alan Sparhawk from Low. In this wide-ranging chat we discuss Low’s latest record Hey What, the process of covering songs, what it’s like losing a parent and much more. Outside of the interview we find out how Ciaran got along with his Beatles playlist... Low's brilliant new album is available now from wherever you get your records from - go and buy it as it's incredible. Episode 3 Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2W19Fxu Ciaran's Beatles Playlist:...

Thank you so much for the feedback on last week's episode. This week's guest is Hazel Wilde, one of our favourite musicians from bands Lanterns on the Lake and Lights on Moscow. Hazel was also on the judging panel for this year's Mercury Prize, having been nominated for the award last year. What would YOU include on a Beatles playlist for a moody post rock fan? email us on [email protected] or follow us at @codesclouds on Twitter and Instagram. Episode 2 playlist:...

In our first episode we're very happy to welcome Stuart Braithwaite from bands Mogwai and Minor Victories. In this episode we discuss Mogwai's Mercury nomination, going to number 1, composing for film & TV, John Peel, explicit band t-shirts and one of the most disheartening experiences for bands; the "disco load-out". For each episode we'll be putting together Spotify playlists, you can find this episode's playlist here: https://spoti.fi/2WOjE9I John Peel's Sounds of the Suburbs:...

Welcome to The Paper Crane, a new podcast from Codes In The Clouds and A Misspent Youth productions. Discussion through the process of collaborating and performing with other artists has been an important part of Codes’ career; these podcasts are intended as a record of those sort of expansive and affecting conversations that flow so naturally in creative situations. We hope you enjoy! Get in touch: [email protected] and @codesclouds on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy...