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Why would you not have some viola on your album?


neilsestate, Viola on SoundBetter Dynamic, melodic session viola with a John Cale-inspired angle for records that need that something else. I provide unconventional, song-focused arrangements and performances, drawing on a wealth of experience recording for artists like Viv Albertine, Smoke Fairies, and Slow Club. My approach blends a melodic base with creative use of pedals and experimental textures, or simple acoustic traditional folky layers, ensuring the viola adds a distinct sonic identity. I offer decent-quality remote recording services from my home studio, providing clean or processed stems for your project’s needs. With a career spanning numerous BBC 6 Music sessions and stages from The Glad to the Royal Festival Hall, I bring a touring experienced ear to every session. I'm a friendly collaborator who is quick to find the right mood for a track. Whether you need a haunting line or a wall of distorted drones, I’m always focused on serving the song and making the process as smooth as possible.

Blind Yeo at The Ivy House

 




Cornwall’s premier cosmic-folk collective, Blind Yeo, bring their psychedelic carnival to South London’s Ivy House on May 31st. Fresh from a blistering KEXP session and heavy 6 Music rotation, this shifting motorik beast is part Neu!-esque propulsion, part off-grid ritual. Expect jagged synth-runs, West African ngoni vibrations, and a live experience that Lauren Laverne rightly swoons over. It’s restless, it’s transcendental, and it’s happening. Do not blink.

With support from Brighton's genre-bending jazz-psych band Thimble.