To commemorate the centenary of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram on 31 December 2025, Caro C explores Oram’s lasting influence in a conversation with Sarah Angliss and Ian Stonehouse. The episode continues with Shiva Feshareki and James Bulley discussing their Proms performance of Still Point, Oram’s innovative orchestral work from 1948 that integrated electronic sound and live manipulation.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

Sarah Angliss & Ian Stonehouse

02:15 - Composer, Inventor and the Radiophonic Workshop

06:42 - Inspired by the sound-houses of Francis Bacon

11:34 - Working In Frequency, Not Pitch

13:01 - Tower Folly and the Oramics Machine

16:09 - Working With Post-War Equipment

22:12 - Insights and Inspiration from the Archives

26:56 - Top Musical Selections From the Archive

Shiva Feshareki & James Bulley

32:57 - A Proms Performance Of Still Point

37:55 - The Daphne Oram Archive and Goldsmiths

41:12 - Creating A Historically Accurate Performance

45:22 - Following The Written Instructions

53:27 - Creating An Updated Score

Daphne Oram Biog

Daphne Oram (1925–2003) was a pioneering British composer and inventor, and one of the founders of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. A trailblazer in electronic music, she developed the Oramics system, a groundbreaking method of composing sound by drawing directly onto film, allowing pitch, timbre and dynamics to be controlled visually rather than through traditional notation. Her work fundamentally reshaped ideas about how music could be created, laying the foundations for electronic composition, sound synthesis and experimental music practices that continue to influence composers, producers and sound designers today.

Website: www.daphneoram.org

Sarah Angliss Biog

Sarah Angliss is an Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, performer, and instrument designer working across film, theatre, and live performance in Europe and North America. Her work includes the electroacoustic score for Romola Garai’s Amulet and the opera Giant.

Full biog at https://www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast

Website: www.sarahangliss.com

Instagram: @sarah_angliss

Ian Stonehouse Biog

Ian Stonehouse is an archivist, researcher and performer working in the Electronic Music Studios and Special Collections at Goldsmiths, University of London, with the archives of composers Daphne Oram, Lily Greenham and Hugh Davies.

Full biog at https://www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast

Bandcamp: ianstonehouse.bandcamp.com

Shiva Feshareki Biog

A doctoral composition graduate from the Royal College of Music, Shiva Feshareki is an Ivor Novello award-winning British-Iranian composer and turntablist, working at the intersection of contemporary-classical and electronic music.

Full biog at https://www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast

Website: studiofeshareki.com

X - @shivafeshareki

Instagram: @shivafeshareki

James Bulley Biog

James Bulley is an artist and musician working with sound across installation, performance, immersive audio, film, theatre, and public art. His work has been presented internationally in galleries, concert halls and public spaces.

Full biog at https://www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast

Website: jamesbulley.com

Caro C Biog

Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Full biog at https://www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast

Website: carocsound.com

X: @carocsound

Instagram: @carocsound

Facebook: www.facebook.com/carocsound

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