Music for Theatre/Dance
National Theatre: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (2007)
Leo co-wrote a new score for the NT/Filter Theatre's touring production of Brecht's play and performaned as "The Singer".
The Times... 2007 review
...At the production's centre is Leo Chadburn's Singer, who, as narrator and commentator, is a key component of the play's "alienation" effects. A charismatic blend of Scott Walker and Jarvis Cocker, Chadburn has rock-star glamour and a riveting presence. His vocals arrestingly combine crooning and Sprechgesang, and the musical score, created by Chadburn, Chris Branch and Tom Haines, is wildly abrasive...
(Sam Marlowe)
Royal Opera House / International Tour: Jammy Dodgers (2007)
Leo wrote electronic music for this dance piece, a collaboration between choreographer Frauke Requardt and the Ingrid Laubrock Quartet.
Almeida Theatre/LIFT '01: No Arrival, No Parking, Navigation Part III (2001)
Leo was a collaborator on this piece, directed by composer Heiner Goebbels.
Music/Sound for Gallery/Installation Pieces
Richard Grayson: Golden Space City of God (2009)
Golden Space City of God, video still
Leo wrote the score (for unaccompanied SATB chorus) for 45 minute looped video installation. Co-commissioned by ArtPace (San Antonio, Texas) and Matt's Gallery (London, UK).
Read more on the Matt's Gallery website
On Kawara: One Million Years (2008)
Leo contributed a four-hour spoken word recording for this sound piece, presented at Galerie 1m3 (Lausanne, Switzerland).
Sandrine Nicoletta: Interplay (2006)
Leo contributed improvisations to this sound piece, featuring recordings of five solo vocalists from five countries. Exhibited at Galleria Maze (Bologna, Italy).
One-off Performances
Not wanting to say anything about John Cage (2007)
Photos by Cecilia Wee
Leo presented this performance of solo spoken word and electronics, specially prepared for a festival at the Magazin 4 gallery (Bregenz, Austria).
Simon Bookish presents MOISTURE and FUNERAL (2006)
Original event posters by Amarpaul Kalirai / Anthony Stephinson.
A solo performance with text projections, commissioned by the TwoSee Boutique (London).
Simon Bookish and C Loopseend present Fear of Music (2004)
One-off performance for OMSK at Limehouse Town Hall (London).
Listen...
Choose an album to listen to:
- Everything / Everything (2008 album)
- Trainwreck / Raincheck (2007 album)
- Unfair / Funfair (2006 album)
- Singles (and compilation tracks)
- Remixes
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Live Appearances
29th July 2010
The Simon Bookish / Irrepressibles concert on the 29th July has been cancelled. Apologies to everyone. We're re-scheduling for the Autumn.
News
10th July 2010
The Simon Bookish remix of Owen Pallett's "Keep the Dog Quiet" is now available on 12" vinyl, along with some stellar work by Max Tundra, Dan Deacon and others...
Click here for full tracklist and details.
29th November 2009
The January 2010 issue of Mojo magazine feature's Simon Bookish's cover (and glossy string arrangement) of Pink Floyd's 'The Trial' ... it's appearing in shops now!
6th November 2009
Due to requests, complete lyrics to the three Simon Bookish albums are now on this site...




