Cycles by Modern Nature & Friends

released March 25, 2020

In the spirit of the idea, Tara Okon spent 30 minutes with our recordings, creating the artwork as she listened.

Jack Cooper sings and plays guitar in Modern Nature.

Jim Wallis is a producer/musician based in London. He plays drums with Modern Nature and makes music under his own name.

Will Young makes records as Moon Gangs and is a member of Beak>

Karen Waltuch is a strings player, teacher and composer. She has recorded and/or performed with 75 Dollar Bill, Wilco, Beth Orton, Walkmen, and Jim O'Rourke.

Andrew Collberg is an American musician based in Köln. He plays with Modern Nature, Howe Gelb, Molly Burch and many others.

Izzy Johnson is songwriter/guitarist/producer based in Michigan and makes music under her own name.

Marcus Hamblett is a multi-instrumentalist and producer. He has played with James Holden, Villagers, Laura Marling, Rachael Dadd and many more.

Ryley Walker is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He makes records under his own name as well as collaborations with Bill McKay, David Grubbs and Charles Rumback.

Kevin Donahue is a drummer/percussionist from Omaha, Nebraska. He has played with the David Nance Group, Simon Joyner and Itasca.

Jen Powers plays hammered dulcimer in the Powers/Rolin Duo and also releases music under her own name.

Matthew Rolin records with his partner Jen in the Powers/Rolin Duo as well as making solo records. Both Jen and Matthew have collaborated with Wolf Eyes amongst many others.

Jeff Tobias is a member of Sunwatchers, Thee Reps and Modern Nature and has collaborated with many other artists including Eugene Chadbourne, David First’s Western Enisphere and Mega Bog.

Matthew Simms is a member of Wire, FITTED with Mike Watt and Graham Lewis. Matthew also releases solo records under the name Slows.

Sean Thompson is a Nashville based guitarist/songwriter. He’s played alongside Teddy & The Rough Riders, Skyway Man, Ornament, and Promised Land Sound.

Michael 'Rich Ruth' is a composer making ambient free-music out of Nashville, TN. His album Calming Signals is out now on Plant Life Records.

Yorkshire based Craven Faults make modular synth music for the Leaf Label

Hollow Hand is the project of Brighton based musician Max Kinghorn-Mills. Their record is out now on Talkshow Records.

Linus Fenton is a bassist based in London. He plays with Jade Bird, Ward Thomas, Hannah Grace and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.

Zebedee C Budworth is a musician based in Sheffield. He makes music with the Emergence Collective and Eternal Broadcast.

Jim Noir is a musician/producer from Manchester. His most recent record 'A.M. Jazz' came out in November 2019

Mary Erskine makes music as Me For Queen. Her new single Perfect Stranger is out April 24th on Seahorse Music.

Will Stratton is an American musician living in Beacon, New York. His last album Rosewood Almanac came out on Bella Union in 2017.

Isabel Sörling is a voice improviser, composer and musician, born in Ulricehamn in Sweden 1987. She's currently based in Paris.

Liam Ogburn is the bass player in Yorkshire band Working Men's Club. Their debut record is out later this year.

Sebastian Westwood is a 19 year old singer songwriter currently based in Liverpool.

Oli Burslem is the singer and guitarist in Yak. Yak's most recent album 'Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness' came out on Third Man Records/Virgin EMI.

Jonathan Schenke is a producer and musician living in Brooklyn, NY. He is a member of P.E. and Eaters, and has made records with a wide range of musicians including Parquet Courts, PC Worship, Gong Gong Gong.

Henry Senior is a pedal steel player based in London. He plays with Honey Harper, Danny & The Champions Of The World, and Our Man In The Field.