Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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
soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast
See also:
soundonsound.com/people/graham-wrench-story-daphne-orams-optical-synthesizer
soundonsound.com/people/story-bbc-radiophonic-workshop
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: 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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-sos-podcast
Website: 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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-sos-podcast
Website: studiofeshareki.com
Instagram: @shivafeshareki
X - @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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-sos-podcast
Website: carocsound.com
X: @carocsound
Instagram: @carocsound
Facebook: facebook.com/carocsound
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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
soundonsound.com/people/daphne-oram-electronic-music-pioneer-sos-podcast
See also:
soundonsound.com/people/graham-wrench-story-daphne-orams-optical-synthesizer
soundonsound.com/people/story-bbc-radiophonic-workshop
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: 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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-sos-podcast
Website: 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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-sos-podcast
Website: studiofeshareki.com
Instagram: @shivafeshareki
X - @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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-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 www.soundonsound.com/people/daphne-…er-sos-podcast
Website: carocsound.com
X: @carocsound
Instagram: @carocsound
Facebook: facebook.com/carocsound
About The SOS Electronic Music Podcast Channel
On this channel we feature some of the pioneers of the industry, interview musicians and talk about retro and current gear.
______________________________________________________
Catch more shows on our podcast channel.
soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
Available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe
Visit our main website (over 18,400 articles!): soundonsound.com
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Get FREE 170-page RECORDING TECHNOLOGY eBook: https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook
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Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription.
Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50
Like FACEBOOK: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag
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