The Store Master James Cave Jan 11th 2013

The Desert Hills Fan Out Like Playing Cards - 1 The Desert Hills

13 min rough cut of Under the Glacier for the U of Edinburgh Viking in the Sun project - featuring Supriya Nagarajan (vocals)

UnderTheGlacier13minversionROUGHCUT

England Will Fall (Gussied Up Mix) - lyrics/music/vocals - David Thorley - arrangement - James Cave

SecretSoundtracks: 2 - Ghost Harp (V 1.0)

First attempt at an immersive sound environment for the 'Viking in the Sun' project for U of Edinburgh. It combines my string piece ' Heim' with narration by Bergur Þorgeirsson and field recordings from the Jorvik Viking Festival 2023 to give the sense - hopefully! - of moving through a Viking battlefield, complete with sounds of drums and war-horns.

Secret Soundtracks3:  Harald's War/Hjalmr V 1.1

Work-in-progress string textures for a new 'multimedia opera' as part of the U of Edinburgh Viking in the Sun Project. (This creative work is part of my Knowledge Exchange Fellowship.) The aim here is to create an ethereal, otherworldy atmosphere for the opening of the piece.

Secret Soundtracks 5: Harald Strings (WorkInProgress)

A 17-minute extract from my opera 'Returns' performed at Rough for Opera at the Cockpit Theatre, London, in 2016. The opera tells the story of a traumatised army veteran who is trying to piece together his memories: it is based on the real-life experiences and writing of Joshua Casteel (1979-2012), a US army veteran who served in Iraq and later became a peace campaigner. It is a plea for compassion and understanding between nations, as well as greater respect for issues relating to PTSD.

This extract features: Teit Kanstrup (bass), CN Lester (mezzo), James Cave (countertenor), Jon Brigg (conductor) and members of the Returns Ensemble. Production was by Abigail Toland (Second Movement). A full-length version of the work with direction by Rosalind Parker, design by Anthony Lamble, and with David Valsimidis is currently in development with performances - hopefully! - in 2023 and 2024. The project has received support from Hinrichsen Foundation, AHRC, Mahler and Lewitt, YuFund, and Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust, and was developed in conjunction with Joshua Casteel Foundation. You can read more about Joshua's life and work here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/priest-abu-grahib-180971013/#:~:text=Casteel%20stood%206%2Dfoot%2D1,Abu%20Ghraib%20shocked%20the%20world.

And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Casteel

Returns - an opera based on the play by Joshua Casteel (extract)

Rough sketch for the opening of an ambient/multimedia music-drama, 'Field of Broken Ice', based on Snorri Sturluson's 'Saga of Harald Hararda'. This section dramatises Harald's escape from the battle of Stiklastathus and journey to Byzantium. Vocals: James Cave. Incorporates various field-recordings.

Field Of Broken Ice - Part 1

Rough cut of 'Il Torre' (The Tower) from The Desert Hills Fan Out Like Playing Cards. Recorded at Heath St Baptist Church, 30/6/23. Viola: Morgan Goff. Piano: James Cave. Engineering: John Henry Baker

Desert Hills Fan Out Like Playing Cards (Viola Version): Il Torre

Rough cut of 'Il Ponte' (The Bridge) from The Desert Hills Fan Out Like Playing Cards. Recorded at Heath St Baptist Church, 30/6/23. Viola: Morgan Goff. Piano: James Cave. Engineering: John Henry Bake

Desert Hills Fan Out Like Playing Cards: Il Ponte (Viola Version)

Sketch for texture for Field for Broken Ice - Vocals: James Cave

BrokenGlass - (Sketch for Field of Broken Ice)

Rough cut of the complete 50 minute version of Field of Broken Ice for R and D in Istanbul. Includes a range of recent tracks and some new material. Ultimately this will also include live vocals and recitation from Harald's Saga

Field Of Broken Ice Full Set Rough Cut

Secret Soundtracks: Paragliding (Demo)

Secret Soundtracks: Paragliding (Final Version)

Piano only live version of Another Road from 2020

Secret Soundtracks: Another Road To The Heart

A few wonky moments that need sorting, but getting there...another one from a 2020 demo...

Secret Soundtracks: Popera

Song I wrote with Illuminations c. 2004! (Vocals: James Cave Guitars: Chris Tutton/Matt Bowmer Keyboards: Ewan King Drums: Andy Tutton) Original recording produced by Tutton and Bowmer. New 2024 version and arrangement: James Cave

Secret Soundtracks: Marathon Man (with Illuminations)

Secret Soundtracks: Son Of Nosferatu

Some rough edges, but I like this version of the song, so wanted to post :)

Secret Soundtracks: Popera (Piano Demo Version)

Still need to fix some distortion but otherwise works well!

Secret Soundtracks: Counting

Secret Soundtracks: Counting (Alternative Version With Drums)

Synth demo of a spoken word piece based on a poem by Ali Naqvi - hoping to re record this with live strings and the poet himself reading it!

Ramo Osmanovic (demo version - poem by Ali Naqvi)

Eonsounds Project. 

Ben Eyes: Synths, Programming, Mixing
James Cave: Vocals

Fiamignano Gorge

(Artwork is by Milan Ivanic - ivanic.uk)

Composer/singer/ based in York, UK. Passionate about new music and collaborative projects

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