Urusen are a London-based indie folk band and are currently working on an album with producer Steve Osborne (Elbow, KT Tunstall, PJ Harvey, Happy Mondays) due for release in 2011.

They have a publishing deal with Realworld and in 2010 performed at numerous festivals across the UK including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Larmer Tree and 2000 Trees.

Among their plaudits they have been selected as a highlight pick by the The Independent in their top ten gigs of the week, as 'Sweepingly memorable' by Metro, as 'Terrifically atmospheric' by the Telegraph and as 'British breakthrough talent' by Music Week.


We make documentaries and audio art for radio, podcasts and public spaces.

At the heart of what we do is a belief in the imaginative possibilities of radio. Sounds that can reconfigure the world around you, move you through inner landscapes, sink into your dreams.

We are an intentionally small company that considers carefully the creative, social and political aspects of the work we put out into the world.

Falling Tree has two full-time Directors – Eleanor McDowall and Alan Hall – and we work with freelancers across our projects, including the core Short Cuts production team of Alia Cassam, Axel Kacoutié and Andrea Rangecroft.

We are one of the founding signatories of the Equality in Audio pact. 

You can listen to hundreds of our documentaries in the free, online Falling Tree archive.

Some of the biggest and most influential names in modern literature, art, music and performance share their stories, thoughts and ideas.

Listen to the people shaping arts and culture today in podcasts which reflect our richly diverse events, exhibitions and festivals programme from the Southbank Centre and Hayward Gallery.

One-Man Radiophonic Workshop and founder of haunted tape splicers Howlround. Devout catalyst. Recent albums include 'The Debatable Lands' on Touch and 'Worm Food Delivery' on The Tapeworm.

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