In 1986 Ian made a series of improvisations designed as a utilitarian aid for some tapestry student friends at Edinburgh Art College, hence the title, Soundtracks For Weaving. Obviously, this was wishful thinking and they carried on listening to Radio 1 while working, but he liked the music anyway, and kept it on a cassette to listen to. He digitised it a few years ago and although it was just for his own personal listening, he thought it might be of interest to the wider wor

New release - a digital reissue - hope you like it! Here's the Press Release... Beautiful Pea Green Boat was founded by composer/producer Ian Williams in the mid ‘80s while studying in Edinburgh, the group’s ethereal, atmospheric sound pre-dating the vogue for dream pop by at least twenty years. Having issued a number of singles, EPs and two albums, Williams relocated to London and took their sound in a more epic dance and pop direction, recruiting soulful singer Juley Smith

Caution: flashing images! Anyone who has been paying attention will know that the human race is in a perilous position; a planet that is...

Dallas Kent is a collaboration between London-based composer/producer Ian Williams (originally from Canterbury, Kent) and singer Crystal Brown (from Dallas, Texas). It started in the late 2010s when Ian was looking for a singer to work with on some of his dark electronic pop songs, with Brown happening to live one street away from his studio in Hackney, East London. ​ They swiftly recorded a considerable amount of material, but had to shelve the project when Crystal relocated

This is Part Two of Ian Williams' soundtracks for the 2023 French documentary ‘Le Mystère Lucie (Des Espions Contre Le Nazisme)’ | Codename Lucy (Spies Against Nazism)! (The first instalment, the actual soundtrack used in the film, was released a couple of weeks ago... ) Originally the documentary was going to be feature length, before it was cut down to 52 minutes for a TV release, so there was a lot of unused music, which we really liked, so we decided to release it as a co

This is the soundtrack to the 2023 documentary by Éric Michel and Jacques Matthey, Le Mystère Lucie (Des Espions Contre Le Nazisme). It is accompanied by an album of music written for, but not used in, the film, Le Mystère Lucie (Dossier Secret), also released on Bandcamp in the near future. Both albums showcase Ian's knack of mixing big tunes using electronic and orchestral sources, mixed with more hardcore industrial noise. Plus it's all spies and war, so what more could yo

In order to facilitate the rebellion of the wage slaves, Ian Williams is doing his bit by releasing a single, Chronopolis, which is...

“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence” - Charles...

London-based musician/composer Ian Williams has released a new single entitled ‘The Light At The End Of The World’ today, 10th August...

This is part of Gamine's wonderful Christmas EP which you can find on their Bandcamp page: https://gamine.bandcamp.com. The original footage was from a concert at the 12-Bar Club, a legendary venue in Denmark Street, (also known as Tin Pan Alley) in London. It was intimate (small) and atmospheric (noisy) and Gamine loved to play there. It became a tradition for them to play there around Christmas time, so on this occasion they thought they'd have a go at a Christmas caro

After the last Beautiful Pea Green Boat single, 'Every Night With You I Die A Little', the band decided to carry on under the name Cloud Horses, as they had been working on an album with a more commercial pop sound; Descent became the first release under the new name, comprising two vocal versions and more experimental remixes. And until now, the only release. Another remix also featured on the compilation CD, 'Sea Of Tranquillity', which, along with the five tracks from the

This is the second video taken from the album for 'All Becomes Desert'. In regard to the video, Williams explains that “it was originally...

This is the first video taken from the album for 'All Becomes Desert'. No tunes, just soundscapes, ambience and analogue synths (take a...

The new album from Ian Williams, All Becomes Desert, will be released exclusively on Bandcamp on the 5th of March 2021. Available as a...

From Gamine's Bandcamp page: "Christmas has always been a time of year when Gamine try do something extra special for our darling fans, and this year we have a bumper crop of goodies! First, a special recording of a traditional Christmas carol. We recently uncovered a cache of Gamine live videos from shows at the legendary 12-Bar Club in London's Denmark Street (aka Tin Pan Alley), from between 1999 and 2003. The 2001 Christmas show was one of them, and we thought it would be

From Gamine's Bandcamp page: "Christmas has always been a time of year when Gamine try do something extra special for our darling fans, and this year we have a bumper crop of goodies! First, a special recording of a traditional Christmas carol. We recently uncovered a cache of Gamine live videos from shows at the legendary 12-Bar Club in London's Denmark Street (aka Tin Pan Alley), from between 1999 and 2003. The 2001 Christmas show was one of them, and we thought it would be

The 12-Bar Club was a legendary venue in Denmark Street, (also known as Tin Pan Alley) in London. It was intimate (small) and atmospheric (noisy) and Gamine loved to play there. It became a tradition for Gamine to play there around Christmas time, so on this occasion they thought they'd have a go at a Christmas carol. As you know, Christmas is a time of much merriment, and as you may also know, Gamine have built a deserved reputation for exquisite sadness. How could they re

This is the second video taken from the soundtrack album for 'Les Blessures Invisibles (Invisible Wounds)', a documentary by Eric Michel, which looks at the Gabonese town of Mounana, previously the site of a uranium mine which was the biggest supplier to the French nuclear industry, and the effect on the town of the mine closing down in 1999. The title comes from a quote in the film which references the ancient landscape, with its mountains and forests which have survived th

Ian Williams' soundtrack to the new documentary film by French director Eric Michel, 'Les Blessures Invisibles' (Invisible Wounds), is now available on all platforms. The film investigates the consequences for the Gabonese town of Mounana of almost half a century of uranium mining. The town had been the biggest supplier of uranium to the French nuclear industry, but in 1999 its mine was deemed no longer viable and the mining companies withdrew. This left the infrastructure to

London based composer Ian Williams has written the soundtrack to the new documentary film by French director Eric Michel, 'Les Blessures Invisibles' (Invisible Wounds), which investigates the consequences for the Gabonese town of Mounana of almost half a century of uranium mining. For many years the town had been the biggest supplier of uranium to the French nuclear industry, but in 1999 its mine was deemed no longer viable and the mining companies and their personnel withdre