Jo Quail is a Hampshire-born British cellist and composer, renowned for her
innovative approach to solo cello and her live performances combining acoustic
techniques, loops and electronic effects. She began her career in the classical
world, but soon turned to more experimental explorations, seeking to push back
the limits of her instrument by creating rich, immersive sound textures that
borrow as much from ambient as from post-rock or contemporary music. Using
real-time looping, she layers her cello to produce dense, hypnotic compositions,
blending melodic lines, deep drones and...