SOUND ON SOUND
William Stokes is a writer and musician in three-piece avant-psych band Voka Gentle. He has written on music and music technology for The Guardian, MOJO, The Financial Times and more.
With Voka Gentle he has made records with producers from Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Grizzly Bear, Nick Cave) to Sam Petts-Davies (Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Roger Waters).
As well as being a guitarist and pianist, he is a synthesis enthusiast with a particular interest in sampling and sound manipulation.
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