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KOGG - Experimental Electronic Duo | SOS Podcast

Live performance and rhythmic experimentation By Caro C
Published June 2026
KOGG - Experimental Electronic Duo

KOGG's Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg talk to Caro C about combining their classical and jazz disciplines with creative sound design, custom instrument building, live performance and rhythmic experimentation.

 

Show Notes

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Meeting On A Tech Course
03:14 - Electronic Experimentation
04:50 - Developing As A Duo
06:52 - Releasing On Nonclassical
08:45 - Balancing Structure With Experimentation
10:43 - Sound Design Audio Examples
15:10 - Creating Custom Instruments 
16:55 - Triggering And Processing Sounds
19:06 - Current Hardware Triggers
21:22 - Using Scores And Improv In Shows
24:40 - Combining Jazz And Classical
25:18 - Differences To Previous Projects
26:54 - Compositional Process
29:00 - Next Steps For KOGG
29:57 - Describing The Musical Style

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KOGG - Biog

KOGG are an experimental electronic duo formed by composers and performers Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg. Combining contemporary composition, improvisation and custom-built instruments, they create music from found sounds and unconventional sound sources. Since forming in 2018, they have performed at festivals and venues including Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Aldeburgh Festival and IKLECTIK. Their debut album, Mechanista, explores the relationship between human performance, electronics and mechanical sound.
https://www.koggmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/koggmusic
https://www.facebook.com/KOGGMUSIC
https://x.com/KoggMusic
https://www.selenakay.com
https://www.ceryshogg.com

Interviewer: Caro C - Biog

Caro C portraitDescribed as a 'one-woman electronic avalanche' (BBC) and a 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3), Caro has been making her own brand of sensual electronica since the late '90s, reared on a diet of black music, Warp Records and Björk.

Caro currently finds herself in ample musical mischief in the Manchester creative mycelium and beyond — making music, teaching, producing podcasts as well as being the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

http://carocsound.com/
Twitter: @carocsound
Instagram: @carocsound
Facebook: www.facebook.com/carocsound/

Delia Derbyshire Day Charity: https://deliaderbyshireday.com

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