Simon Scott

Simon Scott is best known as the drummer for dream pop pioneers Slowdive, but he's also a prolific experimental ambient artist. A sound ecologist, Scott's solo work fuses natural sounds, acoustic instrumentation, and digital processing, with a focus on active listening. Albums such as 2009's Navigare, 2011's Bunny, and 2015's Insomni blend dark ambient drone with frayed shoegaze textures. Scott has collaborated with sound artists such as Taylor Deupree, Dag Rosenqvist, and Marcus Fischer. A native of Cambridge, England, Scott first gained recognition as the drummer for the Ch...