Show Notes
Flo is off the plot again today, this time at the veg patch of Cosey Fanni Tutti. Cosey is an artist, musician, and writer. She was a co-founder of COUM transmissions and later went on to form industrial music group, Throbbing Gristle. Both groups were highly censored and at one point they were accused by the mainstream press of being ‘wreckers of civilisation’ for their shocking and confrontational work. Cosey went on to form Chris and Cosey, and later Carter Tutti Void with her bandmate and partner, Chris Carter.
In this episode Cosey talks Flo through her DIY approach to gardening, her recent work scoring the Delia Derbyshire film, and their mutual love of the Rosemary Tonks book, The Bloater. Later in the podcast they discuss Cosey’s choice of music to strip to, all whilst they sow carrot seeds and plant out onion sets. Check out Cosey Fanni Tutti's shows on NTS
Presenter - Flo Dill, Producer - Lizzy King, Sound Recording - Jennifer Walton, Editor - Sam Stone, Mastering - Rory Bowens.
Music - Cleaners from Venus - The Artichoke That Loved Me, courtesy of Martin Newell & Captured Tracks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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