Loula Yorke: From London Squats to Rural Suffolk

An in-depth conversation with the UK composer and synthesist

Loula Yorke is sitting in a shed next to her house in Suffolk, which she calls her “Cottage Studio”. It’s one of the hottest days of the year, and she’s covered her synthesizers, so that they don’t melt in the heat.

The composer and modular synthesist has deep roots in the UK rave and squat scene. She’s been making and releasing music for a number of ye…