TN:179 TOMORA (Tom Rowlands of Chemical Brothers & AURORA)

TN:179 TOMORA (Tom Rowlands of Chemical Brothers & AURORA)

From Tape Notes by In The Woods

April 21, 2026 · 1h 31m

About this episode

John interviews TOMORA about their debut album COME CLOSER and their collaboration process.

John is joined by TOMORA to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album COME CLOSER. TOMORA are an electronic music duo made up of The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and AURORA. Both have excelled in their fields: The Chemical Brothers’ ten albums helped define electronic music, while Norwegian artist AURORA’s ethereal songwriting has won her a devoted worldwide following. The duo began collaborating when Aurora featured on The Chemical Brothers’ Grammy Award-winning 2019 album No Geography. In turn, Tom produced parts of AURORA’s What Happened To The Heart? (2024). That led to TOMORA and their debut album COME CLOSER. Sitting down at Baltic Studios, they discuss creating the album’s distinctive soundscapes and recording AURORA’s striking vocals. They also introduce John to the vintage synthesiser crucial to the album’s sound, plus answer Patreons’ questions! Tracks discussed: Somewhere Else, I Drink the Light, Come Closer LISTEN to COME CLOSER by TOMORA, AURORA, The Chemical Brothers TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. QUBE Find out more about Qube…

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: TOMORA

Topics covered

  • album production
  • electronic music
  • collaboration
  • songwriting
  • synthesizers

Keywords

  • TOMORA
  • The Chemical Brothers
  • AURORA
  • COME CLOSER
  • album production
  • electronic music
  • synthesizers

Sponsors

Tape It, MAKE NOISE PRO AUDIO, Musiversal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Chemical Brothers, Qube

Books & works: COME CLOSER, No Geography, What Happened To The Heart?, Somewhere Else, I Drink the Light

Places: Baltic Studios

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