Discography

Below you will find a comprehensive list of projects that Rob has worked on.

Daybreaker

Artist: Katherine Priddy & Simon Armitage
Date: January 2025 Producer/arranger, drums, percussion, piano, organ, synthesisers

Close Season

Artist: Katherine Priddy & Simon Armitage
Date: December 2024 Producer/arranger, drums, percussion, piano, organ, synthesisers

Anatomy EP

Artist: Heavy Feelings
Date: December 2024 Drums on “Alright Go” & “Conveyor”

Miss Queenie’s Jamboree

Artist: My Life as a Moth
Date: November 2024 Producer, string & brass arrangements, drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesisers, backing vocals

Simon Chesterfield

Artist: Simon Chesterfield
Date: October 2024 Co-producer, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Dog Beach

Artist: Merryn Jeann
Date: March 2024 Producer, string arrangements, drums, percussion, synthesisers, keyboards, backing vocals

Dreamcatchers

Artist: Yova
Date: March 2024 Co-production and arrangement, drums & mandolin on “Hurt like no hurt”. Co-production and arrangement,...

Hell Camp-Teen Nightmare

Artist: Netflix film
Date: December 2023 Soundtrack composer & co-composer, various instruments

Achilles was a hound dog

Artist: Ralfe Band
Date: June 2023 Drums on “A thousand miles away”

B-Sides, Demos & Rarities

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: November 2022 Co-writer and all instruments on “Daddy”. Piano, Keys on “Rebecca”. Arranging and drums on...

Late Night Calls

Artist: Blue Violet
Date: April 2022 Producer, string arrangements, drums, percussion, backing vocals, synthesizer, finger snaps, cowbell , organ, piano,...

NINE LIVES

Artist: Yova
Date: November 2021 String arrangements, songwriting, synthesisers, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals, production

THIRSTIER

Artist: Torres
Date: July 2021 Production, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Synthesisers

FANTASIES OF A STAY AT HOME PSYCHOPATH

Artist: The Blinders
Date: July 2020 Producer, keyboards, various instruments, backing vocals

THE NOSTALGIA MACHINE

Artist: Rob Ellis
Date: April 2020 Composer, Producer, various instruments and vocals

MY WAR IS YOUR WAR

Artist: Deux Furieuses
Date: October 2019 Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing vocals

BREL: Ces Gens-Là

Artist: Various Artists
Date: April 2019 Drums & Percussion Tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, Drums, Percussion & Whistling Track 11

NEGATIVE CAPABILITY

Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Date: November 2018 Co-production, drums, percussion, synthesiser, piano, thumbjam, glockenspiel, backing vocals

Fable Electric

Artist: Marine
Date: March 2018 Producer, piano, synthesiser, percussion

Sprung

Artist: Gris-de-Lin
Date: March 2018 Drums on “Muhammad Ali” & “Marching Band”

Make Way For Love

Artist: Marlon Williams
Date: February 2018 Pre-production, string/other instrument arranging on “Come to Me”

Faithfull (film)

Artist: Marianne Faithfull/Sandrine Bonnaire
Date: October 2017 Band member/Interviewed

Three Futures

Artist: Torres
Date: September 2017 Production, various instruments & arranging

Yellow (EP)

Artist: Paradise
Date: September 2017 Drums, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, co-writer

More Nothing

Artist: Baby In Vain
Date: August 2017 Producer & instruments

Black Light Theatre

Artist: Jack Cheshire
Date: April 2017 Producer, various instruments & arrangements

No Exit (Live)

Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Date: September 2016 Musical Director, mixing, instruments, backing vocals

Tracks of Wire

Artist: Deux Furieuses
Date: May 2016 Production & instruments

No Countries (EP)

Artist: I Have A Tribe
Date: October 2015 Production & instruments

Roses

Artist: Cœur de pirate
Date: August 2015 Producer and instruments on “Ocean’s Brawl” & “Our Love”
torres-sprinter

Sprinter

Artist: Torres
Date: May 2015 Production, drums, percussion, synthesisers, moog, stylophone, backing vocals, location recording Seatown Beach, Dorset.
Natasha Lee Jones - Soar

Soar

Artist: Natasha Lea Jones
Date: March 2015 Drums on tracks “You’re the lucky one” and “Honey you kill me”
Marianne-Faithfull-Give-My-Love-To-London-cover

Give my love to London

Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Date: September 2014 Production, arrangements, instruments
carlot-ta

Songs of Mountain Stream

Artist: Carlot-Ta
Date: September 2014 Producer & instruments

Yellow Raincoats (EP)

Artist: I Have A Tribe
Date: May 2014 Producer & instruments on tracks 2,3,4
ralphe-band

Son Be Wise

Artist: Ralfe Band
Date: June 2013 Drums on Track “Cold Chicago Morning”
Swann-Neverending

Neverending

Artist: Swann
Date: April 2013 Producer/Arranger, backing vocals, percussion, violin, cello

Off to Dance

Artist: Fredrika Stahl
Date: March 2013 Producer/Arranger, orchestral arrangements, drums, keyboards, backing vocals
Swann - Show me your love

Show Me Your Love (EP)

Artist: Swann
Date: January 2013 Producer & arranger

The Haunted Man

Artist: Bat For Lashes
Date: October 2012 Additional production, marimba and drums on “Oh Yeah”. Additional production on choral arrangement, choral...
HEc

Hector (single)

Artist: Cold Specks
Date: September2012 Arrangement, drums and percussion
tom-mcrae

From The Lowlands

Artist: Tom McRae
Date: September 2012 Backing vocals on tracks “Nothing On The Dry Land” & “From The Lowlands”
cold-specks

Blank Maps (single)

Artist: Cold Specks
Date: May 2012 Drums, percussion, pixophone and additional arrangement
2:54

2:54

Artist: 2:54
Date: May 2012 Producer
dancing-coins

Dancing Coins (EP)

Artist: Cold Specks
Date: April 2012 Percussion and additional arrangements

Cordophony

Artist: Phillipe Petit and Friends
Date: April 2012 Violin and Cello on Track “Crépuscule”
jezebel

Jezebel (version Francaise)

Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: February 2012 Producer

I Predict a Graceful Expulsion

Artist: Cold Specks
Date: May 2012 Additional arrangements, drums, percussion, pixophone, prepared piano, backing vocals

Blackout (single)

Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: November 2011 Production & percussion

Holland (single)

Artist: Cold Specks
Date: September 2011 Drums & additional arrangements

I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (single)

Artist: Robyn Hitchcock
Date: September 2011 Drums, backing vocals

Suzanne & I (single)

Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: August 2011 Production, keyboards
journey-of-the-childmen

Journey Of The Childmen DVD

Artist: The Mighty Boosh
Date: July 2011 Tracks from Rob’s “Music For the Home” LP featured, plus collaboration on soundtrack with...
beautiful-ground

Beautiful Ground

Artist: Something Beginning With L
Date: June 2011 Drums

Desire (single)

Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: February 2011 Production, keyboards
anna-calvi

Anna Calvi

Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: January 2011 Production & additional instruments
Scarlet

Scarlet (EP)

Artist: 2:54
Date: January 2011 Producer tracks 2, 3 & 4, keyboards & percussion
jezebel

Jezebel (single)

Artist: Anna Calvi
Date: December 2010 Producer & backing vocals
new_worlds_cover

New Worlds

Artist: Charlotte Hatherley
Date: October 2010 Drums, keyboards and backing vocals
Dot Allison

Room 7 1/2

Artist: Dot Allison
Date: September 2009 Producer, arrangements and additional instruments
nathalie Nordnes

Letters

Artist: Nathalie Nordnes
Date: January 2009 Production and additional instruments
Zodiak

Zodiak

Artist: Katarina Knechtova
Date: December 2008 Drums and additional instruments
The Jains

Goddess in You

Artist: The Jains
Date: February 2008 Producer and additional instruments
syberian-mission

Siberian Mission

Artist: Lise Westzynthius
Date: November 2007 Arrangements and various instruments on “Siberian Mission” & “Bechstein My Ass”
Kovlo

I’m So Happy On This Boat

Artist: Kovlo
Date: November 2007 Producer & instruments
Mick Harvey

Two of Diamonds

Artist: Mick Harvey
Date: May 2007 Piano & drums on “Photograph”, drums on “Everything is Fixed”

The Diver (EP)

Artist: Giulia Villari
Date: May 2007 Producer & instruments
The Deep Blue

The Deep Blue

Artist: Charlotte Hatherley
Date: March 2007 Production and various instruments & arrangements

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (film)

Artist: Scott Walker
Date: February 2007 Interviewed
Mice to meet you

Mice To Meet You!

Artist: Musetta
Date: January 2007 Programming, keyboards & backing vocals
nun-lover

Nun Lover!

Artist: Spleen
Date: December 2006 Drums, keyboards, vocals, production & mixing, composing
peel-sessions

Peel Sessions 1991-2004

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: October 2006 Drums & backing vocals on Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,10 Piano on “Beautiful Feeling”
The Chesterfields

Electric Guitars In Their Hearts

Artist: The Chesterfields
Date: Aug 2006 Production, drums, backing vocals, arrangements on “Fool is a man” & “Glad for you”
Fractured Beauty

Fractured Beauty

Artist: Various Artists
Date: August 2006 Rob Ellis solo track: “Autumnal” – Production & instruments
Please leave quietly

Please Leave Quietly (Film)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: May 2006 Band member/Interviewed
Kitty Wu

Knives and Daggers

Artist: Kitty Wu
Date: October 2005 Producer and various instruments
Shame - PJ Harvey

Shame (Single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: September 2004 Drums
Marianne Faithfull

Before The Poison

Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Date: September 2004 Production, arrangements, instruments on “Last Song” & “City of Quartz”. Drums & piano on...
Grey Will Fade (Album)

Grey Will Fade

Artist: Charlotte Hatherley
Date: August 2004 Drums
You Come Through

You Come Through (Single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: July 2004 Drums
Marlene Kuntz

Bianco Sporco

Artist: Marlene Kuntz
Date: June 2004 Arrangements and various instruments
Fingendo-La-Poesia-cover

Fingendo La Poesia (EP)

Artist: Marlene Kuntz
Date: June 2004 Arrangements and various instruments
Uh Huh Her (Album)

Uh Huh Her

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: May 2004 Drums & percussion
The Letter (Single)

The Letter (Single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: May 2004 Drums
Music For The Home II(Album)

Music For The Home Vol.2

Artist: Rob Ellis
Date: April 2004 All compositions, arrangements, instruments & programming
Grit (Album)

Grit

Artist: Madrugada
Date: January 2004 String arrangement on “Majesty”, drums on “I don’t fit”
The Morning After (Album)

The Morning After

Artist: Natasha Lea Jones
Date: May 2003 Additional production, piano, drums, organ tracks 2&3. Drums track 8
a-fior-di-pelle

A Fior Di Pelle (EP)

Artist: Marlene Kuntz
Date: April 2003 Production and various instruments
Senza Peso (Album)

Senza Peso

Artist: Marlene Kuntz
Date: April 2003 Production and various instruments
The Rules of Transportation (Album)

The Rules of Transportation

Artist: Kitty Wu
Date: February 2003 Producer, arrangements & various instruments
This Is Love (Single)

This Is Love (Single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: October 2001 Production and various instruments
I Am 50 Fathoms (Single)

I Am 50 Fathoms (EP)

Artist: Christmas
Date: April 2001 Production, composition, arrangements, lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, keyboards
When You Feel Earth Quake (Album)

Watch for Tsunami when you feel earth quake

Artist: Various Artists
Date: December 2001 Rob Ellis: Track – “Triminufaykinsynth”
Fools Give Birth To Angels (Album)

Fools Give Birth To Angels

Artist: Pooka
Date: July 2001 Arrangements, piano & drums tracks 2&6
Leaf Compilation

Leaf Compilation

Artist: Various Artists
Date: April 2001 Rob Ellis: Track – “Toward Dust Spiral Section”
A Place Called Home (Single)

A Place Called Home (Single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: February 2001 Production, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
Good Fortune (Single)

Good Fortune (Single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: November 2000 Production, drums, percussion, keyboards
Music For The Home (Album)

Music For The Home

Artist: Rob Ellis
Date: November 2000 All compositions, arrangements, instruments & programming except where indicated
Stories from the city

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: October 2000 Production and various instruments
Black Market Music (Album)

Black Market Music

Artist: Placebo
Date: October 2000 String & harp arrangement, piano & keyboards on Track “Black Market Blood”
Secret Architecture / Porcelain

Secret Architecture / Porcelain (single)

Artist: Christmas / White Hotel
Date: August 2000 Production, vocals and various instruments
The Hospital Radio Request List

The Hospital Radio Request List

Artist: Various Artists
Date: July 2000 Production, co-writer, drums, keyboards & backing vocals on Christmas “Retired Sign Painter”
Bad Times

Badtimes (single)

Artist: Laika
Date: May 2000 Percussion
Invisible Soundtracks : Macro3

Invisible Soundtracks : Macro3

Artist: Various Artists
Date: July 2000 Track 5 – Rob Ellis: Two movements from “Symphonies of Wind-up instruments”
Spleen

Spleen Vs Hacker Ep (7″ only)

Artist: Spleen
Date: April 2000 Composition, producer, arranger, vocals & various instruments on “Li’l Lenny Cuts Out”
Cradle will rock

Cradle Will Rock (OST)

Artist: Various Artists
Date: April 2000 Piano on “Nickel Under The Foot” with Stephen Tyler & Polly Jean Harvey
Puniching Kiss

Punishing Kiss

Artist: Ute Lemper
Date: March 2000 Rob Ellis track ‘Arctic Crossing’ sampled on track ‘Scope J’ by Scott Walker
20th Century Guitar

20th Century Guitar

Artist: Michael Partington
Date: March 2000 Producer
Laika

Good Looking Blues

Artist: Laika
Date: February 2000 Drums, percussion, backing vocals & piano
uneasy

Uneasy (Single)

Artist: Laika
Date: February 2000 Piano & percussion
Is this desire?

Is This Desire?

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: August 1998 Arrangement, piano, organ, drums on ‘The Garden’, piano & drums on ‘The River’, keys...
For All The Beautiful People

For All The Beautiful People

Artist: Swell
Date: June 1998 Drums
Swell

Everything is Good (Single)

Artist: Swell
Date: June 1998 Drums
Spleen

Little Scratches

Artist: Spleen
Date: June 1998 Composition, arrangements, producer, mixing, vocals & various instruments
Spleen

Like A Watermelon (single)

Artist: Spleen
Date: May 1998 Composition, arrangements, producer, mixing, vocals & various instruments
Spleen

My Tracks (single)

Artist: Spleen
Date: April 1998 Composition, arrangements, producer, mixing, vocals & various instruments
A Label Supreme

A Label Supreme

Artist: Various Artists
Date: February 1998 Spleen track – “Like a Watermelon” featured
All Seeing Ear

All Seeing Ear

Artist: Various Artists
Date: November 1997 Spleen tracks – “Wind-Up” & “Black Bullet Fiesta” featured
Pooka

Spinning

Artist: Pooka
Date: September 1997 Drums & percussion
mean-girl

Mean Girl (single)

Artist: Pooka
Date: September 1997 Drums & percussion
Laika

Almost Sleeping (single)

Artist: Laika
Date: September 1997 Drums, percussion, prepared piano
sounds-of-satelites

Sounds Of The Satellites

Artist: Laika
Date: February 1997 Drums, percussion, piano, prepared piano & backing vocals
pooka

The Insect (single)

Artist: Pooka
Date: June 1996 Drums & percussion
Spleen

Soundtrack To Spleen

Artist: Spleen
Date: June 1996 Composition, producer, arrangements, mixing, vocals & various instruments
PJ Harvey

The B-Sides (promo only)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: July 1995 Composition, producer & various instruments on track “Daddy”
Pooka

Sweet Butterfly

Artist: Pooka
Date: June 1995 Drums & percussion
pop-parker

Winona, I’ll Be Up My Nan’s

Artist: Pop Parker
Date: March 1995 Percussion
Volume 12

Volume 12

Artist: Various Artists
Date: December 1994 Drums on Laika track “Lower Than Stars”
Reeling

Reeling (Film)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: April 1994 Band member

Man-Size

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: July 1993 Drums. Co-composer, producer & various instruments on b-side “Daddy”
Rid of me

Rid Of Me

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: April 1993 Drums, backing vocals. String arrangement/production on ‘Man-Size Sextet’
50ft-queenie

50 Ft Queenie (single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: April 1993 Drums & vocals
The Peel Sessions

Too Pure – The Peel Sessions

Artist: Various Artists
Date: October 1992 Drums & vocals on PJ Harvey Tracks
Dry

Dry

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: March 1992 Production, mixing, various instruments, co-composer “Plants & Rags’ and “Joe”

How Much Longer?

Artist: Various Artists
Date: March 1992 PJ Harvey track – “Joe”
PJ Harvey

Sheela-Na-Gig (single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: February 1992 Production, mixing & various instruments, co-composer “Joe”
Dress

Dress (single)

Artist: PJ Harvey
Date: October 1991 Production, mixing and various instruments

Hey Hey Audacious (EP)

Artist: The Beat Hotel
Date: September 1989 Production, keyboards, mixing

Fool is a man (EP)

Artist: The Chesterfields
Date: January 1989 Drums, percussion, backing vocals, production, mixing

The Idea Compendium

Artist: Various Artists
Date: September 1988 Automatic Dlamini track “Me & Judy” featured

The D is for Drum

Artist: Automatic Dlamini
Date: January 1988 Drums, vocals, various instruments, production, mixing, sleeve design

Me and My Conscience (single)

Artist: Automatic Dlamini
Date: November 1987 Drums, vocals, sleeve design

I don’t know you but…(single)

Artist: Automatic Dlamini
Date: April 1987 Drums, vocals, composition, production, mixing, sleeve design

The Crazy Supper (EP)

Artist: Automatic Dlamini
Date: June 1986 Drums, vocals, composition, production, mixing, sleeve design