Recorded in a remote cabin on the Devon coast, STILL OUT is an album-length collaboration between musician-filmmakers – and childhood friends – Will Cookson and Tom Haverly and film maker Rufus Exton released on Stroud based label Sound Records. A reflection on friendship, landscape and the passing of time, it inspired a road trip from North Yorkshire to North Devon they took together in the summer of 2024, and forms the soundtrack to a film of the same name which had its premiere screening as part of Stroud Film Festival in March 2025.

Like the film, STILL OUT is also an oblique homage to The KLF’s iconic 1990 album Chill Out, which the Gloucestershire-based pair revisited after it turned up unexpectedly a few years back in Tom’s dad’s record collection. Inspired to create their own recording using a similarly free-spirited process, Will and Tom relocated to the Devon coast in late summer 2023, splicing together a 40-minute mix from their personal archive of recordings and found sounds in a remote cabin with no electricity or mobile reception.

Using ‘ambient’ as a starting-point rather than an end in itself, they took inspiration from across the musical spectrum – classic-period Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Bill Evans, plus outliers such as 80s singer-songwriter Virginia Astley and the late DJ-producer Andrew Weatherall. The connections, though, are anything but obvious as the audio shifts seamlessly from field recordings and spoken-word interludes to mood pieces and snatches of vintage pop.

For Hidden Notes 2025 KiF Productions will be curating a Still Out Room at the Shambles opposite the main stage in St Laurence Church over the weekend. A sanctuary space if you will, with a pop-up bar, sofas, DJ sets and screenings of the Still Out film. 

KiF DJ sets and film screenings:
Sat 20.09.25
17:00 - 18:30 DJ Set
20:30 - 21:30 Film Screening
Sun 21.09.25
13:30 - 15:00 DJ Set
20:00 - 21:00 Film Screening
21:00 - 22:30 KiF Still Out Album Playback

TOM RAVENSCROFT
SAT 20.09.25 / 23:30 - 01:00
Tom Ravenscroft is a seasoned DJ and broadcaster with a 30-year career that spans underground music scenes around the world. Known for his broad musical tastes, Tom's selections seamlessly weave through genres like electronic, techno, house, jazz, and experimental sounds, always pushing the boundaries of what's considered underground.  As a club DJ, he began his journey playing free parties in Sheffield, and since then has graced legendary stages at venues like Printworks, No Bounds, We Out Here, and Earth. He’s also played at major festivals including All Points East, Glastonbury, WorldWide, and, as well as memorable nights with the Beirut Groove Collective and On The Corner Records. In addition to his DJing, Tom was a host on BBC 6 Music for 16 years, bringing listeners the latest and greatest in underground dance music. With a knack for unearthing fresh sounds and celebrating established pioneers, Tom’s show was a staple for music lovers looking for a deep dive into the world of club and rave culture. Whether behind the decks or on air, Tom's passion for raw, immersive music shines through, making him a respected figure in both the global club scene and the UK radio landscape.

JOE MUGGS
SAT 20.09.25 / 22:30 - 23:30
Joe Muggs is best known as a music writer for just about every title going, and the author of _Bass, Mids, Tops: an Oral History of Soundsystem Culture_, Crosstown Rebels: 20 Years of Madness, Magic and Music_ and _fabric_, the legendary London club’s 25th anniversary history. But he also has a long and occasionally illustrious history as an ambient/experimental DJ, with mind-bending radio shows on NTS, Worldwide FM, Solid Steel and latterly ROVR, and a late night cosmic tea tent residency at We Out Here festival.

MATT SEWELL
SAT 20.09.25 / 21:30 - 22:30
Visual artist/ illustrator & author Matt Sewell is the spotter and jotter of birds for his range of best selling books as well as the deep cuts compiler of his series of lush vinyl only compilations A Crushing Glow. After years of music explorations on the side in his studio Matt teamed up with fellow astral-traveller Chris Tate to form the balearic dancefloor friendly cosmic folk group Sewell & The Gong. Their new album Patron Saint Of Elsewhere on DSSPPR is a sonic journey into a whirling world of wild woods, dancing in mud, late night pastoral adventure and some sort of 21st century hedonism connected to ancient rituals that mark the passing of seasons.

XANTHE FULLER
SAT 20.09.25 / 19:30 - 20:30 
Xanthe is a long time music lover and maker of mixtapes. Her clubbing days started in jungle raves and hip hop nights around London until music became her career. For a while she was a radio producer for BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and 6Music and these days she’s Senior Director of the Creator team at Mixcloud. Until recently she hosted a monthly radio show on Soho Radio playing more genres than should be squeezed into a 2 hour set including anything from disco, to balearic to dub.

MATT SEFTON
SAT 20.09.25 / 18:30 - 19:30
Matthew D Sefton is an artist, educator, and part-time DJ, regularly found playing around Stroud alongside Tom at Loose Joints, Darius at Crooked Stylus, or popping up at Holy Water. Beyond the DJ booth, he’s quietly built a vast and esoteric record collection, packed with off-kilter, full of less dancefloor orientated (non) bangers. His vinyl addiction has been in full flow for over 30 years and any opportunity to mine the collections' stranger corners are incredibly appealing.

ROSCO
SUN 21.09.25 / 21:00 - 22:30
Rosco AKA Ross Lilly was once a quarter of the now-shelved, Stroud-based collective Disco Sucks, known for bringing the party to London and touring the country with their sound system for many years. These days, he prefers a more laid-back approach. After taking a few years off—even from playing records at home—he’s thankfully relapsed, much to the delight of record dealers across Europe. Now, Ross plays extended sets at his monthly residencies at SVA and Holy Water, drawing from the full depth of his collection. Think ambient floaters, funky folk yacht rockers, Balearic treasures, italo boogie and dreamy electronics. He'll be closing the Still Out room on Sunday night at Hidden Notes with something suitably horizontal.

STONE CLUB
SUN 21.09.25 / 19:00 - 20:00
Founded by artists Lally MacBeth and Matthew Shaw, Stone Club was set up as a place for stone enthusiasts to congregate, to muse and most importantly to stomp to stones. Stone Club believes the journey is as important as the destination and encourages people to pause and think about place in new ways; connecting ancient sites through community and conversation Stone Club aims to bring new perspectives to prehistory in a collaborative and inclusive way. Follow Stone Club through the prehistoric portal and find yourself transported through music and film to Ancient Britain. Stone Club will be spinning tunes from around the world from folk to electronica.

MULLY JOWERS
SUN 21.09.25 / 17:00-18:00
Grower of veg and player of synths with wooden sides, Stroud based occasional musician Mully Jowers is a producer at leading experiential art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, working on various immersive installations combining giant projections, interactions and sometimes VR in venues and spaces across the world. 17:00-18:00

LUCY SHARRATT
SUN 21.09.25 / 16:00 - 17:00
Lucy Sharratt is from Wales, represents artists for music licensing at Warp Records, and lives in Eastcombe, Stroud.

SASHA LEWIS
SUN 21.09.25 / 15:00 - 16:00
Sasha Lewis is a Stroud dwelling sound designer/music producer/musician who has worked with Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Sony Music and Mute Records plus provided sound design for the likes of Ableton, photographer Sølve Sunsbø, Flatpack Sounds and Pinewood Group. When not doing these things or playing primal electronic improvisations as Unicorn Ship Explosion together with drummer Rob Pemperton he's busy with his own burgeoning tea company Black Cloud Tea...