Urban Pillow

Urban Pillow is the spoken word/electronica duo of Naomi Foyle and Richard Miles.

Johnny Boyfriend is a reading by Naomi Foyle from her debut novel Seoul Survivors, with music by Richard Miles. 9 mins 30sec. Listen to it on Soundcloud here

‘Forgive the Rain’ (34’33”). Featuring poems by Rumi and Naomi Foyle and Richard Miles’s recordings of zippers and steam engines (1997). Listen on Soundcloud here.

‘Not Quite Arrived’ (5’19”). From the limited edition CD Aphrodite’s Answering Machine (2003), a prose-poem about transience and vulnerability, inspired by Lady Godiva, Nico’s passport (‘No Fixed Address’), an elegant Montreal squatter, and a cocktail bar in Seoul. Listen on Soundcloud here.

‘Liberties’ (3’16”). Two libertines in a Montreal railyard meet Jean Genet and a pack of stray dogs. A shaggy ink cap story from Aphrodite’s Answering Machine. Listen on Soundcloud here.

Richard Miles is also a visual artist. He created the cover art for Naomi’s award-winning pamphlet Red Hot & Bothered.