Sophie Sirota is a classically trained violist, singer and composer who began working as a session violist while at music college and has gone on to collaborate as a session musician, live performer, arranger and composer with an impressive range of iconic and respected names that include Paul Weller, Kim Deal, Tindersticks, Beth Orton, Ed Harcourt, 4-Hero, D’Influence, Gabrielle and Robert Kirby.
The latest chapter in Sirota’s career began in 2023 when she performed at a monthly electronic music meet-up session hosted by Coastal Electronauts in Whitstable, Kent. This incentivised her to create new pieces to perform at each subsequent event, expanding her horizons as well as her collection of effects pedals.
This resulted in Sirota’s 2025 debut album, ‘Pressure Drop’, a collection of sonic explorations shaped by live performance and experimentation. All but one of its six tracks were composed using just her electric viola, pedals and voice to create atmospheric soundscapes with abrasive, noisy textures, an interplay that mirrors both internal chaos and meditative calm. The album is available via Bandcamp and can also be streamed on Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon Music.
The album tracks have subsequently been reimagined by a number of musicians that Sirota has worked with and will be released as ‘Pressure Drop Remixed’ on 10th September 2026. Contributors include Youth (who has provided two remixes), 4Hero, Shape Navigator and 3Head, with the album opener ’50:50 Pure Trance – The Endless Carousel of Lust and Suffering Dub (Youth remix)’ also available as a single from today (9th July). A video for his nine minute rework has been created by @diz_qo and can be seen HERE.
“I’ve been fortunate to work with some incredible musicians during my career and it has been truly humbling to receive so many positive reactions to the idea of making a remix album,” says Sirota. “What each contributor has sent back has resulted in a really eclectic variety of styles and sounds. I left each remix to their discretion and deliberately gave no direction or input.”
Acknowledging the growth of the underground electronic music scene, she adds that “I’m particularly pleased to have had a number of younger artists provide unique interpretations of my tracks, including people I have met through the vibrant EMOM scene. After all, this is what gave me the initial encouragement and support to create the original album.”
PRESSURE DROP REMIXED
TRACKLIST
1 50:50 Pure Trance – The Endless Carousel of Lust and Suffering Dub (Youth remix)
2 mood (4Hero remix)
3 if i wrote a song would you like it? (Shape Navigator remix)
4 sophie’s tension (3Head/Al Mac remix)
5 i feel (Will Materialise remix)
6 holding te (smelliott remix)
7 i feel (BorjeNotBorge remix)
8 if i wrote a song would you like it? (Grace Griffin Blustery Day remix)
9 holding tension (Riigs remix)
10 50:50 Pure Ambient – The Savage Orient of the Heart Dub (Youth remix)
