Background
David was born in Huddersfield, and spent most of that time in the Colne Valley.
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Education
He attended Crow Lane, Royds Hall School, Colne Valley High School and Kirklees College, formerly known as Huddersfield Technical College. He then apprenticed as an electrical engineer and moved on to become a telecommunications engineer
Career
The name comes from a character in King Crimson"s song, "Happy Family". He has released over eighty albums on various netlabels. Between 1990 and 2000 he wrote several short stories, poetry, prose, and articles that were published in small press magazines such as Back Brain Recluse, Nova San Francisco, The Scanner, Rapid eye movement sleep, Nerve Gardens, The Lyre, Auguries and Focus.
On 28 January 2004 Cousin Silas made an appearance on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 played by John Peel.
David Hughes, born 7 May 1959, is an English musician and electronic music producer most notable for his ambient and drone music Before experimenting with soundscapes in 2000, David played guitar in a couple of local bands doing new wave and punk covers.
His current style of music is influenced by JG Ballard, Brian Eno, and Forteana. The musician is a self-proclaimed "sound alchemist" and has referred to his music as "audio photographs" or "moodscapes." He is a fan of science fiction novels written between 1950 and 1980 by authors such as Clark Ashton Smith, Himachal Pradesh Lovecraft, Mont Rose James, Brian Aldiss, and Michael Moorcock.
