Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella
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“The debut Nurse With Wound album lies halfway between the more tuneless explorations of krautrock and the then-new industrialism practiced by Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire. Across three lengthy tracks, obtuse guitar freak-outs frame distorted synthesizers and mostly rhythm-less drum machines. Though it frequently defies easy analysis, Chance Meeting is one of the more glowing examples of uncompromising industrial noise of the 1970s.” 1994 reissue in jewelbox
Drunk With The Old Man Of The Mountains
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Five stray tracks from the mid-’80s that were all out of print at the time of original release. “Mourning Smile” distills Steven Stapleton’s ability to mix disparate elements (ghostly drone with ragtime piano and pipe organ) into a disorienting collage that keeps listeners on their toes. “Swamp Rat” is a long exploration of drones working over a Neu!-ish motorik beat. “Sheela-Na-Gig” recalls Shining-era Penderecki. Barcode has black scribbles.
Echo Poeme: Sequence No. 2
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Recorded in 2005, inspired by the film Last Year At Marienbad, reminiscent in tone of Soliloquy For Lilith, Echo Poeme No. 2 is one continuous piece based around the female voice. Features a four-page booklet designed by Babs Santini.
Homotopy to Marie
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The fifth NWW album is no less unnerving and experimental than its predecessors but is far less chaotic. The four tracks from the original LP and the 12-minute “Astral Dustbin Dirge,” recorded during the same sessions, added to the CD edition) may be more elegantly constructed, but lengthy dada-esque soundscapes constructed of artfully edit tape manipulations, are just difficult to penetrate. Sealed
Gyllensköld, Geijerstam And I At Rydberg’s
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Reissue from 2007 containing the record in its original form, with the remixes as additional tracks. “The sound quality … is superb…, highlighting Stapleton’s increasing confidence in the studio. Recorded only a few months after Homotopy to Marie, the clarity in the mix and the general fine details in the arrangement are leaps and bounds ahead of even that album…. On a technical level, Gyllensköld, Geijerstam and I at Rydberg’s is a triumph.”