11 December 2023

WeatherWalsh End in Nardan, WA.

 

The mysterious Woodleigh Research Facility is located in a bunker in Tooting named Facility 4. It is a fully equipped recording studio with a plethora of musical instruments & a Podenco dog named Binky. It was the hide-away of DJ & producer Andrew Weatherall before his 2020 passing along with musician & producer Nina Walsh, who continues on these days as Facility 5.

Andrew Weatherall's great body of work has been heavy in my rotation lately. I have shared several of his many resleases here at NSS. Last month I shared The Asphodells - Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust. Many of the Frenz of this here dump have been wanting more Weatherall. I am wanting to share more. Here's the first Woodleigh Research Facility full-length. 

 



Included with The Phoenix Suburb is a 19 page article from Electronic Sounds, Issue 107, November 2023 in .pdf format. 

Here's just a short excerpt from the article: 

"Weatheral...began work on what...she (Nina) described as 'a very old loop programme' running on 'an antiquated computer system' bought on eBay for £30."

"He was relegated to a back room with no windows," she says. "He'd be getting a groove going with beats, sitting in a cloud of smoke. As soon as his ears had settled on a fixed key & bpm, I'd start creating the additonal parts - loops, melodies, harmonies, & so on. He'd ask for something specific - 'It needs this, it needs that' he’d say - Which I would duly deliver on a flash drive and load into his working library"

The Woodleigh Research Facility - The Phoenix Suburb (& Other Stories)2xLP,
Rotters Golf Club RGCLP021, 2015.
decryption code in comments


This side - Test results 01:
I am Amateur Barbarian
Brackstone Abroad

That side - Test results 05:
Aeronauts: The Next Phase
Osler's Crystal Fountain

This side - Test results 05:
The Question Oak
Emancipation Garage

That side - Test results 07:
Dumont's Assistant
Taqiya featuring Youth (bass)

 

 

 

 



January 31, 2020, shortly before Weatheral died from a pulmonary embolism on February 17, 2020 his record label Rotters Golf Club began releasing a series of downloadable Facility 4 sets. At depth. They released one a month after that with the last (The Woodleigh Research Facility - Facility 4: A Walk with Bob & Bill, Vol. 4, RGC027DL) coming on December 25th.

Rotters Golf Club was an electro record label set up by Andrew in 2001. The label was mainly 12" single-orientated, with most releases actually by Two Lone Swordsmen (Weatherall & Keith Tenniswood aka Radioactive Man) under various guises.

I had already planned the 12 Days of Holi-daze (which starts Wednesday) when I thought what a great idea to share one Facility 4 recording each day of the 12. Since I had already put many hours into my original plan & completed it & deemed it ready, I could hardly just drop it & go with these. So I'll be giving you both items each day. Facility 4 & Mad Professor's 12 Dubs of Crazemas. You all deserve it, from me to you with love for your finest holi-daze.

Enjoy the wintery Weather all,

13 comments:

  1. The Phoenix Suburb
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  2. Going to give this a listen... mant thanks.

    Brian

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    1. Thanks for all the thanks lately. Really means a lot to me that people take the time to leave a few words. Best to yo & yours for the upcoming holi-daze. Much more Weatherall & Walsh to come.

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  3. Peace and Good Will Nathan & Family for your kindness to us riff raff. Cheers Ole Mate

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    1. Xmas cheers to you as well. Stay safe.

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  4. Thank you for this, it made my day! Best wishes to you.

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    1. Best wishes also to you & yours. Much more Weatherall & Walsh upcoming. Hope it make a bunch more days a little brighter.

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  5. deep thank yous

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    1. Deepest holi-daze wishes in return.

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  6. Thank you very much for this. Have a good days
    Pablo

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    1. You're most welcome, Pablo.

      If you are a fan of Andrew Weatherall & his work as Woodleigh Research Facility, I am gifting the twelve Facility 4 monthly 2020 download-only releases each day of the 12 Dubs of Crazemas that started Dec. 13. They are something special & well worth the listen. Check them out if you haven't already.

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    2. I'm going to check them out for sure, Thank you very much for this recommendation and for the music that you share here. And now no more bla bla bla and click it . Cheers

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    3. Click it, for sure. Enjoy.

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