I have featured Nina Walsh before involving her relationship as long term creative partner to Andrew Weatherall. The two ran the Sabres of Paradise & Sabrettes record labels. They later released material as Woodleigh Research Facility which I have extensively shared in the past.
The Woodleigh Research material is released on the Facility 4 label, which Nina still runs.
Brother Joseph's Sonic Treasure Show broadcasts out of Glasgow via Radio Magnetic, weaving a mix of cosmic, psyche, ambient, downtempo, & Dub. On New Year's Day 2021 Brother Josep's Sonic Treasures radio show featured two special long form pieces from Nina Walsh's Facility 4. These two pieces were lined up to be played on Weatherall's Music's Not For Everyone but in February 2020 tragedy intervened, took Andrew away, & the monthly radio with him. This set was never aired.
The first piece, C-Pij01 Facility 4 Day, is an hour of wonderful ambient wash, a combination of:
Nina Walsh - flute, synth, vocals, guitar; Marcos Alegria - guitar; Anita Hurst - vocals, harmonium; Franck Alba - viola, ebow guitar; & Chris Cornetto - trumpet. Broadcast at 1:11pm, 01/01/21.
The second part, C-Pij02 Facility 4 Night, is two & a half hours long, introduced by Brother Joseph. It fades into distortion & noise, echoes & bangs before a song starts to take shape, guitar chords. Then back to ambient sound, FX & washes, drones & voices coming through the mist with a wandering trumpet floating on top. After an hour & ten minutes it dissolves once more, Brother Joseph returns, then the guitar/ bass/ drums kick back in, an 80s post-punk bassline with a lovely synth topline. Then there's more, twists & turns, musical sections mixed together, one segueing into another.
Nice, I just checked her solo acoustic stuff, nice
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy Nina. & thanks for the Sonido Gallo Negro. I have Sendero Mistico & Mambo Cósmico, but none of the others. Appreciate.
DeleteThanks NØ! This looks wonderful. I was introduced to Sabres of Wax, like many I suspect, by the Cafe del Mar series. Good stuff!
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