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Double LP version. Meaning “soul friend” in Gaelic,Anamcharais a new compilation of buried treasure fromNina Walsh‘s colossalWoodleigh Research Facilityarchive. W.R.F. was formed in 2015 by Nina and late studio partnerAndrew Weatherallto help wrangle the vast output recorded together beyond his solo releases. Spotlighting nine tracks from theApparently Soloseries of EPs recorded between 2016- 2019 and released on Bandcamp in 2023, this lustrous time capsule marks the culmination of Walsh and Weatherall’s creative relationship born after they clicked at London’s earliest acid house clubs, becoming partners then managers of their Sabres Of Paradise/Sabrettes labels before taking different paths by the late ’90s. An accomplished musician, Nina had learned the art of studio technology by the time they reunited and started working together in 2012. Created at her Facility 4 Studio situated in the dangerous, gang-ridden no man’s land between Streatham and Mitcham,Anamcharacaptures the super-prolific creative stretch starting in 2015 that produced Weatherall’sConvenanzaandQualiasolo sets, W.R.F.’sThe Phoenix Suburb (And Other Stories)plus a whole lot more. According to Nina, Andrew envisioned the spectacular “Borderland” as natural successor to “Smokebelch,” his most revered track. When it came to his remix, Nina enlisted renowned viola virtuosoSarah Sarhandiand composed new harmonies withPachelbel‘s Canon in D Minor in mind. The set also catches the breakthrough period when, through Nina’s careful coaxing, Andrew started using the computer system she’d set up to better express his musical visions by arranging the elements, grooves and melodies she sent him. Still considered the UK’s greatest DJ-producer, Andrew’s arrangements were inspired by his club-igniting sets.Anamcharastraddles the gamut of musical styles explored by W.R.F. at this time, from slower paced psychedelic “drug chug” outings “We Two.” Many tracks fly elements from the enormous sonic library Nina inherited from late partnerErick Legrandthat she called The Akashic Library of Sound. Marking Andrew’s 2016 admission into the vault, “Rattly Old Puffin” boasts Erick’s psychedelic guitar and tumbling drum loop Weatherall would run with, including on “Borderland.” Bringing down the curtain, “Alma’s” exquisitely poignant melody that unfolds over thirteen time-stopping minutes was composed by Nina while navigating Erick’s birth and departure date anniversaries to accompany Andrew’s reading fromGordon Burn‘s 1991 same-named novel at 2018’s Durham Literary Festival. Burn’s novel imagines early 60s popstrel Alma Cogan, who succumbed to cancer in 1966 surviving to reflect on fame. A beautiful grand finale for this astonishing selection of pure gold from the vaults.

Track Listing
01. We Two
02. Crack-Ed
03. SHLAP
04. Hidden Watchers Pt. 1
05. Yacidik
06. Borderland (Andrew WeatherallMix)
07. Heat To Meat Ratio
08. Rattly Old Puffin
09. Alma

street date 6/19/2026