Andrew Weatherall

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Andrew Weatherall


Img_capt = Andrew Weatherall in 2005.
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Alias = The Major, Lord Sabre
Born = birth date and age|1963|4|6
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Genre = Electro, post punk, post rock, techno
Occupation = Musician, songwriter, remixer
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Label = RGC
Warp Records
Hidden Library
Associated_acts = The Sabres of Paradise
Two Lone Swordsmen
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Andrew Weatherall (born 6 April 1963, Windsor, England) is a DJ, producer, and remixer.

Initially a freelance music journalist (using both his own name and the pseudonym "Audrey Witherspoon"), Weatherall started his muscial work alongside DJ Paul Oakenfold on the "Hallelujah" remix for the Happy Mondays, Weatherall entered the indie rock and acid house sounds of Madchester. Other remixes followed, including "World in Motion" by New Order and "Loaded", a hit remix of Primal Scream's earlier track "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have". He joined fellow scenesters Terry Farley and Pete Heller to form Boy's Own, initially a magazine commenting on football, fashion, records, etc. They also did parties, and had a record label under the name of Boys Own Recordings (which went on to be called Junior Boy's Own in 1992 upon Weatherall's departure). Along with engineer Hugo Nicholson and singer Anna Haigh, they released two singles as Bocca Juniors on Boys Own Records, "Raise (53 Steps to Heaven)" and the lesser known "Substance".

He formed the dub trio The Sabres of Paradise in 1993, and promoted the Bloodsugar and Sabresonic warehouse raves. In early 1996, after shutting down Sabresonic, Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood became Two Lone Swordsmen signing to Warp Records label and setting up Rotters Golf Club for their own dancefloor-orientated work.

Weatherall also has cited humour as an important component in his musical ideology. [ "Yeah, humour's very important. If I didn't see everything as a complete joke, I would've been locked up years ago. I would've gone completely insane." - "A Complete Rotter", Andrez Bergen. "Daily Yomiuri", December 2002.]

He has produced such artists as Beth Orton, Primal Scream and One Dove, and has remixed the work of Björk, Siouxsie, The Orb, The Future Sound of London, New Order, My Bloody Valentine, Saint Etienne, James and many others.

In late 2006, he released his debut solo single "The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice" on Rotters Golf Club.

In late 2007 and early 2008, a song entitled "Feathers" by Weatherall was used in an advert for a Volkswagen Tiguan.

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External links

* [http://www.outlar.com/artist.php?id=114 Bio + Links]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Andrew+Weatherall Andrew Weatherall discography]
* [http://www.twoloneswordsmen.com/ Two Lone Swordsmen official website]
* [http://www.getthecurse.com/2007/09/12/andrew-weatherall-rotters-golf-club/ Interview - En/Fr(2007)]
* [http://www.endclub.com/node/2334 Interview (2005)]
* [http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/174/ "The Wire" Interview (2003)]
* [http://andrezbergen.tripod.com/id16.html Interview (2002)]