Nurse with Wound list

The Nurse with Wound list is a list of musicians and bands that was included with Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella (1979), the first album by Nurse with Wound. There are 291[1] entries on the list. The list was expanded with Nurse with Wound's second album, To the Quiet Men from a Tiny Girl (1980).

The Nurse with Wound list

The list was compiled by the original Nurse with Wound trio of Steven Stapleton, John Fothergill, and Heman Pathak. It was intended as a homage to the artists who influenced the Nurse with Wound project.[2][3] It has since become a type of 'shopping list' for collectors of outsider and avant-garde music.

Given their obscurity, some of the artists named on the list have been a mystery for many collectors.[4] Stapleton has even boasted that some of the names on the list were invented,[5] a statement denied by John Fothergill.[6]

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B

  • Il Balletto di Bronzo, Italian rock group.
  • Banten, Dutch group. Members include Jurre Haanstra, Ernst Reijseger, and Rob Van Der Broeck.
  • Franco Battiato, Italian singer, composer, and songwriter.
  • Han Bennink, Dutch jazz percussionist. One of the founding members of the Instant Composers Pool (with Misha Mengelberg and Willem Breuker). Has also worked with Peter Brötzmann, Fred Van Hove, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, and Steve Beresford (see below).
  • Steve Beresford, British multi-instrumentalists who has worked in a wide range of fields including jazz, film score, and pop. Some of these include Alterations, Derek Bailey, Han Bennick (see above), Flying Lizards (see below), and the Portsmouth Sinfonia.
  • Jacques Berrocal, French trombonist, trumpeter, and all around multi-instrumentalist. Has worked with Nurse with Wound. Member of the groups Operation Rhino (see below) and Catalogue.
  • Philippe Besombes, French musician and soundtrack/library music composer. Was a member of the group Pôle (see below).
  • Biglietto per l'Inferno, Italian rock group.
  • Birgé Gorgé Shiroc, French trio of Jean-Jacques Birgé, Francis Gorgé, and Shiroc. After the departure of Shiroc and the addition of Bernard Vitet they became the group Un Drame Musical Instantane. Birgé played also with Lard Free, Operation Rhino, Tamia, Luc Ferrari, Colette Magny and Raymond Boni (see below). He made light-shows for Gong and Red Noise (see below).
  • Blue Effect, see Modry Efekt (below).
  • Blue Sun, Danish group.
  • Raymond Boni, French guitarist.
  • Don Bradshaw-Leather, mysterious British musician once rumoured to be the creation of Robert John Godfrey (of the group The Enid).
  • Brainstorm, German rock group.
  • Brainticket, Belgian-led European rock group.
  • Brast Burn, Japanese group. Labelmates of Karuna Khyal on Voice Records.
  • Brave New World, German rock group.
  • Anton Bruhin, Swiss sound experimentalists and maultrommel player. Has interpreted scores by Adolf Wölfli.
  • Brühwarm Theatre, German performance artist Corny Littmann backed by the group Ton Steine Scherben (see below).
  • Franz de Byl, German guitarist

C

D

  • Dadazuzu, German group that has only ever made 1 track for a compilation release.
  • Wolfgang Dauner, German jazz pianist.
  • Debris', American rock group.
  • Decayes, American group. An offshoot of the Los Angeles Free Music Society.
  • Dedalus, Italian rock group.
  • The Deep Freeze Mice, British rock group.
  • Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF), German group. Became a duo after a small number of LPs, moved to England, and made more commercial albums.
  • Dharma Quintet, French jazz ensemble.
  • Dies Irae, German rock group.
  • Dome, another Wire side project by Graham Lewis and Bruce Gilbert. See Cupol above. Not to be confused with German group DOM.
  • Doo-Dooettes part of the Los Angeles Free Music Society.
  • Philippe Doray, French musician. Has worked with Thierry Muller (see below).
  • Roger Doyle, Irish musician and composer. In the group Operating Theatre which had an album released on United Dairies.
  • Jean Dubuffet, French artist and creator of Art brut.
  • Dzyan, German rock group.

E

  • Eiliff, German jazz-rock group.
  • Emtidi, German space kraut-folk duo of Maik Hirschfeldt and Dolly Holmes.
  • Eroc, German drummer and multi-instrumentaluist Joachim H. Ehrig. Was a member of Grobschnitt (see below).
  • Etron Fou Leloublan, French rock group. Part of the Rock in Opposition movement.
  • Exmagma, German rock group. They have no relation to the French band Magma.

F

G

  • Gash, German rock band.
  • Ron Geesin, British composer, musician, producer. Has worked with Pink Floyd.
  • Gila, German rock group.
  • Jef Gilson, French musician.
  • Glaxo Babies, British rock group.
  • God in Disguise, see Förklädd Gud (above)
  • Gomorrha, German rock group.
  • Gong, British/French rock group.
  • Good Missionaries side-project of Alternative TV (see above).
  • Le Grand Magic Circus, French performance group. Danny Elfman was once a member.
  • John Greaves and Peter Blegvad (and Lisa Herman), collaboration between members of Henry Cow (see below) and Slapp Happy.
  • Fernando Grillo, Italian contrabass player with ties to the Fluxus scene.
  • Ragnar Grippe, Swedish electronic musician composer.
  • Grobschnitt, German rock group. Also see Eroc (above).
  • Group 1850, Dutch rock group.
  • Jean Guérin, French multi-instrumentalist.
  • Friedrich Gulda Austrian pianist and composer. Was a member of Anima-Sound (see above).
  • Guru Guru, German rock group. Also see Uli Trepte (below).

H

I

  • Ibliss, German rock group. Includes former members of Organisation/Kraftwerk (see below).
  • L'Infonie, Canadian rock group.
  • International Harvester, Swedish rock group. Have also released albums as Pärson Sound, Harvester, and Träd, Gräs & Stenar.
  • Iskra, Swedish jazz group. Not to be confused with Iskra 1903.
  • Island, Swiss rock group.

J

K

  • King Crimson, British group led by Robert Fripp. Violinist David Cross has released a track on a United Dairies compilation.
  • Basil Kirchin, British musician and film composer.
  • Osamu Kitajima, Japanese composer and musician.
  • Kluster, German trio of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius, and Conrad Schnitzler. Later split into Cluster and Conrad Schnitzler solo. Related to the band Eruption.
  • Frank Köllges (misspelled Kolges on the list), German musician.
  • Kollektiv Rote Rübe, German rock group. Has worked with Ton Steine Scherben (see below). Not to be confused with Kollektiv.
  • Komintern, French rock group.
  • Kraftwerk, German electronic-rock group. Former members have gone into Ibliss (see above), Neu! (see below), and Fritz Müller Rock (see below).
  • Krokodil, Swiss rock group.

L

M

  • Magical Power Mako, Japanese rock group.
  • Magma, French rock group led by Christian Vander (see below).
  • Colette Magny, French singer, songwriter, and composer.
  • Mahjun, French rock group led by Jean-Louis Mahjun.
  • Mahogany Brain, French rock group.
  • Malfatti-Wittwer, jazz duo of Austrian Radu Malfatti and Swiss Stephan Wittwer.
  • Mama Dada 1919, American rock group.
  • Michael Mantler, Austrian musician. Member of The Jazz Composer's Orchestra. Has worked with Steve Lacy (see above), Carla Bley, Terje Rypdal (see below), and Robert Wyatt (see below).
  • Albert Marcoeur, French musician.
  • Mars, American rock group. Members: Sumner Crane, Nancy Arlen, Mark Cunningham, and China Burg.
  • Maschine Nr. 9, German studio project of Hans Eichleiter, Georg Deuter, and Hans Greb with assistance from a large number of real and sampled voices.
  • Mate and Vallancien, French duo of Philippe Mate and Daniel Vallancien.[7]
  • Costin Miereanu, French composer and musician.
  • Min Bul, Norwegian jazz-rock trio of Terje Rypdal (see below), Bjørnar Andresen, and Espen Rud.
  • Mnemonists, American group. Later became the group Biota.
  • Modry Efekt (Blue Effect), Czech rock group.
  • Moolah, American duo of Maurice Roberson and Walter Burns.
  • Anthony Moore, British musician. Was member of Slapp Happy and Henry Cow (see above).
  • Mothers of Invention, American rock group featuring Frank Zappa (see below). Some other members included Jimmy Carl Black, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, and Ray Collins.
  • Moving Gelatine Plates, French group.
  • Fritz Müller (Fritz Müller Rock), German musician Eberhard Kranemann. Was member of Kraftwerk (see above) and Neu! (see below).
  • Thierry Müller, French musician and leader of the group Ilitch. Also in the group Ruth with Ruth Ellyeri and Philippe Doray (see above).
  • Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV), American-European improv group. Members have included Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Teitelbaum, Allan Bryant, Ivan Coaquette, and Ivan Vandor. Has worked with AMM (see above).
  • Music Improvisation Company, British jazz ensemble led by Derek Bailey.
  • Mythos, German rock group.

N

  • Napoli Centrale, Italian rock group.
  • Negativland, American group.
  • Neu!, German duo formed by ex-members of Kraftwerk (see above). La Düsseldorf is a related band. Also see Fritz Müller (above).
  • New Phonic Art, French jazz ensemble led by Vinko Globokar. Also featuring Michel Portal (see below), Jean-Pierre Drouet, and Carlos Roqué Alsina.
  • Nico, German singer best known for being on the first Velvet Underground (see below) album.
  • Night Sun, German rock group.
  • Nihilist Spasm Band, Canadian rock group.
  • Nine Days Wonder, German rock group.
  • Nosferatu, German rock group.
  • Nu Creative Methods, French jazz duo of Bernard Pruvost and Pierre Bastien.

O

  • Oktober, German rock group.
  • Yoko Ono, Japanese artist involved in the Fluxus scene. Later married John Lennon of the Beatles.
  • Operation Rhino, French jazz ensemble of Gilbert Artman (see above), Pierre Bastien, Claude Bernard, Jacques Berrocal (see above), Raymond Boni (see above), Evan Chandlee, Mion Cinellu, Dominique Christian, Daniel Deshays, Harald Kenietzo, Tonia Munuera, Itaru Oki, Alain Pinsolle, Philippe Pochan, Patrice Raux, Richard Raux, François Tusques, and Mallot Vallois.
  • Opus Avantra, Italian rock group led by Alfredo Tisocco and Donella Del Monaco.
  • Orchid Spangiafora, American audio collage artist.[8]
  • Out of Focus, German rock group.
  • Ovary Lodge, British group led by Keith Tippett.
  • Tony Oxley, British jazz drummer.

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V

W

  • Michel Waisvisz, Dutch electronic music designer and performer.
  • Igor Wakhevitch, French multi-instrumentalist.
  • Lawrence Weiner, American visual and soundtext artist.
  • Trevor Wishart, British musician.
  • James White and the Contortions, refers to two groups led by American James White: The Contortions and James White and the Blacks.
  • Whitehouse, British group led by William Bennett. Preceded by the group Come (see above). Has worked with Nurse with Wound.
  • Wired, German jazz ensemble led by Michael Ranta.
  • Woorden, Dutch rock group.
  • Robert Wyatt, British drummer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Was a member of the groups Soft Machine (see above) and Matching Mole.

X

Y

  • Ya Ho Wha 13, American commune and rock group. Recorded under various names such as Father Yod And The Spirit Of '76 and Fire, Water, Air. Sky Saxon, from the group The Seeds, was once a member of the commune, though he did not participate in the rock band.
  • La Monte Young, American composer and musician.

Z

  • Frank Zappa, American musician and composer. Was member of the Mothers of Invention (see above) and has worked with Captain Beefheart (see above).
  • ZNR (Zazou 'n' Racaille), French rock group led by Hector Zazou and Joseph Racaille.
  • Zweistein, German rock group.

References

  1. There are 291 artists on the list if collaborations are counted as the same, LIMBUS 3 AND 4 are counted as the same, and XHOL CARAVAN/XHOL are counted as two.
  2. Face Out, 8, March 1981
  3. Bugbee, Tim. Steve Stapleton (Nurse with Wound) – Part Two The Big Takeover, 30 August 2008
  4. Alan & Steve Freeman. Audion Guide to Nurse with Wound. July 1994 (Revised 2005)
  5. Keenan, David. The Wire #160, June 1997
  6. Keenan, David. England's Hidden Reverse: Coil – Current 93 – Nurse with Wound. SAF Publishing Ltd, 2003
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Philippe-Mat%C3%A9-Daniel-Vallancien-Mat%C3%A9Vallancien/master/171426
  8. http://www.orchidspangiafora.com
  9. "Albums by Twenty Sixty Six and Then: Discography, songs, biography, and listening guide". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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