Andy Weatherall
| Andrew Weatherall | |
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Weatherall in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew James Weatherall |
| Also known as | The Major, Lord Sabre |
| Born |
6 April 1963 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Genres | Electronica, dub, post-punk, house, techno, balearic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, remixer |
| Labels | RGC, Warp, Hidden Library, Sabres of Paradise, Boy's Own |
| Associated acts | A Love From Outer Space, Primal Scream, That Petrol Emotion, Bocca Juniors, The Sabres of Paradise, Two Lone Swordsmen, The Asphodells |
Andrew James Weatherall (born 6 April 1963 in Windsor, Berkshire) is an English DJ, producer, and remixer.
Weatherall, Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes started Boy's Own initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football, and other issues. Weatherall was also a freelance music journalist (using both his own name and the pseudonym "Audrey Witherspoon").
Weatherall's DJ career started to take off when he met Danny Rampling at skater Bobby's party that he played at in Chapel Market, Islington, and Rampling invited him to play at his club night Shoom. Farley and Weatherall became regular Shoom DJ's, playing the upstairs room, and also at Paul Oakenfold's Future / Spectrum nights and Nicky Holloway's Trip. They also did their own parties and started a record label under the name of Boy's Own Recordings. Along with Pete Heller (who was also a Shoom DJ), engineer Hugo Nicholson and singer Anna Haigh, they released two singles as Bocca Juniors on the label, "Raise (53 Steps to Heaven)" and "Substance".
Weatherall's first studio work was alongside Paul Oakenfold on the club remix of Hallelujah for the Happy Mondays. Other remixes followed, notably "World in Motion" for New Order, "Loaded", a hit remix of Primal Scream's earlier track "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have", and the widely acclaimed 'A Mix of Two-Halves' version of Saint Etienne's cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart". His remix of My Bloody Valentine's "Soon" was ranked at number 1 in NME's list of "The 50 Best Remixes Ever".
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