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Nurse with Wound

Musical Group
Foradventurous listeners into experimental/industrial/drone, dark-ambient fans, and followers of current 93/coil.
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The Profile

Nurse with Wound is a British experimental/industrial project formed in 1978 by Steven Stapleton with John Fothergill and Heman Pathak. Led by Stapleton ever since, NWW spans collage-based industrial, drone/ambient and surreal tape manipulations, with frequent intersections with the UK underground and artists like Current 93.

Formed in the UK in 1978 by Steven Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak; subsequently helmed by Stapleton. Known for dada/surrealist aesthetics, tape collage, drones, and meticulous sound design across dozens of releases. Longstanding ties with Current 93 (David Tibet) and collaborations across the industrial/experimental milieu (including Coil associates, Jim O’Rourke, Merzbow, Boyd Rice). The debut LP is famed for including the influential ‘NWW List’ of artists.

Across eight reviews, Nurse with Wound emerges as a cornerstone of avant-garde sound: hermetic, collage-driven, and drone-heavy. Key albums like Soliloquy for Lilith, Homotopy to Marie, and the debut are dissected for their extremes and craft. One live set is hailed as among the year’s best. The consensus: difficult, uncompromising, and uniquely rewarding.

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