Andrew Weatherall

{{Short description|English DJ, record producer and remixer (1963–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Andrew Weatherall | image = Andrew Weatherall.jpg | caption = Weatherall in 2009 | birth_name = Andrew James Weatherall | alias = The Chairman | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1963|4|6}} | birth_place = Windsor, Berkshire, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|2|17|1963|4|6}} | death_place = London, England | instrument = {{Flatlist| *Turntables *synthesiser *sequencer *guitar *bass *drums *voice }} | genre = {{Flatlist| *Electronic *house *techno *balearic *dub *post-punk }} | occupation = {{Flatlist| *DJ *producer *musician *remixer }} | years_active = | label = {{Flatlist| *Hidden Library *Boy's Own *Rotters Golf Club *Sabres of Paradise *Höga Nord }} | website = {{URL|https://www.rottersgolfclub.com|Rotters Golf Club}} }}

'''Andrew James Weatherall''' (6 April 1963 – 17 February 2020) was an English musician, DJ, songwriter, producer and remixer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The '90s master of the remix |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200218-andrew-weatherall-the-90s-master-of-the-remix |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=bbc.com}}</ref> His career took him from being a DJ in the acid house movement of the late 1980s to being a remixer of tracks by Happy Mondays, New Order, Björk, the Orb, the Future Sound of London, My Bloody Valentine, Saint Etienne, Primal Scream, Moby and James.

His production work on Primal Scream's album ''Screamadelica'', adding samples, loops and creating an influential mix of hard rock, house and rave, helped the record win the first ever Mercury Music Prize in 1992 and become one of the most celebrated albums of the 1990s.<ref name="pattison-guardian">{{cite news|last=Pattison|first=Louis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/17/electronicmusic.clubs|title=Lord of the dance party|date=17 November 2007|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="Petridis">{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis| author-link = Alexis Petridis | title=Andrew Weatherall: 'Anyone can make music. What a double-edged sword'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/25/andrew-weatherall-interview-dj-disco-maverick|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 February 2016|access-date=3 April 2016}}</ref>

==Biography== Andrew James Weatherall was born on 6 April 1963, in Windsor, Berkshire, England, to Robert Weatherall and Carol (Spires) Weatherall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/arts/music/andrew-weatherall-dead.html|title=Andrew Weatherall, D.J. Who Broke Down Genre Barriers, Dies at 56|last=Carmel|first=Julia|date=21 February 2020|website=The New York Times|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> During his teenage years, he started going to Funk & Soul Weekenders and disco parties. After leaving the local grammar school, he left home at the age of 18, and worked in a variety of jobs including on building sites, as a carpenter and moving furniture.<ref name=":0"/>

He moved to London in the late 1980s, where his record collection and musical knowledge brought him requests to DJ at parties.<ref name="pattison-guardian"/> Terry Farley hired him to play at the Trip club, Weatherall playing mostly northern soul and indie records.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Sweeting|first=Adam|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/18/andrew-weatherall-obituary|title=Andrew Weatherall obituary|date=18 February 2020|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Weatherall started writing as a freelance music journalist (using both his own name and the pseudonym "Audrey Witherspoon"). Together with Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes, they started ''Boy's Own'', initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football and other issues.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor-first=Colin|editor-last=Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1238}}</ref>

Weatherall's DJ career started to take off when he met Danny Rampling at actor Bobby's (Bobby Collins) party that he played at in Chapel Market, Islington, and Rampling invited him to play at his club night Shoom.<ref name="GUAR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/17/andrew-weatherall-lone-swordsman-who-cut-new-shapes-for-british-music|title=Andrew Weatherall: lone swordsman who cut new shapes for British music|website=The Guardian|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=17 February 2020|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref> Farley and Weatherall became regular Shoom DJs, 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.<ref name="GUAR2"/> Along with Pete Heller (who was also a Shoom DJ), engineer Hugo Nicolson and singer Anna Haigh, they released two singles as Bocca Juniors on the label, "Raise (53 Steps to Heaven)" and "Substance".<ref name="Larkin"/><ref name="GUAR2"/>

thumb|Weatherall DJing in Edinburgh, 2006 Weatherall's first studio work was alongside Paul Oakenfold on the club remix of "Hallelujah" for the Happy Mondays.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51535685|title = DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall dies|last = Savage|first = Mark|date = 17 February 2020|access-date = 17 February 2020|work = BBC News}}</ref> Other remixes followed, notably "World in Motion" for New Order, "Loaded",<ref name="Larkin"/> a hit remix of Primal Scream's earlier track "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have",<ref name="BBC"/> 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".<ref name="GUAR2"/> His remix of My Bloody Valentine's "Soon" was ranked at number 1 in ''NME''{{'}}s list of "The 50 Best Remixes Ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-50-best-remixes-ever-1410098|title=The 50 best remixes ever|website=NME|first=Sarah|last=Anderson|date=20 July 2011|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> He produced Primal Scream's album ''Screamadelica''.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/23/bobby-gillespie-on-screamadelica-producer-andrew-weatherall|title=Bobby Gillespie remembers Andrew Weatherall: 'He was a true bohemian'|website=The Observer|first=Sean|last=O'Hagan|date=23 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/02/18/807082396/andrew-weatherall-acid-house-pioneer-dies-at-56|title=Andrew Weatherall, Champion Of Underground Music, Dies At 56|website=NPR|first=Noah|last=Caldwell|date=18 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

In 1992, Weatherall left Boy's Own. He formed the electronic music trio the Sabres of Paradise in 1993, starting a record label under the same name.<ref name="Larkin"/> The Sabres of Paradise released three albums between 1993 and 1995.<ref name="MIX">{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Dave |title=British DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall has died |url=https://mixmag.net/read/british-dj-andrew-weatherall-died-news |website=Mixmag |access-date=18 February 2020|date=17 February 2020}}</ref> In early 1996, after shutting down Sabresonic, Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood became Two Lone Swordsmen, signing to Warp.<ref name="MIX"/> His production of Beth Orton's album ''Trailer Park'' helped establish the mix of hip hop and electronica that would later become trip hop.<ref name=":0"/> He set up the Rotters Golf Club label in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Weatherall RIP |first=Patrick|last=Clarke |date=17 February 2020 |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/27832-andrew-weatherall-dead |work=The Quietus|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

Weatherall produced for artists Beth Orton, Primal Scream and One Dove, and remixed the work of Björk, Siouxsie Sioux, the Orb, the Future Sound of London, New Order, Manic Street Preachers, My Bloody Valentine and James.<ref name="FACT">{{cite web |last=Muggs |first=Joe |title=Andrew Weatherall's 30 greatest remixes |url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/09/27/andrew-weatheralls-30-greatest-remixes/ |website=Fact |date=27 September 2014 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> He produced the album ''Tarot Sport'' for Fuck Buttons to "vast acclaim"<ref name="GUAR2"/> and assisted the Twilight Sad with the production of their third studio album, ''No One Can Ever Know''.<ref name="ALL">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/andrew-weatherall-mn0000041637/credits|title=Andrew Weatherall credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="TheJournal">{{cite web |first=Harris |last=Brine |title=Twilight Sad |url=http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/8369-twilight-sad |website=The Journal |date=30 November 2011 |access-date=9 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2006, he released his debut solo EP ''The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice'',<ref name="BRAIN">{{cite web |last=McKeating |first=Scott |title=The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice review |url=http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5664&Itemid=64 |website=Brainwashed |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> followed by his debut solo studio album ''A Pox on the Pioneers'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Pox on the Pioneers – review |url=https://www.factmag.com/2009/09/23/andrew-weatherall-a-pox-on-the-pioneers/ |website=Fact |first=Louise |last=Brailey |date=23 September 2009 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Both were released on his Rotters Golf Club imprint.<ref name="BRAIN"/> His music has soundtracked commercial advertisements for vehicles; Weatherall's "Feathers" was used for the Volkswagen Tiguan in 2007 and Two Lone Swordsmen's "Shack 54" was used for the Ford Fiesta in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Emma |title=DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall dies aged 56 from pulmonary embolism |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/17/dj-producer-andrew-weatherall-dies-aged-56-pulmonary-embolism-12255135/ |access-date=18 February 2020 |website=Metro |date=17 February 2020}}</ref> In 2013, the Asphodells, formed by Weatherall and collaborator Timothy J. Fairplay from Battant, released the album ''Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust'' on Rotters Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-11|title=The Asphodells: Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust|url=https://www.ft.com/content/33600560-69aa-11e2-9246-00144feab49a|website=ft.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-11|title=The Asphodells – Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/the-asphodells-ruled-by-passion-destroyed-by-lust|website=theskinny.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=18 April 2026|title=The Asphodells: Ruled by Passion Destroyed by Lust – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/10/asphodells-ruled-by-passion-review|date=10 February 2013|website=The Guardian|last=Hoby|first=Hermione}}</ref> On 1 July 2014, Weatherall began hosting a monthly radio show, Music's Not For Everyone, on NTS Radio in London. In 2016, he released a studio album ''Convenanza'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/convenanza/andrew-weatherall|title=Convenanza by Andrew Weatherall|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> as well as a remix album ''Consolamentum''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/36324|title=Andrew Weatherall remixed by Red Axes, Solar Bears on new album|website=Resident Advisor|first=Andrew|last=Ryce|date=9 September 2016|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> In 2017, he released a studio album ''Qualia'' on Höga Nord Rekords.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/qualia/andrew-weatherall|title=Qualia by Andrew Weatherall|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

Weatherall cited humour as an important component in his musical ideology.<ref>{{cite journal|quote=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.|title=A Complete Rotter|first=Andrez|last=Bergen|author-link=Andrez Bergen|journal=Daily Yomiuri|date=December 2002}}</ref> He was known as the Chairman or the Guv'nor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3621|title=Remembering Andrew Weatherall, A Lifelong Maverick|last=Twitch|first=JD|date=17 February 2020|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>

==Death== Weatherall died from pulmonary embolism<ref name="BBC"/> on 17 February 2020 at Whipps Cross University Hospital in London, aged 56.<ref name="sail">{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/news/andrew-weatherall-s-fail-we-may-sail-we-must-origin-story-uncovered-irish-radio-dj|title=Andrew Weatherall's "Fail we may, sail we must" origin story uncovered by Irish radio DJ|quote="“Fail we may, sail we must”" |first=Eoin|last= Murray|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217140630/https://djmag.com/news/andrew-weatherall-s-fail-we-may-sail-we-must-origin-story-uncovered-irish-radio-dj|archive-date=2022-02-17|publisher=DJ Mag|date=17 February 2021}}</ref>

==Selected discography== This lists works on which Weatherall appeared directly.<ref name="ALL"/> [[File:Andy Weatherall plaque graffiti.jpg|thumb|Painted "blue plaque" at the site of The Blue Note on Hoxton Square]] ===Studio albums=== * ''A Pox on the Pioneers'' (2009) * ''Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust'' (Rotters Golf Club, 2013) {{small|(with Timothy J. Fairplay, as the Asphodells)}}<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-11|title=The Asphodells|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/11378-the-asphodells-ruled-by-passion-destroyed-by-lust-review|website=The Quietus}}</ref> * ''The Phoenix Suburb (and Other Stories)'' (2015) {{small|(with Nina Walsh, as the Woodleigh Research Facility)}} * ''Convenanza'' (Rotters Golf Club, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-11|title=Andrew Weatherall: Convenanza review – pleasant but plain electronica|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/28/andrew-weatherall-convenanza-review|date=28 February 2016|website=The Guardian|last=Fox|first=Killian}}</ref> * ''Qualia'' (Höga Nord, 2017) * ''Phonox Nights'' (Facility4/K7, 2023) (with Nina Walsh, as the Woodleigh Research Facility)

===EPs=== * ''The Bullet Catcher's Apprentice'' (2006) * ''Kiyadub EP'' (2017) * ''Merry Mithrasmas EP'' (2017) * ''Blue Bullet EP'' (2018)

===Singles=== * "Unknown Plunderer" / "End Times Sound" (2020)

===Compilation appearances=== * ''Nine O'Clock Drop'' (2000) * ''Hypercity'' (2001) * ''Machine Funk Specialists'' (2002) * ''From the Bunker'' (2004) * ''Fabric 19'' (2004) * ''Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi Vol. 1'' (2007) * ''Watch the Ride'' (2008) * ''Andrew Weatherall vs the Boardroom'' (2008) * ''Andrew Weatherall vs the Boardroom Volume 2'' (2009) * ''Masterpiece'' (2012) * ''Consolamentum'' (2016)

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==Further reading== * {{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47992/1/andrew-weatherall-dj-producer-rip|title=Remembering Andrew Weatherall, who united dancers around esoteric music|website=Dazed|first=Selim|last=Bulut|date=18 February 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/rip-andrew-weatherall-a-genuine-time-out-legend-022120|title=RIP Andrew Weatherall – a genuine Time Out legend|website=Time Out London|first=Oliver|last=Keens|date=21 February 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/rip-andrew-weatherall-obituary-dj|title=RIP Andrew Weatherall: A sonic revolutionary and free spirit|website=Mixmag|first=Joe|last=Muggs|date=17 February 2020}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/andrew-weatherall-tribute-obituary-uk-dance-music/|title=British Dance Music Has Lost an Icon in Andrew Weatherall|last=Harrison|first=Angus|date=2020-02-18|website=Vice|language=en}} *{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/27835-andrew-weatherall-obituary|title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} Remember Them... {{!}} Working With The Chairman: Andrew Weatherall Remembered By Lee Brackstone|website=The Quietus|language=en-us}} *{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/andrew-weatherall-obituary-953869/|title=Andrew Weatherall, Veteran Dance Music Producer and DJ, Dead at 56|last=Newman|first=Jason|date=2020-02-17|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/andrew-weatherall-obituary-2610551|title=Andrew Weatherall – the NME obituary, 1963-2020: The innovator who bridged the worlds of rock and Ibiza|website=NME.COM|date=17 February 2020 |language=en-GB}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Andrew Weatherall}} * {{Official website|https://www.rottersgolfclub.com|Rotters Golf Club}} – official website * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000041637}} * {{Discogs artist}} * {{IMDb name|0923123}} * [https://soundcloud.com/andrew-weatherall Andrew Weatherall] – on SoundCloud * [https://www.nts.live/shows/andrewweatherall Andrew Weatherall Presents: Music's Not for Everyone] – on NTS * [https://books.discogs.com/credit/22027-andrew-weatherall Andrew Weatherall] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808183410/https://books.discogs.com/credit/22027-andrew-weatherall |date=8 August 2020 }} – on Bookogs

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