Nina Walsh - Bright Lights & Filthy Nights CD

Q Magazine
Thomas H Green

Nina Walsh
Bright Lights & Filthy Nights

When producer Andrew Weatherall was in his ‘90s pomp, his wing-girl on the Sabres Of Paradise label was Nina Walsh who went on to become a wild-cat figure at the tougher end of British experimental techno. It’s a surprise, then, to put on her latest album and, instead of crunching beats, listen to delicate, sorrowful songs, often accompanied by cello. Walsh uses electronic tricks to create a sparse soundscape, amid which her simple, sad acoustic guitar songs float elegantly. Redolent of The Velvet Underground at their most downtempo, it’s a delightful artistic reinvention that’s as luscious as it is surprising.

Written & produced by Nina Walsh
Additional vocals & writing on Storms by Gareth Thomas
Additional vocals on Sweetest Cure by Gareth Thomas
Additional production and writing on Industrial Folk by Charlie May
Additional production on Goodnight My Sweet by Erick Legrand
Additional production on I believed In You by Mat Rowlands
Cello by Audrey Riley
Piano by Darren Walsh
Violin by Virpi Ketu
Mastered by Ray Staff