Steven Stapleton

Steven Peter Stapleton (born 3 February 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound. He is often seen as one of the pioneers of the British industrial music scene, alongside bands such as Throbbing Gristle, Monte Cazazza and Cabaret Voltaire, although in his music he has explored a wide range of styles, including free-form improvisation, folk, and even Latin American dance rhythms.

Nurse with Wound, originally a three-piece ensemble, is Stapleton's main outlet for his musical work, occasionally in collaboration with other musicians such as Foetus or William Bennett (of Whitehouse). He has also appeared on records by other artists and worked as a producer. He runs the United Dairies record label, which apart from the NWW output released records by Current 93, the Lemon Kittens and Volcano the Bear, as well as krautrock and several experimental artists. Stapleton is also a graphic artist and painter, and has designed album sleeves and book covers.

Under the name "Babs Santini", Stapleton has created the artwork for most of the Nurse with Wound recordings, as well as for other artists, such as Coil, the Legendary Pink Dots and Current 93. He has exhibited the originals of his works widely, the last show being held at GalleryX in Dublin.

Stapleton lives with his long-term partner and wife Sarah Redpath. The family live in County Clare, Ireland, on a piece of land with houses and caravans hand-built and decorated by Stapleton. Stapleton is a fan of the Third Ear Band.

Discography

(Solo recordings only. Follow link for Nurse with Wound recordings.)

• 1991: The Sadness of Things (with David Tibet)
• 1992: Revenge of the Selfish Shellfish (with Tony Wakeford)
• 1993: The Apocalyptic Folk in the Nodding God Unveiled (with The Nodding Folk)
• 1996: Musical Pumpkin Cottage (with David Tibet)
• 1998: Octopus (with David Tibet, a collection of older recordings)

References

External links

• "Brainwashed on Steven Stapleton"

1. Nurse with Wound
2. Soliloquy for Lilith
3. Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella
4. All the Pretty Little Horses (album)
5. Homotopy to Marie
6. Whitehouse (band)
7. Crumb Duck
8. Ruth Carter Stapleton
9. Current 93
10. David Tibet
11. Nurse with Wound list
12. Stapleton (surname)
13. Thunder Perfect Mind (Nurse with Wound album)
14. How to Destroy Angels (Remixes and Re-Recordings)
15. Simple Headphone Mind
16. Merzbild Schwet
17. To the Quiet Men from a Tiny Girl
18. Christ and the Pale Queens Mighty in Sorrow
19. Insect and Individual Silenced
20. Chris Stapleton discography