Editing Andrew Weatherall (section)

==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 ''[[Junior Boy's Own|Boy's Own]]'', initially as a [[fanzine]] commenting on fashion, records, football and other issues.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|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 skater 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 [[Junior Boy's Own|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" />

[[File:Andrew Weatherall 9 Aug 2009.jpg|thumb|Weatherall DJing in Edinburgh, 2006]]
Weatherall's first studio work was alongside Paul Oakenfold on the [[Nightclub|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 (band)|New Order]], "[[Loaded (Primal Scream song)|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 (band)|Saint Etienne's]] cover of Neil Young's "[[Only Love Can Break Your Heart]]".<ref name="GUAR2" /> His remix of [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|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>{{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><ref name=":1" />

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 |last1=Turner |first1=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}}</ref> In early 1996, after shutting down Sabresonic, Weatherall and [[Keith Tenniswood]] became [[Two Lone Swordsmen]], signing to [[Warp (record label)|Warp]].<ref name="MIX" /> His production of [[Beth Orton]]'s album ''[[Trailer Park (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 (band)|New Order]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] and [[James (band)|James]].<ref name="FACT">{{cite web |last1=Muggs |first1=Joe |title=Andrew Weatherall's 30 greatest remixes |url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/09/27/andrew-weatheralls-30-greatest-remixes/ |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|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 (student newspaper)|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 |last1=McKeating |first1=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 (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 (UK magazine)|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 |last1=Kelly |first1=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 (British newspaper)|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|accessdate=2021-02-11|title=The Asphodells: Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust|url=https://www.ft.com/content/33600560-69aa-11e2-9246-00144feab49a|website=www.ft.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=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=www.theskinny.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-02-11|title=The Asphodells: Ruled by Passion Destroyed by Lust – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/10/asphodells-ruled-by-passion-review|date=10 February 2013|website=The Guardian}}</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>