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Nurse With Wound: it's not for everyone. But perhaps it's your thing, which is why you clicked on this here story, and in which case you'll be psyched to know that Steven Stapleton's venerable experimental outfit will soon re-release 1999's much-loved An Awkward Pause. It's slated to arrive November 1 via David Tibet's (Current 93) Durtro/Jnana Records.


"Meh," you say. "I already have An Awkward Pause," you say. And "it's the original pressing, with the bonus vinyl, and Stapleton signed it. In blood."

Well, my friend, what you most certainly don't have is the brand new bonus second disc, featuring demos, remixes, and alternate versions of Pause tracks, and-- get this-- an "Ingredients" version of "Two Shaves and a Shine", which means you can totally create your own Nurse With Wound deep cut. Hands on! DIY! Do try this at home!

An Awkward Pause (both new version and old) also features contributions from numerous NWW associates, including Tibet, Christoph Heemann, Colin Potter, and Petr Vastl (aka Aranos). And nothing says holiday cheer like a Nurse With Wound gig. Catch them at the Thurston Moore-curated All Tomorrow's Parties event The Nightmare Before Christmas, going down December 8-10 at Butlins Holiday Centre in Minehead, UK.

An Awkward Pause:

Disc One:

01 Intravenous
02-94 Two Shaves and a Shine (Concerto for Bouzouki and 3 Piece Rock Group in 93 Six Second Segments)
95 The Penis Fruit Loop
96 Lunar Cement Sidewalk
97 Mummer's Little Weeper

Disc Two:

01 Mummer's Little Weeper (Kinky Whim Demo)
02 Intravenous (Unrefined Component No. 1)
03 Disposition One
04 Intravenous (Unrefined Component No. 2)
05 Disposition Two
06 Penis Fruit Loop (Bald and Beardless Version)
07 Intravenous (Plump Aerospheric Mix)
08 Disposition Three
09 Intravenous (Unrefined Component No. 3)
10 Two Shaves and a Shine (Original Archaic Demo)
11 Two Shaves and a Shine (Ingredients)
12 Two Shaves and a Shine (Bastard Disco Version)
13 Mummer's Little Weeper (Mud Ooze Sloth Mix)