Nature and Organisation
Nature And Organisation is the creative musical works of iconic English artist, musician and composer Michael Cashmore. The music is a mix of acoustic, classical and folk structures infused with abrasive electronic instrumentation. Nature And Organisation's 1994 album Beauty Reaps the Blood of Solitude has been stated as the greatest neofolk album ever by many reviewers over the years. Having only one official vinyl release and a couple of unofficial ones since its original release date, Svart Records now have the honor of bringing Beauty Reaps the Blood of Solitude back on the market. Cashmore was a member of Current 93 from the late 1980s until around 2006, composing the majority of the music for the group during that period, and has also collaborated with many artists, including David Tibet, Douglas Pearce, Steven Stapleton, ANOHNI, Marc Almond and Rose McDowall. With Nature And Organisation he utilised a mix of acoustic instruments, surreal sound collages, cut-up super 8mm film and tape loops to create a sound that would later be regarded as influential in the genre of post-industrial music. During a long silence after 1998, it was unclear if Nature and Organisation still existed, as the official Nature and Organisation website was no longer online, and Cashmore released no official statements since the release of the 1998 album, Death in a Snow Leopard Winter. Since then World Serpent Distribution has dissolved and all Nature and Organisation material is out of print. In 2006, after breaking his silence with a new official MySpace page, Michael Cashmore released a new album under his own name entitled Sleep England on Durtro Jnana Records. This was followed in 2007 with the mini-album "The Snow Abides" with vocals by Antony Hegarty, and a collaborative album in 2008, Gabriel and The Lunatic Lover with singer Marc Almond.