1990-1993
Releases
Windwalker were:
Stuart Oijen now Exu Nazares - Lead Vocals and Guitar
Phillipe Doebeli - Guitar and Backing Vocals
Anthony Hempell - Bass and Backing Vocals
Glen Decruze - Drums 1990-1992
Brendan McCabe - Drums 1992-1993
The following Windwalker releases are available from Mint Records,
Nettwerk Records and other lost recordings may be available here
through NVE if I can find them.
Burning
Inside Mint Records
(Ministry cover-split 7" single w/Tankhog)
August 31, 1991
Recorded at Desolation Sound studios in Vancouver, B.C.
Recorded and Engineered by ?.
Buy Now!
The Fat Angel (song on Nettwerk's Donovan Tribute cd)
June 26, 1992
Buy Now !
I originally really wanted to do 'The Season Of The Witch',
however D.O.A. had reserved that song so we were told
to choose again and keep it three and a half minutes or
shorter in length. In the spirit of youthful rebellion, and in
protest of being ousted for our first choice, our version of
'The Fat Angel' clocked in at 7:51. Granted that includes
the Traci Lords loops at the end.:)
It was engineered and mixed by Ken 'Hiwatt' Marshall at
Mushroom Studios and he and I had alot of fun smoking
the mix into new realms of utter absurdness.
Subsequently D.O.A.'s version of 'Season Of The Witch'
never made it on the compilation and was never mentioned again.
Rainstick (full length cd) Mint Records
March 26, 1992
Buy Now !
I was never really happy with this recording due to
it's being recorded 'live to DAT tape', which I was
opposed to. After singing/screaming the same songs
over 5-6 times each, my voice was hardly at it's best.
Coast 1040 radio commented "The vocals are too rough."
As well the cover art changed so much from my original
concept due to being outvoted 1 to 5 in our bizarre
version of democracy (long story :)
Still it is a record of our songs and a testament to
the band's wicked tightness and high energy
(as well as stubborness :)
01.Bury Me Alive
02.Moving In Circles
03.Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
04.Ripped Away
05.The Beyond
06.Insight
07.One Last Ride
08.Chains
09.Bury Me Deep
Brave New Waves Sessions
recorded at CBC Studios Vancouver B.C.
Ghede-(song on Bovine Select Cuts cassette tape compilation 1992)
Re-release 2007 NVE.
Windwalker-Ghede.mp3
One of my favourite recordings with Windwalker, this song paved
the way for the sound of the next album 'The Sandglass'.
The lyrics revolve around a real life personal tragedy and spiritual
experiance that although screwed me up for a good ten years,
also made me strive to become a better person. Ghede is the
voodoo god of the dead and ancestors, and would become the
main theme of my current musical troupe 'Les Barons'.
Although the themes of Voodoo,Santeria and Candomble' theology
would persist and indeed come to the forefront of my band after
Windwalker called 'The Technicians Of The Sacred'.
Bang When You're Ready (cassette tape) 1992
The name of this recording comes from the fact that when
we recorded it in the Nettwerk rehearsal studios we only
had one way communication between the two rooms. Therefore
I would hear the engineer through my headphones, but couldn't
talk back. So we worked out a system where the engineer would say
"Bang when you're ready", I would pound on the wall and he would
start the record button. As far as I can remember most of the songs
were covers, and the recording was ok, but not enough to please me
at the time. Original cassette cover was different, I am still trying to
locate the original cover Anthony made. Thanks to Anthony for sending
me a copy of the 'Ghede' mp3.:)
Bang When You're Ready
1.Last Of The True Believers-Nanci Griffith cover
2.Knight Moves-Suzanne Vega cover
3.Pissing In A River-Patti Smith Cover
4.?
The Sandglass (unreleased and lost last album by Windwalker)1993
The very best and definitive (not to mention the only full length multitracked)
Windwalker release. Recorded at First Music studios and engineered by Vincent Gatti,
who would later also do The Technicians Of The Sacred's cd "Respect The Unexpected".
I can still remember some of the classic songs like 'The Sandglass" and "Rite Of Passage"
and I am still looking for the long lost tapes.
(Ministry cover-split 7" single w/Tankhog)
August 31, 1991
Recorded at Desolation Sound studios in Vancouver, B.C.
Recorded and Engineered by ?.
Buy Now!
The Fat Angel (song on Nettwerk's Donovan Tribute cd)
June 26, 1992
Buy Now !
I originally really wanted to do 'The Season Of The Witch',
however D.O.A. had reserved that song so we were told
to choose again and keep it three and a half minutes or
shorter in length. In the spirit of youthful rebellion, and in
protest of being ousted for our first choice, our version of
'The Fat Angel' clocked in at 7:51. Granted that includes
the Traci Lords loops at the end.:)
It was engineered and mixed by Ken 'Hiwatt' Marshall at
Mushroom Studios and he and I had alot of fun smoking
the mix into new realms of utter absurdness.
Subsequently D.O.A.'s version of 'Season Of The Witch'
never made it on the compilation and was never mentioned again.
Rainstick (full length cd) Mint Records
March 26, 1992
Buy Now !
I was never really happy with this recording due to
it's being recorded 'live to DAT tape', which I was
opposed to. After singing/screaming the same songs
over 5-6 times each, my voice was hardly at it's best.
Coast 1040 radio commented "The vocals are too rough."
As well the cover art changed so much from my original
concept due to being outvoted 1 to 5 in our bizarre
version of democracy (long story :)
Still it is a record of our songs and a testament to
the band's wicked tightness and high energy
(as well as stubborness :)
01.Bury Me Alive
02.Moving In Circles
03.Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
04.Ripped Away
05.The Beyond
06.Insight
07.One Last Ride
08.Chains
09.Bury Me Deep
Brave New Waves Sessions
recorded at CBC Studios Vancouver B.C.
Ghede-(song on Bovine Select Cuts cassette tape compilation 1992)
Re-release 2007 NVE.
Windwalker-Ghede.mp3
One of my favourite recordings with Windwalker, this song paved
the way for the sound of the next album 'The Sandglass'.
The lyrics revolve around a real life personal tragedy and spiritual
experiance that although screwed me up for a good ten years,
also made me strive to become a better person. Ghede is the
voodoo god of the dead and ancestors, and would become the
main theme of my current musical troupe 'Les Barons'.
Although the themes of Voodoo,Santeria and Candomble' theology
would persist and indeed come to the forefront of my band after
Windwalker called 'The Technicians Of The Sacred'.
Bang When You're Ready (cassette tape) 1992
The name of this recording comes from the fact that when
we recorded it in the Nettwerk rehearsal studios we only
had one way communication between the two rooms. Therefore
I would hear the engineer through my headphones, but couldn't
talk back. So we worked out a system where the engineer would say
"Bang when you're ready", I would pound on the wall and he would
start the record button. As far as I can remember most of the songs
were covers, and the recording was ok, but not enough to please me
at the time. Original cassette cover was different, I am still trying to
locate the original cover Anthony made. Thanks to Anthony for sending
me a copy of the 'Ghede' mp3.:)
Bang When You're Ready
1.Last Of The True Believers-Nanci Griffith cover
2.Knight Moves-Suzanne Vega cover
3.Pissing In A River-Patti Smith Cover
4.?
The Sandglass (unreleased and lost last album by Windwalker)1993
The very best and definitive (not to mention the only full length multitracked)
Windwalker release. Recorded at First Music studios and engineered by Vincent Gatti,
who would later also do The Technicians Of The Sacred's cd "Respect The Unexpected".
I can still remember some of the classic songs like 'The Sandglass" and "Rite Of Passage"
and I am still looking for the long lost tapes.